1、Gordon GrahamForeword by Raul Quino,Futurewei Technologies Sponsored byIn partnership withA New Direction for the Mobile IndustryMaking the Case for More Open and Transparent Mobile Software September 2023A New Direction for the Mobile IndustryOpen source opportunity:Overture Maps Foundation(OMF)pro

2、vides open map datasets that include national and regional boundaries,buildings,places of interest,and detailed road networks.Market dominance by only two platforms slows progress,drives up costs,blocks new entrants,and stunts the growth of the mobile sector.Outside China,Google Play or Apples App S

3、tore serve 95%of all apps.Open source mobile software offers transparency,community,enhanced security,a faster time to market,and lower costs.OEMs making Android devices also face tying of the free Android Open Source Project(AOSP)with the proprietary Google Mobile Services(GMS).Open source opportun

4、ity:Open Mobile Hub(OMH)provides an open source alternative to GMS,including compatible API layers that allow existing Android apps to function without requiring new code.Open source opportunity:BharOS provides an alternative mobile operating system stack for device vendors in India.Open source oppo

5、rtunity:Mobile Native Foundation(MNF)supplies developers with the infrastructure for building large-scale mobile apps.Open source opportunity:The OpenJS Foundations NativeScript empowers developers with JavaScript for native APIs on iOS and Android.Regulators recognize the mobile market is not compe

6、titive.Since 2018,the European Union(E.U.)has issued more than$11 billion in fines against Google.99%of smartphones run either Android or iOS.Mobile app developers and original equipment manufacturers(OEMs)making Android devices face vendor lock-in,inflexible terms and conditions,and high costs.Copy