Terracotta Project

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Terracotta Project

• Standardization of Linux Phone

Danny Huang Head of Open Source Technology URD
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Telecoms Market Is Evolving

• IP telephony
• VoIP, Fixed-Mobile convergence, IMS, etc.
• Barrier between fixed and mobile telephony
  blurring
• WiFi VoIP phones, Home Zone, BT Fusion, etc.
• Applications formerly available only on mobiles
  migrating to fixed and converged devices
• Eg. SMS / Browser on fixed-line phone

Increasingly sophisticated telephony usage drives
demand for a Platform OS that simplifies
management of telecom terminals and associated
apps and services
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The Benefits of Linux as an OS Telephony Terminal

• Flexibility
• Choice of vendors
• Open, non-proprietary
• Availability of technical skills
• Attractive economics
• Reliability

Motorola Linux will be one of the things that
set us apart in helping us tailor our products
to the needs of phone companies
According to IDC, Mobile Linux CAGR gt 60,
highest of all mobile OSs
Growing operator manufacturer interest in Linux
as an open platform that can support evolving
market requirements
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LiPS Forum Mission
To promote market adoption of all types of Linux
telephony terminals by fostering standardization,
interoperability and market awareness
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LiPS Founded to PromoteMass-Market Linux
Telephony

• Make Linux Phones attractive to operators and
  consumers
• Interoperability Simplify the deployment and
  management of devices, applications and services
• Security Protect both of operator network and
  customer data
• Testing and certification
• Work with open source industry groups and
  companies
• Collaboration with industry groups working on
  complementary technical initiatives Faster boot
  time, memory requirements, etc.
• Reducing fragmentation
• Address business issues
• Articulation of an industry-wide vision for Linux
  telephony
• Ensuring that viable business models exit for all
  actors

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LiPS Standardisation Scope
Applications
Application SDK
Application Services
Application Mgmt.
Voice Calling
Etc.
Messaging
Presence
PIM
IDE
KEY
OS Services
TAPI
Etc.
SIP
MMS
WAP
OBEX
Primary focus
Drivers and Stacks
Linux Kernel
Address via lobbying collaboration
Silicon
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Open Source Implementation of LiPS
Telephone Everywhere
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Development Platform
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LiPS Process Example API Definition
Operator and/or Trade association
requirements for specific device profile
Inform Operator and/or Trade Association of new
standard
Selection and/or design of architecture
Lobby entities providingApplications
Environments S/W development tools to
incorporate standard
Appropriate APIs exist?
yes
no
Reference implementation test
certification process definition
Develop Open APIs
Approach author(s)
no
Openversions of APIs?
Incorporate to standard
yes
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Benefits to Telecom Industry

• Higher demand for products that support
  industry standards
• Best fit with operators requirements
• Lower costs for porting third-party software
• Shorter time-to-market
• Simplified interoperability testing

• Greater choice of compliant terminals
• Lower deployment / management costs thanks
  to standardisation
• Higher margins through faster, cheaper
  deployment of services
• More innovation on Linux devices

Operators
Device Manufacturers
LiPS Ecosystem
Software vendors
Silicon vendors

• Focus on functionality and innovation not
  maintenance and version support
• Better integration with operator networks
  and service platforms
• Demand for standards-based products

• Improved support for reference designs based
  on standards by all members of the value
  chain
• Demand for standards-based products

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Benefits to Open Source community

• Endorsement of Linux technologies for phones by
  telecom industry leaders
• Active participation in and contribution to open
  source community by telecom industry players
  united in their commitment to promote Linux
• Close communication with telecom industry leading
  to faster integration of new requirements such as
  3G services and fixed/mobile convergence

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What Makes LiPS Unique

• Operator-driven
• Aimed at mass-market Linux telephony terminals
• Spans fixed, mobile converged telecom terminals
• Focus on applications service development,
  deployment, management and provisioning
• A community that brings together all members of
  the ecosystem needed to address the issues
• A pragmatic approach to defining standards
  through incorporation of existing work wherever
  possible
• Low cost of participation

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Position Relative to Other Open Source Industry
Groups
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QA