Broadband Wireless Consortium of India (BWCI) is a national forum for addressing various aspects of Broadband Wireless Access including technology development, standardisation, trials, deployment and regulation. BWCI is a non-profit organisation comprising the major stakeholders in the Indian telecom sector including operators, equipment manufacturers & vendors, technology services providers, semiconductor companies, R&D institutions, academia and government agencies. BWCI was launched in March 2007 and has grown in membership since then. Visit www.bwci.org.in

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), was constituted in 1995 as a registered, non-governmental society registered under the Societies Act, 1860. The Association is dedicated to the advancement of the modern communications through the establishment of a world class cellular infrastructure and to delivering the benefits of affordable mobile communication services to the people of India. Today it is regard as an important interface between the main stakeholders of the Indian Telecom Ecosystem, i.e. Government, Operators, Consumers, Equipment Manufacturers, Content Providers.

The Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) was set up in 1998 with a mission to 'Promote Internet for the benefit of all'. ISPAI is the collective voice of the ISP fraternity and by extension the entire Internet community. Over the years ISPAI has helped influence, shape and mould the telecom policies, so that ISPs and entrepreneurs in the business of Internet can setup and grow their services in an environment that is supportive and enabling. Visit www.ispai.in

ITU-APT Foundation of India, a non profit, non-political society, is working for the last 9 years in India with the prime objective of active involvement of telecom private sector in the activities of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialized agency of the United Nations, and the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT), a multi-government regional organization on telecommunications including, inter-alias, broadcasting, information technology and space sciences, with special emphasis on rural development, to conduct and co-ordinate research studies on various technical, scientific, regulatory and other related matters. The Foundation acts as a bridge between industry and other institutions on the one hand and Government and Regulatory agencies on the other. It also encourages the industry and telecom intelligentsia to participate in the regulatory functions. Visit www.itu-apt.org

The NGMN Alliance was founded by leading international network operators in 2006. Its objective is to ensure that the functionality and performance of next generation mobile network infrastructure, service platforms and devices will meet the requirements of operators and, ultimately, will satisfy end user demand and expectations. The NGMN Alliance will drive and guide the development of all future mobile broadband technology enhancements focusing on LTE & EPC and its evolution. The targets of these activities are supported by the strong and well-established partnership of worldwide leading operators, vendors, universities, and successful co-operations with other industry organisations.

The Small Cell Forum www.smallcellforum.org supports the wide-scale adoption of small cells. Small cells are low-power wireless access points that operate in licensed spectrum and unlicensed carrier-grade Wi-Fi, are operator-managed and feature edge-based intelligence. They provide improved cellular coverage, capacity and applications for homes and enterprises as well as metropolitan and rural public spaces. They include technologies variously described as femtocells, picocells, microcells and metrocells. The Small Cell Forum has in excess of 140 members including 67 operators representing more than 2.92 billion mobile subscribers – 47 per cent of the global total. The work of the Small Cell Forum is delivered through its Release Programme that can be found at scf.io

The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization that certifies and promotes the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon IEEE Standard 802.16. The WiMAX Forum’s primary goal is to accelerate the adoption, deployment and expansion of WiMAX technologies across the globe while facilitating roaming agreements, sharing best practices within our membership and certifying products. The ultimate goal of the WiMAX Forum is to promote and accelerate the introduction of cost-effective broadband wireless access services into the marketplace. Standards-based, interoperable solutions enable economies of scale that, in turn, drive price and performance levels unachievable by proprietary approaches, making WiMAX Forum Certified products the most competitive at delivering broadband services on a wide scale.
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