New requirements for mobile phones

TRA - Telecommunication Regulatory Authority in UAE has introduced a new Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) feature - a new requirement applicable to all mobile phones sold in UAE.

As of August 15th, 2019, CNAP applies to both new devices and mobile phones already on the UAE market. Please note that phones, even those already approved and operating in UAE will need to meet the new requirement.

The Technical Specifications listed below published by 3GPP and ETSI illustrate the technical and behavioral aspects of mobile phones in order to present CNAP. The following requirements must be met:

ETSI TS 122 081

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Line Identification supplementary services; Stage 1

ETSI TS 122 096

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Name identification supplementary services; Stage 1

ETSI TS 123 096

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Name identification supplementary services; Stage 2

ETSI TS 124 096

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Name Identification supplementary services; Stage 3

ETSI TS 124 080

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Mobile radio interface layer 3 supplementary services specification; Formats and coding

ETSI TS 124 196

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; 5G; Enhanced Calling Name (eCNAM)

ETSI TS 122 173

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) Multimedia Telephony Service and supplementary services; Stage 1

During local testing, checks will be conducted for mobile phone Type Approval applications in order to asure the requirements.

Source: local partner