Global System for Mobile Communication Strategy and Security Prospects

This work examined the basic concept of GSM communication network as a new standard set by the European telecommunications standard institutes and as a cellular system using digital radio access technology for cellular networks and to provide quality radio communication. It offers detailed insight into this topical area of GSM cellular radio featuring numerous illustrations, this work focuses on the fundamentals of the mobile radio system, covering the standards and protocols extensively. This project reviewed concept, the application and the effects of wireless networks, which it saw as a promising leading technology in communications industry. One attractive and novel feature of GSM is the subscriber identity module (SIM), which is a portable device in the form smart card or plug-in module that stores the subscriber's identification number. It also considered the security implication of GSM network. The security mechanism including the subscriber identification module (SIM) card and the international Equipment identification module (IMEI) which provide prevention against theft of mobile sets using the Equipment Identity Register (EIR) to identify stolen mobiles.