The Open Mobile API Test Specification v0.9 was developed by SIMalliance in response to industry demand for increased standardisation in the way that the Open Mobile API Specification is implemented globally. The Open Mobile API Specification, now at v2.04, enables mobile applications to access all types of SE in the handset and is widely used across the world; it is referenced in the GSMA’s NFC Handset APIs & Requirements document and is currently implemented in more than 100 models of Android (NFC) phones globally. The specification is freely available from the SIMalliance website.
The newly released test specification outlines mobile device compliance to the Open Mobile API Specification v2.04 and it defines test cases in order that conformance tests can be executed. The test specification will lead to a less fragmented approach to the way the Open Mobile API Specification is implemented in handsets and other connected devices.
Frédéric Vasnier, Chairman of SIMalliance, comments: “Considering the scale of usage of the Open Mobile API Specification and the fact that there are variances in the way the specification is currently implemented by individual MNOs and device manufacturers, the creation of the Open Mobile API Test Specification was a logical step for the SIMalliance to take. The release of this document for public consultation is a landmark in reducing the implementation fragmentation which is challenging the industry world-wide; we look forward to engaging with the stakeholders that this specification has been designed to support.
“Following the consultation process, SIMalliance will prepare an updated release of the Open Mobile API Test Specification, which will be launched alongside an Open Mobile API Test Application and will implement all the test cases. Timescales for this launch will be determined by the feedback we receive on the test specification, but this is a priority work item for SIMalliance and one that we look forward to bringing to the market as soon as possible.”
The Open Mobile API Test Specification v0.9 is available to download at: http://www.simalliance.org/en/resources/specifications/.Feedback on the test specification is invited according to the process outlined in the overview of the specification document.
