CDMA Development Group (CDG)
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) is an international consortium of companies who have joined together to lead the adoption and evolution of CDMA wireless systems around the world. The CDG is comprised of the world's leading CDMA service providers and manufacturers. By working together, the members will help ensure interoperability among systems, while expediting the availability of CDMA technology to consumers.

Commiittee T1
Established in February 1984, Committee T1 develops technical standards and reports regarding interconnection and interoperability of telecommunications networks at interfaces with end-user systems, carriers, information and enhanced-service providers, and customer premises equipment (CPE). Committee T1-Telecommunications is sponsored by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Committee T1 has six technical subcommittees that are advised and managed by the T1 Advisory Group (T1AG). Each technical subcommittee develops draft standards and technical reports in its designated areas of expertise. The subcommittees recommend positions on matters under consideration by other national and international standards bodies.

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)
ATIS is a North American standards body that is leading the development of telecommunications standards, operating procedures and guidelines through its sponsored committees and forums. ATIS member companies are North American and providers of telecommunications services, and include wireline and wireless service providers, competitive local carriers, interexchange companies, local exchange companies, manufacturers, software developers, resellers, enhanced service providers, and providers of operations support. ATIS was established at the divestiture of the Bell System in 1984. As industry competition grew and new technologies developed, the role of ATIS expanded. Today, ATIS is one of the world\'s leading standards development bodies for telecommunications.

AFNOR, Association Franaise de Normalisation
Today AFNOR is a Services Group whose objective is to guarantee the competitiveness and influence of the French standardisation system within the context of the construction of Europe and the globalisation of the economy. To achieve this, it offers a complete range of services structured around four major businesses. Standardisation draw up of the referential requested by the economic players. AFNOR NORMALISATION aids the socioeconomic players to draw up the referential which they require for their strategic and commercial development by facilitating access to the standardisation process, to information and by providing aid services.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
The International Telecommunication Union is unique among international organizations in that it was founded on the principle of cooperation between governments and the private sector. With a membership encompassing telecommunication policy-makers and regulators, network operators, equipment manufacturers, hardware and software developers, regional standards-making organizations and financing institutions, ITU's activities, policies and strategic direction are determined and shaped by the industry it serves. The three Sectors of the Union - Radiocommunication (ITU-R), Telecommunication Standardization (ITU-T), and Telecommunication Development (ITU-D) - work today to build and shape tomorrow's networks and services. Their activities cover all aspects of telecommunication, from setting standards that facilitate seamless interworking of equipment and systems on a global basis to adopting operational procedures for the vast and growing array of wireless services and designing programmes