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CDMA Certification Forum Achieves ISO/IEC Guide 65 Accreditation
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
This accreditation demonstrates the CCF's technical competence and operation of a quality management
system as a Product Certification Body.
The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) has accredited the CCF (CDMA Certification
Forum) to ISO/IEC Guide 65, an internationally recognized performance standard for third-party certification
bodies. A2LA is a nonprofit, non-governmental, public service, membership society that provides comprehensive
services in laboratory accreditation and laboratory-related training.
The ISO/IEC Guide 65 accreditation is based on the assessment of performance of a certification body including
procedures, staff competence and reporting.
To achieve accreditation, the CCF completed a thorough assessment process demonstrating its competence to
provide independent, impartial assessment and certification services.
"The fact that the CCF pursued and achieved the ISO/IEC Guide 65 accreditation demonstrates our commitment
to delivering an outstanding certification model by ensuring that it follows industry defined quality standards for
certification processes," says Thom Erickson, President and CEO of the CCF.
Over the years, the CCF has strived to successfully provide the CDMA industry with a certification process that
consolidates, into one clear and concise process, all of the minimum performance, interoperability and
conformance testing necessary to ensure that all CDMA2000 devices are certified to operate in accordance with
their respective global industry standards.
Soon, the CCF will integrate CTIA Certification for CDMA devices into its Global CCF Certification process, as
the CCF Certification Market Endorsement. In so doing, CCF continues to develop its processes to provide
CDMA Vendors and Operators worldwide with one unique location for all of their CDMA device certification needs.
"Our goal is to offer the CDMA industry a consistent, easy to use certification model that helps them reduce the
time and money spent testing devices," says Paul Hampton, Chairman of the CCF Steering Committee. "The
fact that we achieved the ISO/IEC Guide 65 accreditation highlights our commitment to our members and the
industry."
The CCF offers the most extensive test coverage available today.
About the CCF
The CCF is a partnership of CDMA vendors and operators worldwide that establishes and maintains a global
device certification process. The CCF process allows quick and affordable certification of devices so they meet
international performance requirements. This process improves quality through consistent interoperability, signaling
conformance, and performance testing. For more details, visit the CCF Web site at www.globalccf.org.
SOURCE: CDMA Certification Forum
CONTACT: Sandrine Melfort of the CDMA Certification Forum,
+1-303-828-7232
s_melfort@globalccf.org
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