Industrial Telecommun. Founded in 1953, ITA has dedicated over 47 years of experience as a national trade association to preserving spectrum rights and access for private wireless licensees. As the national advocate and service organization for private wireless licensees and radio dealer providers, ITA represents the private wireless industrys business interests before the FCC and Congress. Specifically, ITA represents its membership on all matters pertaining to national telecommunications policy before the Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Office of Management and Budget, the House and Senate Commerce Committees, and the Congressional Budget Office.

China Wireless Telecommunication Standard group (CWTS) is a non-profit making organization, which has the responsibility to define, produce and maintain Chinese wireless telecommunication standards in China. CWTS is established under the Chinese Standardization Law, with the approval of Ministry of Information Industry (MII) of China, CWTS is set up with the purpose of promoting and accelerating wireless telecommunication standardization process in China. Its objective is to meet the requirement for rapid development of wireless industry in China. With the principles of Open, Fair, Just and Cooperation, CWTS accepts members from manufacturers, operators, RD institutions, universities and other relevant organizations. The working process of CWTS is guided and supervised by MII, and its research field is also defined by MII.

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) is the authority on wireless issues, developments and trends in Canada. It represents cellular, PCS, messaging, mobile radio, fixed wireless and mobile satellite carriers as well as companies that develop and produce products and services for the industry.

"Actively promote a common IP based wireless system for third generation mobile communications technology to ensure rapid standards development and take up by operators, vendors, and application developers

3G Americas, LLC. Founded in January 2002, 3G Americas unites wireless operators and vendors in the Americas for the very first time, creating a single voice to represent the five popular wireless technologies -- TDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and UMTS (WCDMA). The founding members of 3G Americas wanted a single organization that could globally address the converged operator networks and their seamless evolution to future generations. This marks a significant milestone for the advancement of all five technologies and ensures a smooth transition to Third Generation services in North, Central, and South America as well as the Caribbean, where a growing number of leading carriers are committed to the GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS (WCDMA) technology migration. 3G Americas is committed to working with regulatory bodies, technical standards bodies, and other global wireless organizations to promote truly seamless interoperability and convergence.