Open Service Access: Advantages and opportunities in service provisioning on 3G Mobile Networks

This White Paper assesses the non-functional aspects of Parlay/OSA technology. Parlay and OSA define a new approach to service provisioning that will enable the open services market. This White Paper provides an overview of non-functional aspects related to Parlay/OSA products and gives input to requirements that have to be fulfilled before deploying this technology in live networks. The White Paper is based on results from the work done in EURESCOM project P1110: "Open Service Architecture: advantages and opportunities in service provisioning on 3G Mobile Networks".