OctopusOctopus

Open innovation, development and

testing environment for mobile

applications

• Rapid development and testing of mobile applications is enabled through implementing freely accessible development & testing platform.

• Environment gives excellent opportunity to innovate, develop and test mobile applications and services using existing state - of - the - art enablers like in the first phase messaging, SMS, Browsing and MMS.

Octopus Environment

Octopus Development and Test Network, Phasing

06/02 12/02 --/03

Phase 1"Messaging +

Mobile Internet “

Phase 2“Content delivery + Mobile Commerce”

SMS

Browsing,e-mail, etc.

Mobile Payment

Streaming

MultimediaMessaging

Phase 3

Content Delivery(Java, DRM)

Octopus Environment Mission and Contributors

Initiative creates opportunities to rapidly

• renew education

• enable business creation within mobility services amongst first adopters

• jobs within ICT technology development and utilizer companies.

Key partners and contributors:

City of Oulu, Nokia, Oulu Telephone Company/ Finnet Companies, Oulu Region Centre of Expertise, University of Oulu, VTT, Oulu Polytechnic and Mobile Forum

Octopus program is coordinated by

Mobile Forum.

Octopus Environment

• Facilitates

• fastened time-to-market

• excellent opportunity to discover unique revenue sharing models before actual release

• Connects

• mobile application service developers

• industry

• students

• 3rd party application and service developers

• Stimulates

• development of mobile application

• service testing methods for achieving increased Quality of Service (QoS).

3rd party application and service developers, domain experts, users of applications

3rd party application and service developers, domain experts, users of applications

Octopus - programsOctopus - programs

Educational instancesEducational instances

Core ActorsCore Actors

Creation of open development platformCreation of environment and infra

for development and testing environmentof mobile applications

Creation of open development platformCreation of environment and infra

for development and testing environmentof mobile applications

Future mobile application and service developersParticipation into Octopus-environment

in the form of projects, mobile application and service creation pilots, education and final exams

Future mobile application and service developersParticipation into Octopus-environment

in the form of projects, mobile application and service creation pilots, education and final exams

Participation into open development platformEnabling participation into mobile service

creation and developmentthrough an applicable program

Participation into open development platformEnabling participation into mobile service

creation and developmentthrough an applicable program

Mobile service and application developers. As a goal to develop supporting mobile applications and services and

create new or growing business

Mobile service and application developers. As a goal to develop supporting mobile applications and services and

create new or growing business

Octopus - Open Developer Community Approach

Innovation ProgramInnovation Program

Development Partner ProgramDevelopment Partner Program

Testing Partner ProgramTesting Partner Program

Principal Partner Program(by invitation only)

Principal Partner Program(by invitation only)

Octopus Steering BoardOctopus Steering Board

Business

PGM

Business

PGM

Marketmakingprocess

Marketmakingprocess

3rd party player

screening

Participation & Process Model

Contacts for Octopus Program

Jari Pirkola jari.pirkola@mobileforum.org

Program Manager + 358 400 867784

Mikko Herajärvi mikko.herajarvi@mobileforum.org

Program Coordinator + 358 40 8464 108

Janne Ylitalo janne.ylitalo@mobileforum.org

Project Manager + 358 400 999 523

Minna Åman – Toivio minna.aman-toivio@ouka.fi

Information Society City of Oulu + 358 50 5364 705

Seppo Pörhö seppo.porho@oamk.fi

Education + 358 50 5570 878