Overview | Special Interest Group | Specifications | Testing | Meetings

Overview

The OMH initiative is a global effort being led by the CDG to enable full-featured CDMA devices that can be used in any OMH-compliant operator network. This is accomplished by moving all network and subscription provisioning from the device to the Removable User Identity Module (R-UIM) and ensuring consistent behavior between OMH-compliant devices and networks. The result is an open market that creates access to a wider variety of CDMA devices for consumers, greater economies of scale for manufacturers, and more flexibility and efficiency for CDMA operators to expand their voice and data services.

Benefits

• Operators - Reduces device ownership costs and expands higher-tier segments, resulting in higher ARPU
• OEMs - Allows devices to be sold across multiple operators, reduces time-to-market, and uplifts device product mix
• Distribution - Supports complementary distribution channels and optimizes CDMA device Supply Chain Management
• Subscribers - Makes available a greater variety of CDMA higher-tier devices and increases customer touch-points

Contacts

• For more information, contact: OMHinfo@cdg.org

Latest News

• Webcast: Open Market Handsets (OMH) for CDMA2000: Setting the Standard for Device Availability and Affordability, September 17, 2008
• New Industry Initiative “Opens” Door To More Handsets At Lower Prices
• CDMA Open Market Handset Trials Reach Successful Conclusion In Indonesia
• CDMA Open Market Handset Trials Reach Successful Conclusion In India

• Video: Click here to view the OMH Initiative Proof Of Concept Trials video

Special Interest Group (SIG)

The OMH Special Interest Group (SIG) was formed in January of 2008 to lead the OMH initiative. The SIG provides a venue for stakeholders such as operators, device manufacturers, R-UIM vendors, and distributors to ensure that market needs are being fully addressed and facilitate commercialization and worldwide expansion of the initiative.

SIG events have met with overwhelming interest from device manufacturers, including participation from the following:

Axesstel Haier Hisense HTC Huawei Technologies

Kyocera Corporation LG Electronics Motorola Nexian Nokia

Rose Telecom Samsung SanexTel Spice Limited

Sungil TechFaith UTStarcom ZTE Corporation

To align with the initial launch markets for OMH, SIG events to date have been held in India and Indonesia. These events have included participation from the following operators:

Bakrie Telecom Citycell

Indosat Mobile-8 Telecom

Telkom Indonesia Reliance Communications

Tata Teleservices Virgin Mobile

As OMH achieves commercial success in these initial markets, the focus of the SIG will shift from commercialization to rapid expansion of OMH across additional CDMA markets worldwide.

Specifications

OMH specifications ensure harmonized interaction between networks, devices, and R-UIMs in order to provide consumers with full-featured OMH devices that work in any OMH network with consistent feature support and behavior. Because these specifications are interrelated, they are bundled and released as “enabler packages.”

Released

• OMH Enabler Package v2.0
• Contents:
  • CDG 168: OMH Overview
  • CDG 166: OMH R-UIM Specification
  • CDG 167: OMH Device & Network Specification
  • CDG 169: OMH PRI
  • CDG 170: OMH Use Cases
  • CDG 173: OMH Minimum Network Test Plan
  • CDG 174: OMH Minimum Network Test Resul
• Used as the baseline for commercialization

Testing

Devices
OMH devices must be certified by the CDMA Certification Forum (CCF). CCF certification helps ensure consistent interoperability and performance of CDMA devices. For OMH devices, this certification includes test cases to ensure compliance with CDG 166 and CDG 167 specifications.

The following quick start guide provides information on certifying OMH devices through the CCF:

• Quick Start Guide To OMH Device Certification

For more information, contact Info@GlobalCCF.org or visit www.GlobalCCF.org.

Networks
Operators must validate network support for OMH by executing CDG 173 (OMH Minimum Network Test Plan) and submitting results using CDG 174 (OMH Minimum Network Test Results). These documents are included in the OMH Enabler Package available for download under Specifications.

For more information, contact OMHinfo@cdg.org.

R-UIMs
Responding to the need for industry testing of R-UIMs, the CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) initiated a sub-working group in March 2008 to develop R-UIM certification. The CDG OMH team works closely with this sub-working group to incorporate test cases that will ensure compliance with CDG 166. R-UIM certification availability is anticipated to be in the early 2009 timeframe.

For more information, contact Info@GlobalCCF.org.

Meetings

The OMH Special Interest Group meets periodically to discuss business and technical issues associated with launching, commercializing, and expanding the OMH initiative. All interested CDMA operators and vendors are encouraged to participate.

Previous Meetings

Date	Location	Supporting Documents
07/15/08	Grand Hyatt, Jakarta, Indonesia	Agenda Attendees OMH Certification - CCF OMH - Eastcompeace OMH - Gemalto From PoC to Launch: More Success OMH Specifications Meeting Photos
04/18/08	Mumbai, India	Agenda Attendees CCF OMH Moving the OMH Initiative Forward Proof of Concept: First Success, Qualcomm OMH – PoC Tata’s participation and contribution Eastcompeace OMH Presentation Oberthur Technologies, OMH QCT OMH Meeting Photos
02/26/08 - 02/27/08	Jakarta, Indonesia	Agenda Attendees OMH Overview OMH Proof of Concept - Updates & Plans Open Market Handset Concept Introduction Open Market Handset Specs Meeting Photos
01/29/08	Mumbai, India	Open Market Handset Concept Introduction Open Market Handsets for CDMA OMH Proof of Concept - Update & Plans Qualcomm Support for Open Market Handsets Open Market Handsets: Tata Indicom