Equipment Identity Register (EIR)

Protect your network and subscribers with the BroadForward EIR. Serving as the device authentication and fraud prevention engine across 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G networks, it delivers dynamic IMEI validation, gray/black/whitelist management, and real-time fraud and theft protection. Built on BroadForward’s GSMA award-nominated technology, the EIR blocks unauthorized, cloned, stolen, or non‑compliant devices, safeguards brand reputation, and ensures multi-generational network compliance. The BroadForward EIR can also be deployed as national or Central EIR (CEIR) to help prevent tax evasion and grey‑market activity caused by parallel‑imported or illegally sourced devices, to support enforcement of national compliance policies and block non‑registered equipment at scale.

Deployment options:

Bare metal
Virtual machine
Container
Cloud

Features:

GUI based configuration management
Supports IMSI-MSISDN mappings for detecting SIM box fraud
Full whitelist, graylist, and blacklist model support
HTTP API for IT integration (query/add/update)
Bulk provisioning API
Automatic colour coded list synchronization with the GSMA Central EIR (CEIR) per SG.18
Support for both MNO EIR and Central EIR deployments

Foundation

The BroadForward EIR in your Network

The BroadForward Equipment Identity Register (EIR / 5G‑EIR) provides a unified, real‑time device authentication and compliance enforcement layer across 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G SA, and hybrid environments. Built on the BFX Unified Signaling Core (USC) platform – and recognized with a GSMA GLOMO Award nomination in 2019 for Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough – it performs IMEI/IMEISV checks parameters against customizable national and global device databases, blocking unauthorized, cloned, stolen, or non‑compliant equipment, including smartphones, IoT devices, and NTN terminals. Operators gain precise, policy‑driven control over device admission, ensuring only trusted and compliant equipment is allowed onto the network.

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Multi-tenancy

Centralized Device Authentication: Award-Nominated Multi-Generation Protection

BroadForward products run on a common signaling engine, BFX USC. One engine, one operational model - allowing operators to co-host the EIR (5G-EIR / 4G EIR / 2G-3G EIR) alongside the STP, DEA, SEPP, or other BroadForward products, delivering a single, unified device management layer across 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G protocol stacks.

Features a 100% graphical interface (CLI is supported also) for configuring IMEI checks, management policies, conditional logic (e.g., IMEI-IMSI pair matching), and dynamic response rules without custom coding or vendor CR fees.

Incorporates BroadForward’s GSMA GLOMO Award-nominated Equipment Identity Register technology to perform multi-source context checks across legacy SS7 (MAP), 4G Diameter (S13), 5G HTTP/2 (N57/Neir), and IT databases (REST/SOAP).

Trusted by professionals

See why leading professionals choose BroadForward.

We’re proud to have been leveraging the BroadForward platform for quite a while. The solution has played an important role in enabling connectivity with operators and providers preparing for the 5G SA era. Its flexibility, reliability, and future-ready architecture make it a standout platform in the industry.

This not only saves money, but critically speeds time to market

An elegant and innovative solution to a legacy problem of critical voice networks — fulfils an immediate market need

One of the few independent signaling experts successful in winning business from operators looking for a multi-technology signaling platform

BroadForward’s solutions have already strengthened our signaling capabilities, driving greater operational efficiency

This not only saves money, but critically speeds time to market

An elegant and innovative solution to a legacy problem of critical voice networks — fulfils an immediate market need

One of the few independent signaling experts successful in winning business from operators looking for a multi-technology signaling platform

BroadForward’s solutions have already strengthened our signaling capabilities, driving greater operational efficiency

Specifications

Everything you need to evaluate, in one place

Supported Standards & Core Features

3GPP 2G–5G EIR Specifications Fully compliant with 3GPP TS 22.016, TS 23.060, TS 29.272 (S13/S13'), TS 29.511 (N57/Neir 5G-EIR), and GSMA EIR technical requirements.
Multi-Protocol IMEI/IMEISV Validation Real‑time IMEI verification over SS7 MAP (2G/3G), Diameter S13 (4G LTE), HTTP/2 N57 (5G SA), and IT protocols (REST/SOAP) on a single converged platform.
Dynamic List & Policy Management Real time white/gray/black/custom lists with automated expiration, notifications, and flexible IMEI policy enforcement.
Script-Free GUI Rules Engine Provides a 100% graphical environment to build custom IMEI logic, enriched database lookups, and flexible notification triggers without writing code.
GSMA Award-Nominated EIR Technology Nominated by the GSMA for the Global Mobile (GLOMO) awards for Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough in 2019, recognizing BroadForward's innovation in multi-protocol device security.
Efficient & Cloud‑Agnostic Architecture Designed for low resource consumption and maximum deployment flexibility across bare metal, virtualized platforms, containers, or hybrid cloud environments.

Extended Features

IMEI-IMSI Pair & Device-SIM Binding Advanced anti-cloning security to detect SIM box fraud, SIM swap fraud, stolen hardware reuse, and spoofed devices, by matching IMEI with IMSI/SUPI, location, or network access type.
4G–5G Interworking Function (IWF) for IMEI Checks 4G–5G Interworking Function (IWF) translating 5G N17 ECR/ECA to 4G S13 Check_IMEI, enabling a shared IMEI database and reuse of existing 4G EIR systems.
GSMA Central EIR (IMEI Database) Integration Native synchronization with the GSMA IMEI Database (IMEIDB / Central EIR) via automated batch or real-time REST/SOAP interfaces for global blacklisting in accordance with the GSMA SG.18 specifications.
Multi-Tenancy & Hosted Operator Support Native multi-tenant capabilities allowing MVNOs, host MNOs, and group operators to run isolated EIR policies and device lists on a shared software instance.
Any-to-Any Database Integration Easily queries external registers, CRM, CEIR, law enforcement databases, or customer care systems using HTTP, LDAP, SS7 or Diameter interfaces.

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Deployment

Freedom of Environment: Deploying Where it Makes Sense

With the BFX Unified Signaling Core (USC) at its foundation, operators are not tied to a specific hardware vendor, appliance cycle, or hyperscaler. The BroadForward EIR can be deployed or migrated across virtual machines, containers, or bare metal, using the same configuration, without re engineering. Because the BroadForward EIR separates the underlying execution platform from its validation rules, list databases, and security profiles, moving environments requires no re-engineering. All device check logic, GSMA IMEIDB sync profiles, list management rules, and multi-protocol interworking configurations built in the GUI can be exported as clean, platform-independent configuration files.