14 Facts About OMTP

OMTP had the support of two sponsors, Ericsson and Nokia.

OMTP recommendations have hugely helped to standardise mobile operator terminal requirements, and its work has gone towards helping to defragment and deoptionalise operators' recommendations.

OMTP's focus was on gathering and driving mobile terminal requirements, and publishing their findings in their Recommendations.

OMTP was technology neutral, with its recommendations intended for deployment across the range of technology platforms, operating systems and middleware layers.

OMTP is perhaps best known for its work in the field of mobile security, but its work encompassed the full range of mobile device capabilities.

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OMTP published recommendations in 2007 and early 2008 on areas such as Positioning Enablers, Advanced Device Management, IMS and Mobile VoIP.

OMTP published requirements document addressing support for advanced SIM cards.

OMTP has made significant progress in getting support for the use of micro-USB as a standard connector for data and power.

In 2008, OMTP launched a new initiative called BONDI ; the initiative defined new interfaces and a security framework to enable the access to mobile phone functionalities from browser and widget engine in a secure way.

In February 2009, OMTP expanded its Local Connectivity specification to describe requirements for a common charger and common connector to enable sharing the same battery charger through different phones.

The OMTP Common Charging and Local Data Connectivity was adopted by GSM Association in the Universal Charging System initiative.

In June 2010, the OMTP transitioned itself into the new Wholesale Applications Community.

All OMTP activities ceased at that time and were either taken over within the WAC organisation or other standards or industry associations.

In turn, in July 2012 WAC itself was closed, with the OMTP standards being transferred to GSMA, and other assets and personnel transferring to Apigee.