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Building a Complete Mobile Device System Stack
A Linux application platform for mobile devices, Android provides a framework
and Application Program Interfaces (APIs) to enable third-party developers to
create applications based on a 'unified application standard.' While Android's
impending official release of the source code is a great stimulant for popular
adoption of Linux and a good platform that enables application interoperability
among various mobile devices, it is not an off-the-shelf complete software
stack.
A complete system solution for mobile devices consists of numerous software
components, including: device drivers, Linux kernel, system utilities, mobile
middleware (such as security, device management, provisioning, etc.), and an application
framework (such as Android) that supports JAVA services, browser, and
miscellaneous applications for the end device.
"Despite the open-source nature of the Android framework, developing a
complete mobile system solution with customized, differentiated features
continues to present major technical challenges requiring considerable time,
effort, and resources -- a barrier and reach beyond the scope of many handset
vendors," continues Alker. "Our mission is to remove the complexity
for handset vendors and mobile operators to enable them to accelerate their
device time-to-market, ensure high quality while reducing total development and
device costs. The experience we have gained in putting together this demo will
enable us to trim a device's time-to-market by at least half!"
"The wireless industry is preparing itself for the growth in the use of
Linux as the operating system for smartphones," said Bill Hughes,
Principal Analyst with In-Stat. "Some industry participants are seeking to
offer mobile Linux platforms that are only partially 'open,' with key
interfaces being kept proprietary. In contrast, a la Mobile is pursuing mobile solutions that are
open and support third-party application developers and network partners to
provide solutions that apply across multiple platforms. A la Mobile's demonstration of the Android
framework on an actual smart device is a concrete example of this vision put
into practice. Such efforts support the growth predictions In-Stat has made
about the smartphone industry as a whole and the mobile Linux platform in
particular."
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