Sprint’s next-gen mobile Java platform with OSGi, CDC and eRCP
Quoted from today’s Sprint ADP email:
Sprint recently released a developer edition of the Next Generation Mobile Java Platform, “Titan”, for PDA devices running Windows Mobile 6.0. “Titan” is based on a robust CDC Java Virtual Machine and the Open Source Gateway Initiative (OSGi) mobile stack. Fully capable of running enterprise-level applications as well as legacy CLDC/MIDP apps, it also supports rich GUI development using eRCP.
Sprint has the best developer program among all US carriers. Its customized Wireless Toolkit (with Sun) is one of the best Java ME emulators. And Sprint seems to have to good control over handset manufacturers to deliver advanced handsets with consistent user experience. This new Titan platform proves again that Sprint is very serious about its mobile platform vision. It works with many other companies like IBM, Nokia, ProSyst on this next generation Mobile Java platform.
Mobile Java’s landscape has changed. We have seen Google Android, Nokia (MIDP/eRCP) and now Sprint Titan (OSGi, CDC, eRCP). JCP is not the only force that determines Mobile Java’s future. Don’t you think MIDP3 is too little and too late?
I wish Sprint will provide Titan on more handsets soon. Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition only is apparently not attractive enough.
More links:
Sprint Titan
A quick comparison of MIDP3 and OSGi
Sprint Nextel goes live with Mobile OSGi!
Developing Titan Applications - Tools
