GCF is a partnership between network operators and terminal manufacturers that provides an independent program to ensure global interoperability of 2G and 3G mobile wireless terminals. Participation in the Global Certification Forum is voluntary and open mainly to mobile operators and manufacturers placing their products on the market. GCF evolved partly in response to the relaxation of the previous regulatory type approval regime in April 2000 within the European Community. This followed the implementation of the Radio Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE) Directive and the repeal of the previous Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (TTE) Directive. However, GCF was always planned to apply worldwide and is now a globally recognized scheme that complements existing regional regulatory certification requirements. GCF brings benefits to all sides of the industry by avoiding duplication of testing and thereby reducing time-to-market.

PT Inovato, SA convenes the RD capabilities and skills generated within the companies that once merged to form Portugal Telecom, namely CTT (The National Administration for Post and Telecoms), TLP ( Lisbon and Oporto Telephone Company) and MARCONI (Intercontinental Telephone and Data Company). INESCTEL itself, started as a RD Institute established in 1995 and is now part of the young PT Inovato, SA. PT Inovato, SA is Portugal Telecom's company for the development of new value-added services, products and applications in a contribution for leveraging the PT Group companies competitiveness and business.

Forum Nokia provides the information needed to develop applications using the technologies Nokia's products support. Today these technologies include the latest wireless standards and protocols such as Bluetooth, Java, SyncML, MMS and Symbian OS, as well as the established mobile technologies WAP and Smart Messaging. Nokia M2M and Nokia Card Phone sections offer the information related to developing applications for these products. Nokia PC Connectivity SDK allows development of PC applications that utilize the features supported by Nokia phones. In each technology section you can find discussion areas, technical documents and FAQs and download sections for software developent kits, toolkits and emulators.

The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses. The Soros foundations network encompasses more than 60 countries, including the United States.

"The Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) is a collaborative third generation (3G) telecommunications specifications-setting project comprising North American and Asian interests developing global specifications for ANSI/TIA/EIA-41 Cellular Radiotelecommunication Intersystem Operations network evolution to 3G and global specifications for the radio transmission technologies (RTTs) supported by ANSI/TIA/EIA-41. 3GPP2 was born out of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) International Mobile Telecommunications "IMT-2000" initiative, covering high speed, broadband, and Internet Protocol (IP)-based mobile systems featuring network-to-network interconnection, feature/service transparency, global roaming and seamless services independent of location.