LAS VEGAS—Red Bend will be providing handset manufacturers with a pre-tested and optimized solution for rapid firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating on entry-level mobile devices using LoCosto technology from Texas Instruments (TI). This will help handset makers produce cost-efficient, entry-level handsets that are capable of receiving continuous software improvements over-the-air.

“The ability to keep mobile software up to date with the latest enhancements has become an important feature for all mobile devices, and entry-level handsets powered by TI’s LoCosto platform are no exception,” said Markus Tremmel, TI’s worldwide wireless ecosystem manager.

TI’s LoCosto platform provides single-chip solutions and combines the radio and all the baseband processing into a single integrated solution, reducing component count, board space, power consumption and system cost.

In related news, Motive, provider of service management software, and Red Bend Software, established interoperability between their solutions, giving operators end-to-end visibility and control over the entire mobile service delivery chain – from the consumer device to the backoffice and network core.

Motive has verified interoperability between its Mobile Service Management solution and Red Bend’s vCurrent Mobile and vDirect Mobile client software, establishing a standards-based reference design for the activation, provisioning, configuration and ongoing management of revenue-generating services. Interoperability was achieved using standards from the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), including Device Management (DM) 1.2 and the Firmware Update Management Object (FUMO) 1.0 enabler.