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Work item: Q.FW_CCF
Subject/title: Framework for solution to combat counterfeit ICT Devices
Status: [Carried to next study period]
Approval process: TAP
Type of work item: Recommendation
Version: New
Equivalent number: -
Timing: -
Liaison: ITU-T SG2, ITU-T SG5, ITU-T SG17, ITU-D SG1&2, GSMA, CITEL, RCC
Supporting members: Benin, Brazil, Ghana, Guinea, Republic of Korea, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Summary: There has been growing usage of ICT Equipment in people's daily lives, in recent years, but there has also been unwelcome side effects related to the increased in the sale, circulation and use of counterfeit ICT equipment in the market. This results in adverse consequences for stakeholders such as users, network operators, genuine device manufacturers and traders, governments, including decreased security protection and quality of service for users, and revenue losses to a range of stakeholders. It is recognized that supply and demand economics for counterfeit ICT products complicate attempts to tackle the global black/gray market and that no single solution can be a panacea. The present recommendation proposes a framework composed by a broad range of measures that can be taken and applied in a holistic approach to tackle this problem. The source of counterfeit products should also be tackled as much as possible in the markets where they are manufactured and exported from with the assistance of the countries in which they are sold. Many solutions will inevitably suffer bypass attempts by counterfeit device manufacturers and those involved in the supply chain. Differentiation between authentic and counterfeit mobile devices can be particularly difficult for consumers and those unskilled in this area. Solutions that are defined and implemented should not create more problems for users and genuine manufacturers than the ones they solve. Among the various types of ICT equipment used by the population today, smartphones and other mobile devices are receiving a lot of investment and innovation by the industries today, and, as a side effect, have also raised the attention of the global black/gray market. In this sense, many countries around the world are engaged not only in combating counterfeit mobile devices, but also in preventing tainted/tampered and stolen devices from returning to the market. Since current solutions being deployed to deter the use of counterfeit are also capable to identify these tampered devices, they are included on the scope of framework proposed on this document. In response to the problem of counterfeit devices, some countries have adopted measures and deployed successful solutions to deter the circulation and use of counterfeit devices while governments in other countries are challenged and unclear on the best strategies to adopt. Many of the solutions adopted share some similarities such as relying on unique device identifiers (e.g. the International Mobile Equipment Identity - IMEI) and related means of blocking them in an attempt to address the use of counterfeit devices; but various governments around the world are still challenged in combating counterfeit ICT devices, mainly due to a lack of knowledge or expertise to understand the issue and to make informed choices to deploy a solution, tailored for their country that could be effective. This Recommendation aims to describe the reference framework and requirements that should be considered when deploying solutions to combat the circulation and use of counterfeit ICT and tainted/tampered devices
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