全球认证论坛（Global Certification Forum, GCF）成立于1999年，是由全球多家运营商和手机厂家组成，由测试设备提供商和测试机构作为观察员参加，共同组成的全球认证论坛。GCF致力于通过对立法环境的研究成果引导运营商，通过独立的认证过程来确保终端的全球互操作。
GCF由运营商和终端制造商组成，包含了主要的GSM（或未来的UMTS）网络运营商和世界上主流的终端制造商，并邀请测试仪器仪表开发商参加GCF的活动。2008年，GCF转化为一家非牟利的有限责任公司，以Global Certification Forum (GCF) Ltd名义开展工作。
查询进一步信息，请访问官方网站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.
