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SCOTA is a term belonging to a market category called MSM (Mobile Software Management).
SCOTA is a relatively new approach to Mobile Software Management that modularizes the entire software stack of a mobile device, in order to deliver customized features over-the-air across the device lifecycle. It allows deployment of discrete software components, either updated or new, to the embedded firmware of a mobile device. The key technology enabler for MSM is SCOTA - an evolution of FOTA.
This approach can be considered an evolution to the previously established update approach named FOTA, with the core difference being that instead of treating the entire firmware as a single monolithic entity, SCOTA treats the firmware as a set of individual components, so that modifications can be made at a component level.
SCOTA enables manufacturers and operators to manage individual software components over-the-air. It differs from standard application/content delivery, such as ring tones or Java ME applications, in that it enables the modification of the handset’s built-in, embedded software.
SCOTA is a relatively new approach to Mobile Software Management that modularizes the entire software stack of a mobile device, in order to deliver customized features over-the-air across the device lifecycle. It allows deployment of discrete software components, either updated or new, to the embedded firmware of a mobile device. The key technology enabler for MSM is SCOTA - an evolution of FOTA.
This approach can be considered an evolution to the previously established update approach named FOTA, with the core difference being that instead of treating the entire firmware as a single monolithic entity, SCOTA treats the firmware as a set of individual components, so that modifications can be made at a component level.
SCOTA enables manufacturers and operators to manage individual software components over-the-air. It differs from standard application/content delivery, such as ring tones or Java ME applications, in that it enables the modification of the handset’s built-in, embedded software.