Since 1995, Cinterion has been pioneering new territories in the M2M industry, innovating new technology and products and helping shape the global M2M landscape. In addition to engineering cutting-edge, market leading products, Cinterion is active in numerous wireless and telecommunications industry boards and trade organizations.  Cinterion, formerly Siemens, works with other industry leaders worldwide to  propel innovation and technological advancement and contribute to the continued growth of the M2M industry as a whole.  The Company actively works to support industry technology standards and aligns its product portfolio to bring both short- and longterm value to its customers. Following are Cinterion’s memberships in stanardization organisations, fora and alliances:

	ESMIG promotes Smart Metering in Europe The European Smart Metering Industry Group has the objective to deliver the benefits of Smart Metering across Europe. The foundation of the European Smart Metering Industry Group (ESMIG) recognises the fact that the relevant industries have a key role to play in • the general roll out and adequate use of Smart Metering technology, • a consistent technological roll out in each of the 27 Member States of the EU and • the provision of maximum benefit from the new technology for users, utilities and   the environment. Traditionally, the primary role of utility metering has been to accurately measure usage of electricity, gas and water. Until now this usage data has been - with some exceptions - manually collected by the utilities. But the metering market is currently undergoing considerable change, and as smarter metering systems become available, they are being viewed as the future for utility metering.
	European Telecommunication Standards Institute The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) produces globally-applicable standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), including fixed, mobile, radio, converged, broadcast and internet technologies. ETSI is officially recognized by the European Commission as a European Standards Organization. The high quality of its work and its open approach to standardization has helped ETSI evolve into a European roots - global branches operation with a solid reputation for technical excellence. ETSI is a not-for-profit organization with almost 700 ETSI member organizations drawn from 60 countries world-wide.
	Global Certification Forum The Global Certification Forum (GCF) Ltd is an entirely industry driven, non-profit making organisation responding to market requirements. The three membership types, Operators, Manufacturers and Observers come together and debate what technologies ought to be included in certification across a range of areas – test criteria, test tools and test cases for new technologies. Global best practise is achieved through GCF acting as a focal point for the most experienced professionals in the industry testing and approval eco-system to work together to great mutual value.
	Global System for Mobile Communications Association The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organizations. The GSMA is focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile communications industry.
	Open Mobile Alliance The mission of the Open Mobile Alliance is to facilitate global user adoption of mobile data services by specifying market driven mobile service enablers that ensure service interoperability across devices, geographies, service providers, operators, and networks while allowing businesses to compete through innovation and differentiation The Open Mobile Alliance was formed in June 2002 by nearly 200 companies representing the world's leading mobile operators, device & network suppliers, information technology companies and content providers.
	Software Definded Radio Forum Established in 1996, the SDR Forum™ is a non-profit international industry association dedicated to promoting the success of next generation radio technologies. The Forum's 100-strong membership comprises world class technical, business and government leaders from EMEA, Asia and the Americas who are passionate about creating a revolution in wireless communications based on reconfigurable radio. Forum members span commercial, defense and civil government organizations at all levels of the wireless value chain and include service providers, operators, manufacturers, developers, regulatory agencies, and academia. SDR Forum is the only organization in the world dedicated to serving the industry's needs through advocacy, opportunity development, commercialization and education.
	WiMAX Forum The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN standard. One of the WiMAX Forum’s goals is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified™ products are fully interoperable and support broadband fixed, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. The WiMAX Forum® has more than 500 members, comprising the majority of operators, component vendors and equipment vendors in the communications ecosystem.
	ZigBee Alliance The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. Objectives The goal of the ZigBee Alliance is to provide the consumer with ultimate flexibility, mobility, and ease of use by building wireless intelligence and capabilities into everyday devices. ZigBee technology will be embedded in a wide range of products and applications across consumer, commercial, industrial and government markets worldwide. For the first time, companies will have a standards-based wireless platform optimized for the unique needs of remote monitoring and control applications, including simplicity, reliability, low-cost and low-power.