Mobile Application Platforms & Operating Systems - 4th edition

• Clarifies the current worldwide mobile terminal software market through high-level analysis and detailed case studies of existing terminal software developers, device vendors, operators and standards bodies
• The potential of different terminal software solutions, measured through detailed forecasts of key market segments for 2006-2012
• Unique comparative analysis of all key mobile terminal software technologies, including: RTOSs, open OSs, applications platforms and mobile device management solutions
• Key strengths and weaknesses in the mobile terminal software market by market segment looking key parameters such as hardware requirements, ease of integration, time to market, level of support from developer community, service providers and device vendors

• Clarifies the current worldwide mobile terminal software market through high-level analysis and detailed case studies of existing terminal software developers, device vendors, operators and standards bodies
• The potential of different terminal software solutions, measured through detailed forecasts of key market segments for 2006-2012
• Wireless data usage and revenues for interpreted applications and detailed regional forecasts of key technologies, including: Java and BREW

• Worldwide and regional forecasts for basic phones, feature phones, and smartphones
• Worldwide and regional forecasts for sales of handset devices powered by proprietary OSs and different open OSs including Symbian, Microsoft, and Linux
• Worldwide and regional forecasts for sales of handset devices powered by different application platforms including Java, BREW, Flash Lite and i-mode
• Worldwide and regional forecasts for wireless data traffic and revenues for interpreted application environment (e.g. Java, BREW)
• Worldwide forecasts for Java handsets sales by configuration and profile (e.g. CLDC 1.0, CLDC1.1, MIDP 1.0, CDC, MIDP2.0 and MIDP3.0)
• Worldwide forecasts for mobile browsers including third party solutions versus in-house solutions
• Worldwide forecasts for java virtual machine solutions including third party solutions versus in-house solutions

• Mobile operators -Understand the challenges facing different mobile terminal software developers and be aware of the key differentiators of competing technologies.
• Device vendors and hardware suppliers-Evaluate operators’ requirements in terms of terminal software. Assess the potential for industry demand for competing/complementary terminal software technologies. Understand operators’ migration strategies
• Mobile terminal software developers-Assess market opportunities in different mobile handset market segments including feature phones and smartphones. Understand how the industry is reacting to ongoing software structure fragmentation challenges
• Application developers-Identify the best opportunities for developing new applications by taking into account the market for different software platforms. Evaluate the cost of application testing, portability and qualification by mobile operators
• Consultants, analysts and the financial industry-Benefit from unique granular forecasts, invaluable case studies, and comprehensive analysis to support sensible recommendations, investments, and business decisions
• Industry bodies and consortiums-Examine the various partnerships between players in the mobile industry value chain

CHAPTER 1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Introduction

Mobile applications’ OS technology overview

Applications’ OS platform components

Mobile handset technology fragmentation

Market segmentation

Mobile OS platform standardisation

Challenges and advantages

Operator choices

Different approaches in building mobile application OSs and platforms

OS architecture

Integration

Modularity

Application execution environment selection

Mobile OS hardware requirements

The Bill of Materials

The impact of chipset technology

SiP to SoC: single chip development

The continued benefits of two separate OSs

Real-time operating systems for baseband operations

RTOS market position

Leading RTOS developers

ENEA’s OSE

Overview

Product

Outlook

Mentor Graphics Nucleus RTOS

Overview

Product

Outlook

Mobile OS market and segmentation

Proprietary OS

Open architecture OS

Open source OS

Leading open architecture OS vendors

Symbian

Overview, OS development and support in the mobile market

OS development and support

Symbian roadmap

Symbian strategy in the mobile phone market

Microsoft

Overview, OS development and support in the mobile market

Applications development

Microsoft roadmap

Microsoft strategy in the mobile phone market

Linux in the mobile market

Linux market overview

The business case for mobile Linux

The reality of mobile Linux

Standardisation initiatives for mobile Linux

LiMo Foundation

LiPS Forum

GMAE Initiative

OHA

Commercial Linux segmentation

Montavista

Overview

Product

Outlook

Wind River

Overview

Product

Outlook

Access Linux Platform

Overview

Product

Outlook

Trolltech

Overview

Product

Outlook

Android

Overview

Product

Outlook

CHAPTER 3

USER INTERFACES (UIs), On-Device-Portals (ODPs), BROWSERS AND Mobile Device Management (MDM)

The user interface (UI) and On-Device-Portal (ODP)

Device customisation, personalisation and the role of UI

Ease of use, applications and service discovery

Dynamic UIs and Active Idle Screens

Profile of the leading players of UI and Home Screen designers

Browser technologies

Market analysis of the microbrowser market

Profile of the leading vendors

The microbrowser market and challenges

Challenges facing browser developers

Non-Java application platforms - competing or complementary technologies?

Qualcomm’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW)

BREW technology and roadmap

In-Fusio: ExEn engine

Nokia S60

UIQ

Different types of OTA mobile device management

Firmware/software management over the air (FOTA)

Configuration and settings management

Diagnostics management

Other Mobile Device management applications

Interoperability and standardisation initiatives

What OTA MDM means to operators and device vendors

Profile of the leading vendors

CHAPTER 4

WIRELESS JAVA TECHNOLOGY

The Java platform

Java Platform, Micro Edition

Connected Limited Devices Configuration (CLDC)

Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)

Connected Device Configuration (CDC)

Optional Java ME extensions

IMS Services API

SIP API for Java ME

Mobile Media API and Advanced Multimedia Supplements

DRM API for Java ME

Network Mobility and Mobile Data

DoCoMo Java (DoJa).

DoJa technology specification

DoJa versus MIDP

Java i-mode outside Japan

Java acceleration and processing

Impact of Java on processing

Java Instruction Set Accelerators

ARM: Jazelle.

Java support by silicon vendors

Texas Instruments

Reference designs and wireless modules

Implementing Java in the handset

Overview of compilation methods

Just in time

Ahead-of-time

Dynamic adaptive compilation

Multi-tasking in the mobile Java environments

Java implementation, market development

In-house versus outsourcing

Sun Microsystems: CLDC HotSpot Implementation

Aplix: JBlend

Esmertec: Jbed

Tao Group: Intent

Java implementation

CHAPTER 5

MAPOS HANDSET MARKETS

Introduction to the mobile handset market

Mobile handset market review

Handset market forecasts

Vendor market share

Links with OS and application platforms providers

MAPOS handset market

Java handsets

Market drivers

Java handset forecasts

DoJa handsets

Market drivers

DoJa handset forecasts

BREW handsets

Market drivers

BREW handset forecasts

Adobe Flash Lite handsets

Market drivers

Adobe Flash Lite handset forecasts

Other third party application platforms

Motorola’s Ajar

Openwave MIDAS

Infusio’s Ex-En & EGE

Mophun

OS handsets market

Market segmentation of OSs

The evolution of the mobile OS industry

Market forecasts by OS type

Open OS forecasts by region.

Major vendor strategies

Nokia

Motorola

Samsung

LG Electronics

Sony Ericsson

Kyocera

NEC

Research In Motion (RIM)

High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC)

Palm Inc

Apple

CHAPTER 6

MOBILE APPLICATIONS MARKET

Mobile data and services

Mobile traffic

Mobile data revenue by application

MAPOS application analysis

Definitions

Growth trends

BREW versus Java - competitive analysis

Other application platforms

Key applications

Games

Images

Music

Infotainment

Person-to-person (P2P) messaging

Browsing

M-commerce

Mobile office / enterprise applications

Location based services

Wireless application forecasts

Java application forecasts

Java users

Java application data traffic

Java application revenues

BREW application forecasts

BREW users

BREW application data traffic

BREW application revenues

CHAPTER 7

MOBILE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN

The evolving value chain

Market fragmentation

Knock-on effects of market segmentation

The current situation of the mobile market

Write once; run anywhere - concept or reality?

Interoperability issues and standardisation

Java Technology for Wireless Industry (JTWI) JSR185

The Java Mobile Service Architecture Initiative (MSA)

Specification for Mobile Service Architecture for CLDC and CDC configurations

The Korean Wireless Internet Standardisation Forum and the WIPI initiative

Open Mobile Terminal Platform Forum (OMTP)

The Mobile Web Initiative of W3C

Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)

Open Mobile Architecture

Open Mobile Interoperability Working Group (OMA IOP)

Application development and design

User experience and performance

Application portability limitations

Application design

The development process

Content testing and qualification process

Unified Testing Initiative: Java Verified

Mobile Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Overview

DRM standardisation

DRM and the Open Mobile Alliance

DRM and Java applications

DRM and content providers

DRM and network operators

Europe

North America and Asia Pacific

Application distribution

Developer initiatives

Broker services

Publishers

Case study: Tira Wireless

Case study: Mobile Distillery