Technical Documents
IR.90 RCS Interworking Guidelines v14.0
October 13, 2017
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IR.90 illustrates the inter-operator aspects of RCS (Rich Communication Suite). Its aim is to minimize any interoperability issues when deploying RCS services for operators and the guidelines for deployment options are documented. Download
IR.88 LTE and EPC Roaming Guidelines v16.0
July 5, 2017
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IR.88 presents material about LTE Roaming. It addresses aspects which are new and incremental to LTE and recognises that much of the data-roaming infrastructure is reused from GPRS and High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) Roaming. Download
SGP.02 v3.2 – Remote Provisioning Architecture for Embedded UICC Technical Specification
June 27, 2017
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This document provides a technical description of the GSMA’s ‘Remote Provisioning Architecture for Embedded UICC’. Download: SGP.02 v3.2 – Remote Provisioning Architecture for Embedded UICC Technical Specification SGP.02 v3.2 Files (Zip)
iUICC POC Group Primary Platform requirements
May 17, 2017
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In order to meet market expectations asking for deeper integration of functionalities, the GSMA has set up a PoC to perform evaluations of technical solutions, and thus to ease the migration of UICC technology within Systems on Chips (SoC). Download
IR.92 IMS Profile for Voice and SMS v9.0
May 20, 2016
Technical Documents
IR.92 defines a voice over IMS profile by listing number of Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, evolved packet core, IMS core, and UE features which are considered essential to launch interoperable IMS based voice services. Download
IR.51 IMS over Wi-Fi v2.1
May 20, 2016
Technical Documents
The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Profile for Voice and Video, documented in this Permanent Reference Document (PRD), identifies a minimum mandatory set of features which are defined in 3GPP specifications that a wireless device (the User Equipment (UE)) and network …
IR.88 LTE and EPC Roaming Guidelines v13.0
May 20, 2016
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IR.88 presents material about LTE Roaming. It addresses aspects which are new and incremental to LTE and recognises that much of the data-roaming infrastructure is reused from GPRS and High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) Roaming. Download
International Remittance Considerations for Mobile Network Operators
February 20, 2013
Technical Documents
This white paper reviews the international remittance market, the opportunity for MNOs, and the technical, legal, commercial, and operational considerations for any new player to this market. The paper also introduces Mobile Money Transfer, an open business model developed by …
Advancing 3GPP Networks: Optimisation and Overload Management Techniques to Support Smart Phones
June 20, 2012
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The focus of this white paper is to identify overload situations that arise in 3GPP networks due to heavy penetration of Smart Phones and tablet PCs due to the applications and services running on them. This paper classifies the various …
The Economics of Branchless Banking
June 15, 2012
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Agent distribution and the economics of branchless banking is a topic of great importance. Originally published in Innovations, a quarterly journal published by MIT Press, Ignacio’s article offers a definition of branchless banking and a great deal of detail around …
