Synchronica adopts FUMO standard
Synchronica has announced its support for the recently ratified Firmware Update Management Object (FUMO) version 1.0 standard. Pioneered by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), FUMO allows mobile devices to be updated over-the-air using the industry-standard protocol OMA DM.
Operators around the globe have traditionally been reluctant to introduce proprietary technology for over-the-air updates, largely due to being locked into a relationship with a specific supplier. The OMA has addressed this by creating an industry standard (OMA DM / FUMO), which allows updates to be installed over-the-air using a device-independent and cross-platform protocol. OMA has been conducting an interoperability-testing programme for device manufacturers and server vendors ensuring an interoperable update solution for the billions of mobile devices on the market. To date, the OMA has over 300 members including all major device manufacturers and software vendors of the mobile industry.
Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Synchronica explains, “Although OTA firmware update using the industry standard OMA DM has been on the market for around two years, it has now reached a broad acceptance in the industry and is supported by all major device manufacturers. We have reached a stage where operators and manufacturers can offer it as a standard service to customers reducing support costs and improving customer satisfaction. Instead of directing subscribers to a service shop or asking them to send-in their devices for a software-update, operators and manufacturers can now send common updates, or security patches over-the-air.“
“Driven by the need for an interoperable update solution for the billions of mobile devices in the market, OMA has released FUMO as a Candidate Enabler Release that will ultimately meet consumer demand for increased quality and capability in the handsets they already use," says Jari Alvinen, Chairman of the Board, OMA. "As FUMO moves into the OMA’s interoperability testing program and subsequently becomes an Approved Enabler Release, the potential global impact is highly significant across the mobile value chain. Ever widening consumer demand for rich mobile content and services necessitates mobile devices that support increasingly sophisticated technologies. The need to administer and manage these devices makes FUMO a required capability for operators around the globe."
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