Personal Comms Roadmap Q3 2009 v2

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Copyright 2009 Symbian Foundation.

Personal Communications

Technology Domain Roadmap & Strategy

August 2009


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Personal Comms Contents

Domain OverviewStakeholder NeedsObjectivesHow are we doing?Domain Init iat ivesCurrent Specification

RoadmapOpen for Contributions

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Personal Comms - Overview

Definition:These are the application technologies directly related to voice andvideo based communications along with the cellular based services for the platform.

Key Drivers:Voice communication continues to be the primary feature of mobilephones and is the main revenue generator for operators. Videocommunications are an extension of this. Cellular services stillunderpin the majority of these communications, as well as being theprimary bearer for other data services.

Primary Stakeholders:Device manufacturersOperators wanting to extend functionalitySilicon Vendors offering cellular bearer technologiesDevelopers interested in realtime IP functionalities

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OS Layer CellularSrvTelephony Stack

MiddlewareIP App

Services

Multimedia sessionestablishment

PhoneServices

Technology agnosticcall control

Video

TelephonyIP multimedia

Phone Apps

Phone Application & Associated UIs

MultimediaSharing UIs

Real-Time MediaSharing

Application

PoC

Push-to-Talkover Cellular

IPTelephony

SIP based VoIP


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Personal Comms - Packages

Current Packages:Apps: Phone Apps; Video Telephony Apps; PoC; IP Telephony; Multimedia Sharing Uis

Middleware: Telephony & SIM Services; IP App Services;OS: Cellular Baseband Services

Upcoming Changes:

A new Modem Adaptation package is currently proposed

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Stakeholder NeedsDevice Manufacturers

Voice is the primary feature so must be simple & compellingApps are increasingly web oriented consuming data faster

Operators

Enabling all network standards increases operator support

Fixed line convergence reduces costs, increases adoption

Silicon Vendors

Comprehensive API set to develop againstAbstraction layer standardisation makes porting cheaper

Developers

A truly open platform supporting developers and enablingconnectivity solutions integrated with other device services

Hardware Interface

User Experience

Standards Compliance

Convergence

High Speed Data


High Speed Data

Convergence

Convergence

High Speed Data

Stakeholder Needs


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General ObjectivesThere are a number of general objectives common to the entire platform such SHAI,battery life and performance improvement.

User ExperienceUser experience is the key decision factor for end users and so improving user experience is vital to increase end adoption of the platform.

Standards ComplianceThe telephony standards bodies are continuously evolving their specifications and inorder for devices to penetrate as wide a spectrum of networks as possible, as completea set of these standards should be supported.

High Speed DataPacket data is the key revenue driver for the current wave of new mobile applications,

and high speed access to that data enables greater return on investment for allstakeholders in the Personal Communications domains.

Telephony ConvergenceConvergence of voice, multimedia, data and fixed-line services will bring a greater user experience for end users as well as enable applications to leverage and offer a wider breadth of services.

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This analysis pertains to the Personal Comms domain only.



Domain InitiativesUser ExperienceThe majority of competing platforms have a morecompelling phone experience for the user.

This is influenced by a number of factors:Maturity of the Touch UILong history of the non-touch phone apps

Initiatives:

Short term improvements to address some of the biggest problemsDirectUI total face-lift to the Phone application and its associated UI's

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Symbian has been predominantlydeployed on UMTS / GSM networks,and enjoys a high degree of compliance for these standards.

Most other platforms offer supportthe CDMA standard, although

sometimes at the expense of compliance in other areas.

Standards always evolve - it's vital tomaintain good compliance.

Initiatives:Support TD-SCDMA for 3G networks employed by CMCC with 493m subscribersSupport CDMAfor networks employed throughout the US & Korea

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Domain InitiativesHigh Speed Data

Symbian is currently the onlycomparable OS which a has7.2 / 5.7 Mbps HSD/UPA.

Tomorrows data technologies willrequire speeds of 100Mbps

Symbian^3 brings 'Freeway' settingSymbian in place to reach thesethroughputs

Initiatives: Develop solutions for LTE - the dominant next generation high speed data standard SMP optimisations using Freeway to enhance throughput in high speed data use-cases


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Domain InitiativesTelephony Convergence

Most competing platforms limit theability to deploy VoIP systems:

Lack of appropriate runtimesFailure to enable service integrationBlocking of after-market apps

Symbian can go further in the

integration of Multimedia, Data andVoice services along with presenceand location awareness.

Initiatives:

Provide advanced VoIP technologies: Voice Conferencing and Video Sharing All IP services will drive telephony convergence and flexible bearer mobility


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SpecificationCategory Feature Package

IP Telephony VoIP over SIP iptelephony

Telephony Touch UI Phone App phone

Multimode (2.5G / 3G / 3.5G) cellularsrv

SMS & EMS cellularsrv

SIM Application Toolkit phonesrv

Packet Data Mulitple, variable QoS PDP contexts cellularsrvGPRS - Classes A,B,C (R97/98) cellularsrv

HSDPA / HSUPA cellularsrv

HSCSD cellularsrv

Video Telephony Video Telephony Framework* videotelephony

Video Telephony Application videotelephony

Push to Talk OMA PoC Engine poc

Real Time Multimedia Sharing Camera View Sharing over SIP mmsharinguis

Video Clip Sharing over SIP mmsharinguis* Note this curre ntly excludes a complete Video Telephony stack,but negotiations are currently ongoing to agree a contribution

Specification



Detailed Roadmap Scoped ItemsDetailed Roadmap Scoped ItemsSymbian^3

Feature Target Objectives Contributor

Support for Screenplay UX Competitiveness Nokia

Enhanced QoS Support Standards Compliance Nokia

VoIP Conference Calling Telephony Convergence Nokia

VoIP Video Telephony Convergence Nokia

Touch UI Enhancements UX Competitiveness Nokia

Further feature variation additions Standards Compliance Nokia

SMP Safe Telephony Performance & Battery Life Nokia



Detailed Roadmap Scoped ItemsSymbian^4

Feature Target Objectives Contributor

Direct UI UX Competitiveness Nokia

Migration to TMS APIs Standards Compliance Nokia

Video Sharing in VoIP Telephony Convergence Nokia

Multiclient Access Standards Compliance Nokia

3GPP R7 Priority Compliance Standards Compliance Nokia

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Opportunities for contribution

Feature Target Objectives

LTE Performance Improvements High speed packet data

Supplementary LTE Services High speed packet data

TD-SCDMA Support Standards Compliance

CDMA Support Standards Compliance

Rich Communications Suite Telephony Convergence

Hardware Abstraction Improvements General Objectives

Opportunities for contribution

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