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Sept 6, 2019 Addressing Illegal, Counterfeit and Stolen Devices with DIRBS

Telecommunication/ICT devices that do not comply with a country's applicable national conformity processes and regulatory requirements or other applicable legal requirements should be considered unauthorized for sale and/or activation on telecommunication networks of that country. The DIRBS Platform described in the ITU Technical Recommendations Framework document on this topic provides a mechanism to implement these ITU Resolutions 2

DIRBS: Device Identification, Registration & Blocking System Device Registration System Importers Individuals Regulator (Type Approval) Device Local Verification Manufacturers System DIRBS Core Secure File Transfer System TAC DATABASE BLACKLIST NOTIFICATION LIST Mobile EXCEPTION LIST Operators Device Pairing Lost/Stolen System Device System 3

How Does Work? Device Identification/ DIRBS addresses fraudulent IMEIs, illegal Analysis and stolen devices • Allows for identification of all devices • Captures installed base of devices Device • Monitors all new device activations Access Control • Addresses illegal and counterfeit devices • Addresses mobile theft • Allows for exceptions/amnesty 4

Third Parties DIRBS Ecosystem Legislation Mobile Operators Importers / Local Manufacturer Rules/Policies s Government System Integrators Distributors, Wholesalers, Retailers, Consumers DIRBS Platform 5

Qualcomm Technologies Inc., has Developed and Shared its Technology Platform via Open Source to Address the Issues With DIRBS, Qualcomm Technologies is helping governments and OEMs combat the counterfeit, illegal, and stolen device market The DIRBS server-based software platform helps in the detection of illegal, counterfeit and stolen mobile devices in a country. With the help of the software platform, the regulatory agencies will be able to classify devices and create IMEI-based lists for amnesty, notification as well as blocking purposes https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2018/09/17/qualcomm-technologies-inc-shares-dirbs-software-platform-address 6 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/qualcomm-dirbs-software-platform-solve-130801921.html

Device Identification, Registration, and Blocking System (DIRBS) platform is freely downloadable open-source software. https://github.com/dirbs https://www.qualcomm.com/dirbs 7

DIRBS Officially Launched in Pakistan 8

DIRBS Expansion There is a lot of interest in DIRBS from many countries. ASIA EUROPE CENTRAL L ASIA MEA LATIN AMERICA SOUTH EAST ASIA 9

DIRBS Open Source Platform Deployment DIRBS Combatting Illegal, Counterfeit & Stolen Devices 10

• Consultations and assistance in developing Policy and Regulatory Framework • Technical Framework requirements consulting for system implementation • Assistance in engagement with all required stakeholders How Can We • DIRBS Software Platform through Open Source • System requirements consultation (local on- Help? premise hardware or cloud) • DIRBS Platform overview • Support ecosystem awareness campaign with examples and collateral/content • Recommendations for qualification requirements for a third-party contractor 11

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