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 8 full members: AT&T, Hutchison 3G, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telenor, T-Mobile and Vodafone. OMTP also has the support of
4 sponsors: Ericsson, Nokia, Nuance and SanDisk. There are a total of 35 participants from all parts of the industry; including Application software, hardware and the OS space. OMTP is operator driven, but it is scoped to serve the industry as a whole.
The OMTP BONDI initiative is addressing the problem that an application written for one phone must be rewritten again and again if it is to work on all phones. This is the mobile platform fragmentation problem. The cost to the mobile industry of this inefficiency is huge. It slows down time to market, limits market size and increases customer confusion; hence impedes uptake of services.
OMTP seeks to remedy this problem by helping to address the way in which the existing web 2.0 environment is moved onto mobile devices. Mobile devices offer new capabilities to web service developers which make them very desirable, but present new security issues. OMTP is defining the key interfaces that enable the mobile web platform to access sensitive functions on the mobile device. OMTP is defining appropriate security that will enable new services and create user trust.
By delivering high level requirements, draft specifications and a reference implementation, which will cement those requirements in a solid foundation, OMTP is seeking to provide a consistent, highly desirable, secure interface from web applications to billions of devices in the future.
Why BONDI? Because like the Australian beach, OMTP wants mobile customers to have the greatest surfing experience whilst making the experience as safe as possible. “It’s safe to surf”
Latest News
Leading Mobile Operators Collaborate to Enable Rich Mobile Web Services
01 July 2008 - A leading group of mobile operators today unveiled a new initiative to create a blueprint and roadmap for opening up mobile functionality to encourage the development of exciting mobile applications without compromising customer security. The new initiative will be known as BONDI. Read more >>
Mobile Industry Organisations Work Together To Secure Next Generation Handsets
25 June 2008 - OMTP, and the NGMN Alliance today (25th June 2008) announced plans to work together to enhance the industry’s awareness of device and network security in next generation mobile networks. Read more >>
Home Secretary welcomes mobile phone industry’s ongoing commitment to handset security
22 May 2008 - New security recommendations from OMTP raise the bar for
mobile phone security
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OMTP Defines Requirements for Safer Mobile Transactions
22 May 2008 - Industry Initiative Offers ‘Security Recommendations’ to Future Proof Mobile Devices Read more >>