Red Bend's Mobile Software Management Included in China Mobile's OPhone

Red Bend Software reportedly announced that Borqs, an open source mobile application software provider and integrator, has included its Mobile Software Management, or “MSM,” software in the HTC (News - Alert) A6188 mobile phone.

 

The new phone features the OPhone OS or Open Mobile Phone Operating System that was developed by Borqs for China Mobile.

 

Borqs provides complete solutions to the value chain of mobile communications from network operators to handset manufacturers. The company’s core products include mobile operating systems for smartphone platforms and mobile Internet services platforms.

 

Red Bend said that Borqs selected its vRapid Mobile software for firmware over-the-air updating and vDirect Mobile software for device management for using in its Google Android-based software platform.

 

China Mobile (News - Alert) plans to add more devices operating on the OPhone OS enabled with Red Bend’s MSM software. China Mobile will include Lenovo ET70 and Dell Mini 3i smartphones also this year, said company officials.

 

Yoram Salinger, CEO of Red Bend Software (News - Alert) said that through the partnership with Borqs, Red Bend has gained significant expertise in managing Android devices, which plays into new success with the recent selection by securing six new contracts for upcoming Android (News - Alert) projects.

 

“Red Bend’s MSM solutions enable our customers to sell new software and services to more mobile consumers, achieve faster time to market of new devices and applications and improve the mobile user experience with feature enhancements over the air,” said Salinger.

 

The vRapid Mobile and vDirect Mobile solutions are preferred by device manufacturers, operators and platform providers in the mobile, WiMAX (News - Alert) and machine-to-machine markets. The vRapid Mobile FOTA reduces support costs significantly by remotely updating firmware and adding new functionality.

 

Red Bend said that vDirect Mobile is capable of allowing operators to provide, configure, support and update mobile devices over the air. It also helps create DM client applications enabling manufacturers to reduce time and resources required in implementing device management.