• 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 [email protected]
Program Manager + 358 400 867784
Mikko Herajärvi [email protected]
Program Coordinator + 358 40 8464 108
Janne Ylitalo [email protected]
Project Manager + 358 400 999 523
Minna Åman – Toivio [email protected]
Information Society City of Oulu + 358 50 5364 705
Seppo Pörhö [email protected]
Education + 358 50 5570 878
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