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- GCF lays foundation for 5G device certification
- GCF to certify LTE for critical communications
- LTE takes over as most certified mobile device technology in 2017
- Stering Group approves new eSE, eDECOR and MTSI Work Items
- IoT update
- CAG & FTAG meet in Singapore; FTAG reaches 50
- GCF at Mobile World Congress
- Membership Matters
- New website and members' portal
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- GCF creates dedicated IoT working group
- GCF to certify GSMA Remote SIM provisioning
- GCF accelerates connected vehicle activity
- Steering Group approves new Work Itemss for RSP, RCS, VoLTE, High Speed Trains and more
- GCF gears up for 5G
- Membership Matters
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- CAG scores 50 at Wembley
- How GCF works
- New IoT Agreement Group
- FTAG focuses on NB-IoT, RCS and IMS
- Regional events and workshops
- Membership Matters
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- Connectivity: key to success for the Internet of Things
- Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP): GCF off to a running start
- LAA, Home eNB, OTA performance and WEA Work ITems introduced
- Regional events & initiatives
- Membership Matters
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- Platform Certification launched to simplify and cut cost of certification
- Coming soon: certification for CAT-M1 & NB-IoT
- Certification of LTE Band 66 and 3DL CA band combinations activated
- Record Number of manufacturers certify devices in 2016
- LPWA, UICC-based NFC, MIMO Work Items approved at SG#69
- Performance Agreement Group to introduce options for reporting MIMO OTA performance
- New Board Directors and Agreement Group chairs elected for 2017-18
- GCF adds significant Indian market experience to Board with Non-Executive Director appointment
- Membership Matters
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- GCF prepares for certification of Dual-SIM/"All-Mode" devices
- GCF working on new certification scheme for platforms
- SG approves Work items for LTE Bands 66 and 41
- OTA Performance Testing to be extended to Phablets
- Carrier Aggregation and LTE remain priorities for GCF
- IoT: GCF prepares to support roll-out
- GCF events and workshops
- Field Trial Agreement Group
- New Test Platforms
- Membership Matters
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- GCF strengthens industry engagement with NFC Forum and 3GPP Partnerships
- 3GPP freezes Release-13
- Steering Group update
- GCF hosts device certification workshop in India
- PAG to create LTE RF Performance Metric
- MENA workshops
- Carrier Aggregation coverage extended: Band 42 activated
- Supporting CDMA2000 / LTE co-existence in CAG2
- News in brief
- Future-prooofing Certification
- New board member
- Membership Matters
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- GCF extends coverage of advanced device capabilities
- Engaging with industry worldwide
- LTE advances
- CDMA2000
- Field Trial Agreement Group
- News in Brief
- UICC-based NFC services
- Positioning and location
- Membership Matters
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- Connecting globally
- Warm welcome in the Middle East
- Conformance & Interoperability
- LTE Broadcast
- Field Trials
- CDMA2000
- News in Brief
- Membership Matters
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- Record number of devices certified in 2014
- M2M & IoT added to GCF's objectives
- GCF Certification - how it works
- GCF Office members at MWC
- Benefits of GCF Membership
- For the Industry, By the industry
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- CDMA certification transfers to GCF
- New M2M Task Force
- Steering Group meets in Malta
- Five directors elected to GCF Board
- Conformance Agreement Group
- Field Trial Agreement Group
- Key Performance Metrics
- Acoustics Harmony Task Force
- Membership Matters
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- GCF to expand its M2M remit
- Transfer of CDMA2000 device certification to GCF on track
- Work Item update
- GCF Work Item process
- Dual-SIM devices
- Agreement Group Chairs &^ Vice Chairs for 2015-16
- Strategy, Automotive, RCS, NFC and OTA Task Forces
- Membership Matters