Founded in June 2004 by a group of eight mobile operators, the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) was set up with the aim of simplifying the customer experience of mobile data services and improving mobile device security.
OMTP is an operator-sponsored forum that serves the needs of each and every link in the mobile phone value chain by gathering and driving mobile terminal requirements. There are currently eight full members: AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, KT, Orange, Smart Communications, Telecom Italia, Telefónica and Vodafone. OMTP also has the support of two sponsors: Ericsson and Nokia. There are a total of 37 participants from all parts of the industry. The complete mobile value chain is represented and as well as operators includes handset manufacturers, chip makers and software and OS developers.
The web offers the clearest route to providing a cross platform application environment for mobile devices. BONDI is a standard web application platform which pulls together existing web standards with a clear set of new APIs and a security framework. BONDI is the key enabler to allow an end to end ecosystem in which developers can create a single application using their existing web development experience which can be downloaded to a wide variety of devices and platforms.
2010 will be the year in which BONDI devices reach the retail stores and users start to benefit from an increasing number of web applications, offering great functionality and user experience matching that of existing native applications. In less than two years, BONDI has emerged as the application runtime for mobile devices. BONDI is supported by key operators and vendors around the world. It provides the opportunity for a real cross platform environment for the deployment of web based applications. Developers will benefit from attractive features and consistent terminal implementations, truly driving the development of web applications.