Recommendation Paper

Today the mobile industry faces a fragmented and sometimes absent approach to test automation. This effectively limits the number of terminals, services and applications that can be launched. It increases the amount of manual testing that needs to be done before terminals, services and applications are in service, with the cost and resource implications. The situation is not likely to change as the number of terminals, variations and the pace of development is constantly increasing.

Having a common set of APIs implemented across different execution environments- that enable automated testing but with controlled and secure access - would greatly reduce manual testing efforts for both manufacturers and operators.

The OMTP Mobile Terminal Testing project has delivered a set of functional Terminal requirements, interfaces and recommendations that are essential for mobile Terminal (Applications and Services) end-to-end test automation using a wired link.