Misplaced Pages

#602397

21-664: OMTP was originally set up by leading mobile operators. At the time it transitioned into the Wholesale Applications Community at the end of June 2010, there were nine full members: AT&T , Deutsche Telekom AG , KT , Orange , Smart Communications , Telecom Italia , Telefónica , Telenor and Vodafone . OMTP also had the support of two sponsors, Ericsson and Nokia . OMTP recommendations have hugely helped to standardise mobile operator terminal requirements, and its work has gone towards helping to defragment and deoptionalise operators' recommendations. OMTP's focus

42-784: A memorandum of understanding signed in 1987 by 13 operators in 12 countries that committed to deploying GSM for mobile services. Full membership of the GSMA is open to licensed mobile operators using a GSM family technology. Approximately 750 such operators around the world are full GSMA members. Associate membership of the GSMA is open to non-operator companies active in the mobile ecosystem. These include handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport and utilities. There are approximately 400 GSMA member companies in this category. The GSMA board has 25 representatives from

63-520: Is a non-profit industry organisation that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide. More than 750 mobile operators are full GSMA members and a further 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem are associate members. The GSMA was formed in 1995 as the 'GSM MoU Association' as a body to support and promote mobile operators using the GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) standard for cellular networks. It traces its history back to

84-549: Is based on standard technologies such as HTML , JavaScript , and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Specifically this platform builds on the work of the former Open Mobile Terminal Platform Ltd.'s BONDI project, the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) device APIs and the GSM Association's OneAPI program. By utilizing web-based technologies, rather than relying on developers to write native applications for specific devices,

105-442: Is not about competing with Apple and similar companies. Its focus is on making apps available to a much greater audience. To do this requires adherence to a core set of Web technologies and have the ability to distribute to a base larger than that served by a single device or OS." GSMA The GSM Association (commonly referred to as 'the GSMA' or Global System for Mobile Communications , originally Groupe Spécial Mobile )

126-616: Is the largest annual exhibition and conference dedicated to the mobile industry, attracting more than 109,000 visitors in 2019. The event was first held in 1987. Since 2006, the event has been hosted in Barcelona and is currently located at the Fira Gran Via venue. In 2019 the event was recognised, for the fourth time, as the Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest carbon-neutral tradeshow. In addition to MWC Barcelona,

147-501: Is to ensure that mobile telecoms "policy and regulatory frameworks are fair, flexible and future-proof"; that radio spectrum is made available for mobile services "in a timely and fair manner"; and to promote the use of mobile services in emerging markets. As part of its Industry Purpose programme, the GSMA is supporting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals . The GSMA's Mobile World Congress Barcelona (MWC Barcelona)

168-410: The 'Internet of Things'. It also runs industry working groups covering areas such as roaming and interconnection , fraud and security, and intellectual property, as well as various other specialist committees and groups. The GSMA represents the mobile industry to governments and institutions where it advocates policy and regulatory positions on behalf of its members. Its stated goals in this area

189-406: The 27 of July 2010, WAC announced that it would "join forces" with JIL and completed the acquisition on 1 October 2010. One potential problem raised was whether a unified platform was possible in a market fragmented by different device manufactures and carriers that provide different functionality and update at different times or not at all. Vidhya Gholkar, WAC's Developer Relations Lead, said "WAC

210-612: The Advanced Trusted Environment: OMTP TR1 and its supporting document, 'Security Threats on Embedded Consumer Devices' were released, with the endorsement of the UK Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith . OMTP also published requirements document addressing support for advanced SIM cards. This document also defines advanced profiles for Smart Card Web Server, High Speed Protocol, Mobile TV and Contactless. OMTP has also made significant progress in getting support for

231-540: The GSMA organises MWC Kigali, MWC Shanghai, MWC Las Vegas, 4YFN and the 'Mobile 360' series of regional events. The GSMA is the global administrator of Type Allocation Code (TAC), which is used to create the International Mobile Equipment Identity number that can uniquely identify wireless devices. It allocates official IMEI number ranges to all manufacturers of 3GPP compliant devices and records these ranges and device model information in

SECTION 10

#1733084928603

252-469: The GSMA. Additionally, Apigee, acquired the technology assets of WAC. WAC was preceded by the OMTP and it completed its acquisition of the Joint Innovation Lab on 1 October 2010, accelerating the commercial launch of WAC-enabled application stores and put it in a position to be fully operational and commercially running before the end of 2010. The Wholesale Application Community application development platform

273-553: The OMTP transitioned itself into the new Wholesale Applications Community. All OMTP activities ceased at that time and were either taken over within the WAC organisation or other standards or industry associations. In turn, in July 2012 WAC itself was closed, with the OMTP standards being transferred to GSMA , and other assets and personnel transferring to Apigee . Wholesale Applications Community The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC)

294-746: The Universal Charging System (UCS) initiative. This has been further endorsed by the CTIA , and the ITU . In June 2009 the European Commission reached an agreement with several major mobile phone providers on requirements for a common External Power Supply (EPS) to be compatible with new data-enabled phones sold in the European Union . The EPS shares most of the key attributes of the UCS charger. In June 2010,

315-500: The WAC alliance believes it can spur the development of more applications across a much wider range of devices. The group also aims to make certain telecoms APIs available to developers, such as those for operator billing. WAC was not a Standards Development Organisation (SDO) - but used W3C Standard technologies for its platform and in particular used the W3C Widget packaging format and specification for web apps. It also furthered

336-520: The use of JavaScript device APIs and these originated from the OMTP BONDI project. BONDI was developed by the now defunct Open Mobile Terminals Platform OMTP . JIL was a joint venture by China Mobile , Softbank , Verizon Wireless , Vodafone focused promoting the use of web based technologies for mobile application development. JIL compliant handsets include the SGH-i8320 (Samsung Vodafone 360 H1). On

357-794: The use of micro-USB as a standard connector for data and power. A full list of their recommendations can be found at GSMA.com. In 2008, OMTP launched a new initiative called BONDI (named after the Australian beach ); the initiative defined new interfaces ( JavaScript APIs) and a security framework (based on XACML policy description) to enable the access to mobile phone functionalities (Application Invocation, Application Settings, Camera, Communications Log, Gallery, Location, Messaging, Persistent Data, Personal Information, Phone Status, User Interaction) from browser and widget engine securely. The BONDI initiative also had an open source Reference Implementation at bondi.omtp.org . An Approved Release 1.0 of BONDI

378-638: The world's largest operator groups and selected smaller operators, and is elected bi-annually. José María Álvarez-Pallete López, CEO of Telefónica Group, became GSMA Chairman in January 2022., The present Director General of the GSMA, Mats Granryd, took office in January 2016. The GSMA manages industry programmes in collaboration with its members with the aim of achieving scale and interoperability for new mobile technologies. It has three active programmes: 'Future Networks' (promoting standards such as Rich Communication Services and Voice over LTE ); 'Identity'; and

399-480: Was an organisation that was set up to create a unified and open platform to allow mobile software developers to more easily write applications usable on a variety of devices, operating systems and networks. At least 48 companies were members of the organization. The WAC organisation came to an end with the GSMA announcing on July 17, 2012, that it reached an agreement to integrate WAC's major programs and initiatives into

420-472: Was issued in June 2009. An open source project for a comprehensive BONDI SDK was started at bondisdk.org. In February 2009, OMTP expanded its Local Connectivity specification (based on micro-USB ) to describe requirements for a common charger and common connector to enable sharing the same battery charger through different phones. The OMTP Common Charging and Local Data Connectivity was adopted by GSM Association in

441-579: Was on gathering and driving mobile terminal requirements, and publishing their findings in their Recommendations. OMTP was technology neutral, with its recommendations intended for deployment across the range of technology platforms, operating systems (OS) and middleware layers. OMTP is perhaps best known for its work in the field of mobile security, but its work encompassed the full range of mobile device capabilities. OMTP published recommendations in 2007 and early 2008 on areas such as Positioning Enablers, Advanced Device Management, IMS and Mobile VoIP . Later,

SECTION 20

#1733084928603
#602397