This document discusses Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in India. It defines MNP as the ability for subscribers to retain their mobile number when changing service providers. The key features of MNP are service provider portability, location portability, and service portability. The document outlines the porting process, technical implementation using location routing numbers, and advantages for both subscribers and operators in a competitive mobile market.

2. Coordinator.. Presented By..
Prof: S .R. Patil Pavan Chitragar

3. Introduction
Features of MNP
Present Scenario
Porting Process
Technical Implementation of MNP
Advantages of MNP
Conclusion

4. “Mobile Number Portability” means the
facility which allows a subscriber of a mobile
telephone service to retain his mobile telephone
number when he moves:
From one mobile technology to another of the
same mobile telephone service provider, within such
limit as may be permitted by the licensor

6. The government has defined and mandated three
basic features of number portability.
 Service Provider Portability
 Location Portability
 Service Portability

7. Presently in India, Number Portability is permitted
only within a Local Services Area(LSA) and not across
LSA’s
With MNP Technology, it will be possible for users to
change their LSA as well as services provider without
a change in the cell number
This means that the subscriber can change
1.Opertor say Airtel to Idea or
2. Technology – GSM to CDMA or vice versa , or
3. Both say Tata Docomo CDMA to Vodafone GSM
While retaining his mobile number

9.  It refers to a code assigned to every Access provider for the
purpose of implementing Mobile Number Portability.
 There are 4 digit codes and have been assigned by DOT
 They have been assigned LSA wise, Operator wise and
technology wise
 For example, BSNL has been allocated 42 codes in total – 21
for GSM and 21 for CDMA

10. LOCATION ROUTING NUMBER
ASSIGNMENT

13.  Subscriber desirous of porting his mobile number shall make a
request in writing to the concerned Recipient operator in
specified format
 The Recipient Operator, treats the customer in the same way as
that of new subscriber
 The recipient Operator shall ask the subscriber to send a SMS to
Donor Operator using short code 1900 from the mobile number
which is sought to be ported.
An example of the SMS to be sent is “PORT 7411227706 to
1900”
 Upon reciept of the SMS, the Donor operator shall send back a reply
SMS containing a Unique Porting Code (UPC)through an automated
system.
 Subscriber will fill the UPC in the Application form for porting.

14.  Unique Porting Code will be of 8 charectors -
ABCDEFGH; where
A: Service provider code
B: Service area code
 The list of code for each service provider and service
area are issued by TRAI
 C – H: to be assigned by the donor operator and will
consist of 1 to 9, A – N & P – Z only, and smallletters and
alphabet ‘O’ shall not be allowed.
 UPC allocated to a subscriber shall be valid for a period of
15 days from the date of request.

15. Subscriber shall intimate the UPC to the Recipient
Operator
Recipient Operator shall, within a period of 24 hours,
forward the mobile number, the corresponding
unique porting code and the date on which porting
request is made by the subscriber, to the concerned
MCHA.
A subscriber may, withdraw porting request by
informing the Recipient Operator in writing within 24
hours of making a request for porting
SIM card is required to be changed

19. BANEFITS FOR SUBSCRIBERS:-
Convenience of customer to personalize the same
number across the Operators, Locations and services.
Better QOS, More features and services, better tariff
plans for customers
No cost incurred to notify the new contact details to
the others. (friends, family, business…)

20. Healthy competition and an opportunity to explore
more services / features
Operator with best QOS will gain the subscribers
Introduction of innovative service
BANEFITS FOR OPERATORS

21. MNP gives the subscriber an option to choose
from the various service providers. Mobile phone
companies will be under constant pressure to improve
their services so that their subscribers not only stay
with them but they are also able to attract subscribers
from other networks.

22. www.google.com
www.dotindia.com
www.wikipedia.com
www.trai.gov.in