VAS Porting
With the polarization of mobile OSs and the growing uptake of new mobile
platforms such as Android (over and above other popular platforms like S60, OS X
and Win Mobile), service providers and ISVs face the unique challenge of making
mobile applications available for this increasingly fragmented market. According
to a 2008 report from RESEARCH AND MARKETS, global unit shipments of handsets
are expected to cross 1.59 billion by 2011.
This challenge has forced application vendors (including service providers)
to expend time and resources on porting and testing their applications
platforms, rather than focus on improving their core technology.
To address this issue, Aricent has developed a comprehensive porting solution
as part of the VAS
EXPress line of services. Our VAS Porting service is backed by years of
proven domain expertise in wireless VAS, and extensive experience in
development, testing and sustenance of mobile applications on various hardware
and software platforms. It is a process-driven porting model for mobile
applications, targeted at handsets being launched by operators globally.
The VAS EXPress Porting model comprises activities such as –
- Requirement Analysis – where we engage with the end
customer, and study baseline porting requirements
- Porting – execute in alignment with the customer
objectives, using the uniquely designed porting processes
- Branding and Localization – to cover various operators and
geographies
- Testing – over various stages such as Alpha, Beta and Gold
- Pre-certification Testing – to minimize risks before the
launch
- Certification Testing – where we interface and test in
compliance with the relevant certification bodies
- Product Release – to the end customer
VAS EXPress Porting Services
Aricent’s porting capabilities ensure that you spend minimum incremental time
on migrating, testing and certifying mobile applications across multiple
platforms and devices. This, in turn, allows you to focus on the underlying
application functionality.
Aricent’s VAS Porting service supports all the key platforms, including –
- Windows Mobile
- Symbian
- Java J2ME
- Android
- Brew / uIOne
- Embedded Linux
Key Benefits
- Proven performance – Industrialization of porting activity
has resulted in operational cost savings of around 15-20% in the first year
and 35-40% by the third year
- Proven expertise – Aricent’s in-depth experience of
working with various service providers and ISVs has resulted in strong
validation of the industrialization methodology.
Additionally, years of experience in developing mobile
applications on various hardware and software platforms across the globe
makes Aricent your ideal partner for all porting needs
- Strong ecosystem – Built over a multitude of engagements,
our strategic ecosystem (ISVs, SIs etc.) partnerships can be leveraged for
reducing time to market
- Rich domain knowledge – Aricent enjoys
comprehensive domain knowledge encompassing the complete spectrum of
wireless communications technologies