Vendor Affiliation Programme (VAP)

The FMCA Vendor Affiliation Programme (VAP) provides a framework for joint operator and vendor collaboration in selected working groups which drive and accelerate the availability of convergence products and services.

• Customer-driven product and service requirements
• Harmonisation of FMCA Operator-Vendor roadmaps and visions
• Reduce the time it takes for new services to hit the market
• Knowledge sharing at technical and market levels

With the aim of identifying, as well as addressing, key technical requirements through the timely generation and delivery of work programmes which may form part of final Product Requirement Definitions and other technical publications.

It should be noted that the FMCA is not a Standards Development Organisation. It therefore does not aim to create standards but rather to accelerate the development and adoption of convergence technologies by producing common telecom operator requirements for converged products and services in areas such as devices, access points, network architecture, roaming and authentication as well as applications.

Equipment Vendors, Component Suppliers and Applications Developers wishing to join the FMCA can request a FMCA VAP Application Form from Alison Bunyan, Marketing & Communications Manager at alison.bunyan@thefmca.com