全球認(rèn)證論壇（Global Certification Forum, GCF）成立于1999年，是由全球多家運(yùn)營商和手機(jī)廠家組成，由測試設(shè)備提供商和測試機(jī)構(gòu)作為觀察員參加，共同組成的全球認(rèn)證論壇。GCF致力于通過對立法環(huán)境的研究成果引導(dǎo)運(yùn)營商，通過獨(dú)立的認(rèn)證過程來確保終端的全球互操作。

GCF由運(yùn)營商和終端制造商組成，包含了主要的GSM（或未來的UMTS）網(wǎng)絡(luò)運(yùn)營商和世界上主流的終端制造商，并邀請測試儀器儀表開發(fā)商參加GCF的活動。2008年，GCF轉(zhuǎn)化為一家非牟利的有限責(zé)任公司，以Global Certification Forum (GCF) Ltd名義開展工作。

查詢進(jìn)一步信息，請訪問官方網(wǎng)站http://www.globalcertificationforum.org/members.html。

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GCF was founded in 1999, in response to changes in the regulatory environment in Europe, to give operators confidence in the interworking of new mobile devices at a time of rapid technological development and market growth.

For more than a decade, GCF's certification scheme has evolved to keep abreast of the needs of the industry. It is now recognised globally as the de facto standard for device certification.

GCF became a not-for-profit private company limited by guarantee in May 2008. GCF is incorporated in the United Kingdom under the name Global Certification Forum (GCF) Ltd.

GCF is focussed on five key objectives:
To maintain and strengthen the current scope of GCF and its robust and respected GCF Certification regime.
To provide a platform for the harmonization of test requirements with the aim of avoiding duplication of testing
To enable the certification of all devices that include 3GPP & 3GPP2 Radio Technologies
To promote the certification of all devices irrespective of the distribution channel
To ensure GCF Certification is open to other areas of mutual benefit to GCF Members and the industry.

GCF has four principal membership categories:
Operators
Manufacturers
Observers
Client Vendors

All members may contribute to the debate on the technologies to be included in Certification, the test criteria, test tools and test cases. All members benefit from the strengths of the GCF Certification scheme:
Common, relevant test requirements defined by the industry to meet market needs
Best practice to ensure consistency of testing worldwide
Avoidance of unnecessary duplication of interoperability, compatibility and functionality testing
Fast adoption of new technologies into certification to ensure interoperability
A consistent certification scheme for mobile phones, smartphones and all types of wireless devices including wireless broadband data cards, USB dongles, tablets, laptops, embedded modules for PCs, consumer electronic products and M2M devices used in automotive, medical, metering and other applications.