Octopus
Open innovation,
development and
testing environment
for mobile
applications
Octopus Environment
•
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 Development and Test Network, Phasing
Phase 1
"Messaging +
Mobile Internet “
Browsing,
e-mail, etc.
Multimedia
Messaging
Phase 2
“Content delivery +
Mobile Commerce”
Phase 3
Content Delivery
(Java, DRM)
Mobile Payment
SMS
Streaming
06/02
12/02
--/03
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).
Octopus - Open Developer Community Approach
Core Actors
Creation of open development platform
Creation of environment and infra
for development and testing environment
of mobile applications
Educational instances
Octopus - programs
Future mobile application and service developers
Participation into Octopus-environment
in the form of projects, mobile application and
service creation pilots, education and final exams
Participation into open development platform
Enabling participation into mobile service
creation and development
through an applicable program
3rd party application and service developers,
domain experts, users of applications
Mobile service and application developers.
As a goal to develop supporting mobile applications and services and
create new or growing business
Participation & Process Model
Octopus Steering Board
B
u
s
i
n
e
s
s
PGM
Principal Partner Program
(by invitation only)
Testing Partner Program
Development Partner Program
Innovation Program
s
c
r
e
e
n
i
n
g
Market
making
process
3rd party player
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