Industry links
3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)
http://www.3gpp.org
3GPP generates standards for LTE, UMTS/HSPA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE. All standards are free to download from this site.
ETSI (European Telecommunication Standards Institute)
http://www.etsi.org
ETSI generates diverse standards documentation covering transmission, broadcast and multiple access radio systems. Standards can be downloaded for free from this site.
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
http://www.ansi.org
ANSI manages and approves ANSI, ISO and IEC approved standards documents covering a wide range of telecoms technology. Standards may be purchased from this site.
CDG (CDMA Development Group)
http://www.cdg.org
This site promotes and provides news and commercial information about CDMA2000 1x and 1xEV based systems.
GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association)
http://www.gsacom.com
This site promotes and provides news and commercial information about systems based on 3GPP standards.
GSMA (GSM Association)
http://www.gsmworld.com
This site promotes and provides news and commercial information about systems based on 3GPP standards. The GSMA also manage the Mobile World Congress.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
http://www.ieee.org
The IEEE produce standards for a very wide range of IT and telecoms technologies including standards for WiMAX, Wi-Fi and Ethernet. Most documentation is available for purchase, some documentation is free.
ITU (International Telecommunications Union)
http://www.itu.int
The ITU generates diverse standards documentation predominantly covering transmission and switching. Standards may be purchased from this site.
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
http://www.icann.org
ICANN is responsible for IP address space allocation and DNS.
(IETF) Internet Engineering Task Force
http://www.ietf.org
The IETF produces standards documentation for IP and technologies or protocols related to IP operation. Standards can be downloaded for free from this site.
WiMAX Forum
http://www.wimaxforum.org
This site promotes and provides news and commercial information about systems based on WiMAX. The WiMAX forum also provides the Mobile System Profile for WiMAX.