From: Colin McGeechan <[email protected]>
Subject: GSM test equipment and Test IMEI - Network Operators
TREG,
I'm looking into the requirements for a mobile GSM test Set, which
connects to the network via a non-standard GSM Handset, which is OEM'd.
The basic model is type approved, but the test version has different
firmware loaded.
I've heard that there is a process where a Test IMEI can be obtained,
this would require the vendor to load this new identity into the
handset. The volumes are too low to justify a new type approval.
Our vendor insists that no approval is required and no test IMEI is
needed. Three ar two reasons for this:
1. Our customers are network operators and they don't care.
2. They supply the same handset to their own customers who use
it without a Test IMEI.
Does anyone have any relevant experience they could share with me, or
are you a Network Operator what exactly do you expect of test GSM
handsets?
Many thanks,
Colin.
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Colin McGeechan,
Product Regulations Specialist,
Hewlett-Packard Ltd,
Telecom Network Test Division,
South Queensferry,
West Lothian,
Scotland EH30 9TG. Tel: +44 131 331 7196
