3GPP produces Technical Specifications, to be transposed by relevant Standardization Bodies (Organizational Partners) into appropriate deliverables (e.g., standards).
The six 3GPP Organizational Partners - from Asia, Europe and North America - determine the general policy and strategy of 3GPP and perform the following tasks:
- Approval and maintenance of the 3GPP scope;
- Maintenance of the Partnership Project Description;
- Taking decisions on the creation or cessation of Technical Specification Groups, and approving their scope and terms of reference;
- Approval of Organizational Partner funding requirements;
- Allocation of human and financial resources provided by the Organizational Partners to the Project Co-ordination Group;
- Acting as a body of appeal on procedural matters referred to them.
The Organizational Partners and Market Representation Partners (MRPs) jointly perform the following tasks:
- Maintenance of the Partnership Project Agreement;
- Approval of applications for 3GPP partnership;
- Taking decisions relating to the dissolution of 3GPP.
3GPP Organizational Partner Contacts:
ARIB The Association of Radio Industries and Businesses, Japan
Tatsuyoshi Nakamura
+81-3-5510-8594
+81-3-3592-1103
ATIS The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, USA
Steve Barclay, Director, Standards Development
+1 202-434-8832
+1 202-393-5453CCSA China Communications Standards Association
Shizhuo Zhao
+86 10 8205 0013ETSI The European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Susanna Kooistra
+33 4 92 94 49 35
+33 4 92 38 52 83TTA Telecommunications Technology Association, Korea
Hyoung Jin Choi
+82 70 7780 0092
+82 31 724 0109TTC Telecommunication Technology Committee, Japan
Takeshi Sugiyama
+81 3 3432 1551
+81 3 3432 1553Market Representation Partners
The 3GPP Organizational Partners may invite a Market Representation Partner to take part in 3GPP, which:
- Has the ability to offer market advice to 3GPP and to bring into 3GPP a consensus view of market requirements (e.g., services, features and functionality) falling within the 3GPP scope;
- Does not have the capability and authority to define, publish and set standards within the 3GPP scope, nationally or regionally;
- Has committed itself to all or part of the 3GPP scope;
- Has signed the Partnership Project Agreement.
The Market Representation Partners are;
The Partners meet regularly at the 3GPP Project Coordination Group (PCG) meetings alongside the 3GPP Technical Specification Group Chairmen.
