Osmocom

Open Source Mobile Communications

Overview

The Osmocom (Open Source Mobile Communications) project is an open-source initiative focused on developing software for mobile communications. The Osmocom TAC (Type Allocation Code) database is a public resource providing information about mobile phone models based on their TAC. The TAC represents the first eight digits of a phone's International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, a unique identifier assigned to each mobile phone.

Example topics covered:

• TAC to brand mapping

• TAC to model mapping

• GSMArena brand and model links

Key Attributes

Geographic Coverage	Global
Entity Level	Type Allocation Code (TAC)
Release Frequency	Ad Hoc - Osmocom updates as they receive updates from the community

As with all Public Domain datasets, Cybersyn aims to release data on Snowflake Marketplace as soon as the underlying source releases new data. We check periodically for changes to the underlying source and, upon detecting a change, propagate the data to Snowflake Marketplace immediately. See our release process for more details.

Notes

When available, GSMArena links for the model and brand are included. GSMArena.com is a website dedicated to mobile phone reviews, news, specs, and comparisons.

EAV Model: All Cybersyn products follow the EAV (entity, attributes, value) model with a unified schema. Entities are tangible objects (e.g. geography, company) that Cybersyn provides data on. All timeseries' dates and values that refer to the entity are included in a timeseries table. Descriptors of the timeseries are included in an attributes table. Data is joinable across all Cybersyn products that have a GEO_ID. Refer to Cybersyn Concepts for more details.

Tables & Sources

Table	Source(s)
IMEI_TAC_DEVICE	Osmocom TAC Database

Cybersyn Products

Tables above are available in the following Cybersyn data products:

• Tech & Innovation Essentials

• Enterprise

Examples & Sample Queries

Find the TAC of a specific phone brand and model

Query the database to find the Apple iPhone 13 TAC. Network providers can use this information to see how many iPhone 13s are connected to their network

SELECT TAC, BRAND_NAME, MODEL_NAME FROM
 CYBERSYN.TAC_DEVICE
WHERE BRAND_NAME = 'Apple' AND MODEL_NAME = 'iPhone 13'

Disclaimers

The data in this product is sourced from Osmocom, see license.

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