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Surge in Mobile Computing Applications|
- By CXOtoday Staff, Oct 04, 2007 1909 hrs IST
- Tags : Surge in Mobile Computing Applications
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To address the rise in consumer demand for access to the Internet and advanced applications on larger display mobile devices, ARM and 6 companies are jointly developing a Linux-based open-source platform for next-generation mobile applications. The collaboration, announced at the fourth annual ARM Developers' Conference being held this week in Santa Clara, California, builds on the ARM architecture and its rich ecosystem of partners to deliver a standards-base platform based on Linux. This group of companies is working to accelerate the enablement of truly always on, Connected Mobile Computing (CMC) devices.
The new platform will be released into the open source community. It'd be adopted by ARM's large ecosystem of software and silicon vendors, including Marvell, MontaVista, Movial, Mozilla, Samsung, and Texas Instruments.
This effort between ARM and its partners focuses on the development of an open-source platform based on Linux, Gnome Mobile, and Mozilla Firefox that runs on ARM Partners' Systems on Chip (SoCs). The collaboration strengthens ARM's OS and browser ecosystem, while leveraging the ability of ARM partners to quickly bring products and technologies with compelling graphics, video, multimedia, and Internet capabilities to consumers.
Time-to-market is critical, competition fierce, and consumers' expectation for an always-on Internet experience on mobile devices is increasing. This group claims to address the technology challenges and time-to-market requirements that are essential in the development of differentiated Connected Mobile Computing (CMC) devices including but not limited to battery life, software integration, and Web browsing capabilities.
Jim McGregor, research director of Enabling Technologies Group, In-Stat, opines that the market for ultra mobile devices is expected to grow at over a 20% percent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) through the next decade driven by new communications standards, content rich data provided over the Internet, new usage models, and new business models. A critical component of success in this market will be building on industry standards that promote innovation in silicon, systems, and most importantly, software solutions. Through open standards and growing industry support, Linux provides a possibility for such innovation.
ARM will demonstrate multiple partners' reference boards running the Linux Mobile Computing Platform in the Mobile Computing Pavilion at the ARM Developers' Conference. ARM and its partners plan to release a full platform in early 2008 and bring devices to the market in early 2009. The platform is subject to open-source licensing terms, and the collaboration is expected to deliver additional projects over time.
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