Membership
Membership of the NGMN Alliance is open to all companies interested in joining and supporting the NGMN Alliance e.V. vision.
Benefits for the NGMN Alliance Partners
In its projects, workshops and deliverables, the NGMN Alliance
- establishes clear functional and non functional requirements
- ensures feasibility of technology by active coordination of trials
- provides input to standards development organisations and other relevant industry organisations
- identifies and removes barriers to successful implementation of attractive services
- develops use cases and guidelines for operational efficiency improvements
Become a Partner by signing up to this vision and mission – and benefit from the NGMN Alliance:
- drive and shape industry and technology development in projects
- shape the future mobile services ecosystem
- closely interact and network with other leading international operators, vendors and research institutes
- share latest technology expert know-how
- enhance your organisation’s visibility through contributions to NGMN Alliance events (like the NGMN Industry Conference & Exhibition, Mobile World Congress) and other communication activities
Find out more about the NGMN Alliance and the vision and mission of the NGMN Alliance e.V., its organisation, the NGMN Alliance Board and all NGMN Alliance Partners.
Your organisation can be a part of the exciting work of NGMN by joining the NGMN Alliance as a Member (mobile operator), as a Contributor (telco vendor, software companies, consulting firms and other industry players) or as an Advisor (research institute contributing substantially to mid- to long-term innovation). Each of these NGMN Alliance Partner categories has different roles, rights, and obligations, as described in Membership Categories.
Membership Categories
There are three categories of the NGMN Alliance membership – Member, Contributor and Advisor. All of them together build the NGMN Alliance e.V. Partnership.
Members
Mobile Network Operators or Integrated / Converged Operators – companies providing mobile telecommunication services to the public owning or controlling all the elements necessary to sell and to deliver services to the end-user including in particular radio spectrum allocation and wireless network infrastructure.
Contributors
Manufacturers or vendors of mobile technology, including network infrastructure, chipset, component, handset and device makers, software companies, as well as companies representing industry sectors such as automotive, healthcare, media, internet or transport with an interest in contributing to the advancement of next generation mobile technology and to service or media delivery as well as consulting firms.
Advisors
Academic institutions, non-industry affiliated research institutes contributing substantially to mid- to long-term innovation.
Membership Benefits
Besides the chance to drive and shape industry and technology development and the networking opportunities in the NGMN Alliance, a membership provides the following specific benefits:
Members
Community of leading mobile operators in the NGMN Alliance
| Members | |
|---|---|
| Role | NGMN Shareholder Board Member (nomination procedure) |
| Rights & Obligations | Participation in governance bodies (AGM, Board) Active participation & committment Membership fee: 40.000 € per year²) |
| Projects | Participation / lead in all projects Can make proposals for new projects |
| Access to Documents | Access to all draft and internal documents of working groups |
Contributors
Community of leading telco vendors, SW companies and other industry players contributing and driving the advancements of future mobile NW technologies in the NGMN Alliance
| Contributors | |
|---|---|
| Role | NGMN Participant |
| Rights & Obligations | Active participation & committment Participation fee: 27.000 € per year²) Small and Medium Enterprise¹): 7.000 € per year²) |
| Projects | Participation / lead in all projects Can make proposals for new projects |
| Access to Documents | Access to all draft and internal documents of working groups |
Advisors
Community of leading universities, non-profit research institutions
| Advisors | |
|---|---|
| Role | NGMN Participant |
| Rights & Obligations | Active participation & committment Participation fee: 1.000 € per year²) |
| Projects | Participation / lead in all projects Can make proposals for new projects |
| Access to Documents | Access to all draft and internal documents of working groups |
1) Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) means any Contributor with an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million Euros.
2) Financial year starting 1st October. For membership beginning during the financial year, the fee may be pro-rated based on the quarter of the financial year to reflect the remaining part of that financial year.
The different roles and rights of the membership categories are laid down in the NGMN Alliance Articles of Association and the NGMN Alliance Participation Guidelines.
To apply for the NGMN Alliance membership, please refer to MEMBERSHIP/APPLICATION.
For all enquiries regarding NGMN membership and benefits, please contact NGMN Alliance e.V. Office (office@ngmn.org).
Legal Documents
The NGMN Alliance Membership and Participation Guidelines
This document defines guidelines for the membership and participation of Members, Contributors and Advisors.
NGMN Alliance e.V. Participation Guidelines
The NGMN Alliance Constitution
This document represents the Constitution of NGMN Alliance e.V. as approved on 17 March 2021.
NGMN Alliance e.V. Constitution
The NGMN Alliance Competition Guidelines
This document represents the Competition Compliance principles of NGMN Alliance e.V.
Application
To become an NGMN Alliance Member (MNO) or an NGMN Alliance Participant (Contributor/Advisor), please submit a signed version of the appropriate application form below, to NGMN Alliance via email to office@ngmn.org:
- For Members (MNOs):
NGMN Alliance Member Application Form - For Contributors/SMEs (telco vendors, software companies and other industry players contributing and driving the advancements of future mobile network technologies)
NGMN Alliance Participant Application Form - For Advisors (universities, non-profit research institutions):
NGMN Alliance Participant Application Form
To obtain further information on the NGMN Alliance and how to become a Partner, please contact NGMN Alliance Office at office@ngmn.org.