Device Check
Look up a device’s status to instantly check whether it’s reported as lost, stolen, fraudulent or subject to an ownership or financial claim.
What is GSMA Device Check™?
Access to the world’s most accurate registry of mobile device status information, GSMA Device Registry.
Device Check is its complementary service, where you can look up devices that have been flagged on the registry by the ecosystem – it provides over 10 years of a device’s history.
Device crime and fraud
Check if a device is suspected of being stolen, fraudulent or broken.
Vulnerable or at-risk devices
Check if devices are subject to ownership or financial claims – such as being in transit, in an inventory or leased.
Why is it important for your business?
Here are some examples of how checking a device’s status can benefit your business.
Protect your business and reputation
Looking up the status of a device, or a bulk shipment’s, protects your business from the risk of handling suspicious devices
Eliminate stolen and restricted devices
Look up whether a device has been reported as stolen, fraudulent or constrained by an ownership or financial claim, before they enter supply chains.
Help repatriation to the rightful owner
Confirm the owner of a device if it’s been lost or stolen, so it can be returned to them.
Calculate a device’s true value
Check up to 10 attributes of the device to confirm authenticity and help calculate its value.
Practical examples of what it can do
When trading or insuring a device, GSMA Device Check™ lets you know the key information you need, so you can protect your business from financial loss and reputational harm.
Trading devices
Trading devices
Check a device’s history to find out what you can do with it, (for example, whether it’s flagged as stolen, lost or broken), and how much it’s worth.
- Reassure customers that second-hand devices have been vetted and therefore will work.
- Provide fast response to your customers, confirming both device model and device status.
- See whether a device has a financial or ownership claim so you can contact the seller to make sure it’s dealt with and removed prior to purchasing.
Insuring devices
Insuring devices
Check a device’s history to help discover its value and what you can do with it, (for example, whether it’s subject to an ownership or financial claim).
- Reduce the likelihood of false or fraudulent insurance claims as you can check the device in question.
- Confirm the device model to reduce over-stated monetary claims and help calculate the replacement value.
- Check to see if the device has been reported prior to issuing a new policy.
Updates
The latest on our products, including GSMA Working Group PRDs and events.
4 October, 2023
The positive impact of device intelligence – Showcase Live #11
In a world with an ever-growing number of connected devices it’s getting harder yet more crucial to identify, validate and homologate devices. Learn more about how the GSMA’s range of device intelligence services help a wide range of businesses and public institutions make better-informed decisions. Download the Presentations Benefits of device intelligence for operators.Tyler Smith, […]
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31 May, 2023
Device Counterfeiting and Fraud Prevention – Showcase Live #9
Find out more about the role of device identification in the fight against counterfeit devices – and how it can protect your business. Global regulatory and LEA use cases will be discussed, along with best practices and the latest market statistics – which point to the value of TAC and insights based on this data. […]
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15 February, 2023
The Value of Device Identification and Verification – Showcase Live #7
Discover the importance of device identification and verification for your business. Hear from a variety of experts in the field, who share their very different use cases to provide business insights. Catch Up Duration: 58 min 44 secs Download the Presentations Trends shaping the device ecosystem in the 5G and IoT era Discover key trends […]
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Further information and insights in the form of blogs, case studies and videos.
Blackbelt Smartphone Defence on using GSMA Device Check to discover a device’s value
Prolog Mobile on using GSMA Device Check to identify the value of a mobile device
Strategy paper for the circular economy on network equipment
