CEIR Tracking System

CEIR Tracking System

• In a move to combat mobile phone theft, the Indian government is rolling out a tracking system that will enable people to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across the country. 
• The Centre for Department of Telematics (CDoT), a technology development body, has been running the pilot of the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) system in some of the telecom circles, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Northeast region, and it is now ready for pan-India deployment, a senior government official told PTI.
• The CEIR system, which is scheduled for pan-India launch on May 17, will enable people to block and track their lost mobile phones. 
• The system has been designed to discourage mobile phone theft and facilitate the tracing of lost or stolen mobiles to the police, detection of cloned or counterfeit mobiles, and restriction of the use of such cloned mobiles. 
• Furthermore, the CEIR system will safeguard the interests of consumers by providing them with information related to fake and cloned mobile phones, thereby preventing them from falling prey to fraudulent activities.

IMEI Numbers

• International Mobile Equipment Identity is a unique 15-digit code that precisely identifies the device. 
• Mobile phone manufacturers assign IMEI numbers to each device based on ranges allotted to them by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association. 
• Dual SIM phones will have two IMEI numbers.

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