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Addressing Illegal, Counterfeit and Stolen Devices with DIRBS

Sept 6, 2019

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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

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Device Registration System

DIRBS: Device Identification, Registration & Blocking System

Regulator

(Type Approval)

Importers Local Manufacturers Individuals

BLACKLIST NOTIFICATION LIST EXCEPTION LIST

Device Verification System

TAC DATABASE

Mobile Operators Secure File Transfer System

DIRBS Core

Device Pairing System Lost/Stolen Device System

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Device Identification/ Analysis Device Access Control

DIRBS addresses fraudulent IMEIs, illegal and stolen devices

• Allows for identification of all devices
• Captures installed base of devices
• Monitors all new device activations
• Addresses illegal and counterfeit devices
• Addresses mobile theft
• Allows for exceptions/amnesty

How Does Work?

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DIRBS Ecosystem

Rules/Policies Legislation Government DIRBS Platform Third Parties

Mobile Operators Importers / Local Manufacturer s System Integrators Distributors, Wholesalers, Retailers, Consumers

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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 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/qualcomm-dirbs-software-platform-solve-130801921.html

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Device Identification, Registration, and Blocking System (DIRBS) platform is freely downloadable

• pen-source software.

https://github.com/dirbs https://www.qualcomm.com/dirbs

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DIRBS Officially Launched in Pakistan

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DIRBS Expansion

There is a lot of interest in DIRBS from many countries.

ASIA CENTRAL L ASIA MEA SOUTH EAST ASIA LATIN AMERICA EUROPE

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DIRBS Open Source Platform Deployment

Combatting Illegal, Counterfeit & Stolen Devices

DIRBS

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• Consultations and assistance in developing Policy

and Regulatory Framework

• Technical Framework requirements consulting for

system implementation

• Assistance in engagement with all required

stakeholders

• DIRBS Software Platform through Open Source
• System requirements consultation (local on-

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

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