Firmware Management Industry Briefing: Using Wireless Informatics to solidify the business case

4th April 2007

Firmware is the term used to describe the entirety of embedded handset software. This comprises the OS, middleware and application layer. This firmware can be updated by the inclusion of a firmware update agent that resides within the bootloader, i.e. the software component that runs when the phone is switched on. Recently there has been much industry interest in a subset of Firmware Management - FOTA (Firmware delivered over-the-air).

As a technology, FOTA promises a number of tangible benefits to the end-user, the operator and the handset manufacturer. However, the reality is that a number of barriers –commercial, technical and social – still block the widespread adoption of the technology.

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