The Device Management Forum is a group of major stakeholders involved in the development, distribution and management of end user telecommunications devices and the services they support. Stakeholders include device manufacturers, network operators, software vendors, distributors and retailers.

Although a key focus at this stage is the management of mobile devices, we are very aware that fixed and mobile devices are merging, devices capabilities and form factors are changing rapidly and an increasingly disparate array of devices and peripherals need to be managed in order to deliver and maintain excellent qualities of service. For this reason we describe our focus simply as device management.

Of course, we recognise also that device management is not an end in itself, but is needed because people use devices for specific purposes like running business applications, sending and receiving messages, managing personal information, playing games and listening to music. Therefore we aim to keep abreast of the applications that drive and influence the development of device management products and services.

About site user classes and privileges
We welcome all visitors to this site. Some sections of the site are not visible to visitors until they register and login. Registration is FREE. Similarly, in order to view some sections of the site and some content - even if the summaries are visible - visitors need to register and login. Registration is also required to be able to participate in forums. The privileges enjoyed by different classes of users are summarised below.

Visitor
Visitors have access to many sections of this site, including news, the Answers Forum (viewing only), events and the featured article. Currently, visitors are also able to perform extensive searches of news archives.

Registered User (FREE registration)
Registered users have all the benefits of visitors, but also the ability to download items such as articles, case studies and interviews from the Resources/Downloads area and the ability to ask and respond to questions in the Answers Forum. REGISTER FOR FREE

Sponsor Member
Sponsor Members have the most privileges and enjoy a range of benefits including the ability to create content (e.g. blogs), priority for advertising slots, and the opportunity to archive marketing collateral and press releases. Currently Sponsor Members get one year’s complementary advertising.

Sponsor Membership of the Device Management Forum is open to organisations and individuals. For more information on membership benefits and fees, please call/email us or submit the form on the membership page.

Our definition of device management

Unlike many organisations that define device management as a tool, product or  technology, we define device management as a process:

“Device management is the process of acquiring, configuring, deploying, securing,  maintaining and decommissioning devices in order to deliver specific business and end user benefits.”

Our management scope includes not only the wide range of issues from device choice to device termination, but also the delivery of stakeholder benefits.