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HSC offers complete end-end services for mobile devices, from UI design to development to certification, deployment and porting. Some of our services include Device driver development, Base porting, Machine Automation, Porting factories, Codec and Multimedia framework development and customization, VoIP and Telephony Clients, and Feature and compliance testing of terminals.

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White Paper/Open Sources related to Mobile devices

MSRP stack for Android

Abstract: HSC is pleased to offer an android port of the msrp stack from java.net for the open source community.
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IMS UA for Google Android

Abstract: HSC is pleased to announce a free community port of an initial IMS UA to Google's Android Platform, updated for the latest SDK 1.0r1 as of Nov/17/2008. The ZIP file contains both the SIP stack and the IMS UA. This release does not include the RTP stack as it is already a part of the released Android source code at http://source.android.com/
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Making Agile Work on Offshore Development Abstract: HSC recently participated in the prestigious Project Management Leadership (PML) 2011 event where we presented our experiences in successfully applying Agile methodologies to large projects executed offshore from the customer site.The paper was selected as a runner up in the abovementioned event. Abstract: Other than understanding the organizational and cultural aspects related to application of Agile methods, modification and adaptation of Agile practices to suit the organization’s business context and existing systems and processes is imperative for making Agile work. Read more...
A unique project management model for end-end delivery Abstract: In the today’s market scenario of intense competition, the organizations face the challenges of low price and high quality. The traditional model of separate teams for delivery puts additional burden on these factors adding to additional pressure. The key to success is knowledge re-use wherever possible and spreading the roles and responsibilities across the different delivery phases. The intent of the paper is to highlight one such practice for handling these challenges. Read more...
Mobile application development: Tips and Guidelines Abstract: Programming for limited power/resource devices is a much bigger challenge than the desktop environment. This whitepaper is a general guideline for developers who are taking a leap of faith into the mobile development world, to help them get a head start in terms of selecting the right approach to develop a mobile application. Read more...
Porting Android to Embedded Platforms Abstract: Since the introduction of the open source Android platform for mobile phones by Google, there has been significant interest in the OEM community to also customize Android for other embedded platforms such as netbooks, set-top boxes, car dashboards and others. Read more...
An Extension to SDP for Media Loopback Abstract: The wide deployment of Voice over IP (VoIP), Real-time Text and Video over IP services has introduced new challenges in managing and maintaining voice/real-time Text/video quality, reliability, and overall performance. In particular, media delivery is an area that needs attention. Read more...

Case studies related to Mobile devices

Mobility extension to PBX System Abstract: The customer is a popular European PBX vendor. This project involved extending their available PBX functions to mobile phones (features like call hold, corporate dial list, call back, etc). HSC implemented the solution for windows mobile and symbian. Read more...
Outbound VoIP dialer for Social Networking company Abstract: This project involved implementing an iphone and android VoIP dialer that would allow a very popular social networking company to implement a VoIP SDK for their developer base. In android, the voip stack was integrated at NDK level for maximum performance. Read more...
Embedded Fixed Mobile Convergence client for Android Abstract: In this case study, HSC architected a completely embeddable voip call call control for the Android system, deeply integrated into Android's own Telephony architecture. This approach is significantly more powerful than implementing a voip stack in user space due to several reasons, including features, performance etc. Read more...
Mobile PACS viewer for healthcare company Abstract: The customer is a leading healthcare solutions provider in Asia. HSC was chartered with building a state of the art medical record and dicom image viewer for the iphone and ipad devices that would enable doctors and nurses to be fully equipped to have patient data at their fingertips. Read more...
Spam over Internet Telephony Abstract: A leading OEM approached HSC to help them design a next generation "Spam detector" for VoIP systems. With the increasing popularity of VoIP, spam in voice telephone is a major issue and simple white or black lists do not suffice. HSC designed and intelligent feedback based system that could tap into the power of the social network community and assign ratings to known and unknown calls dynamically, taking feedback from community ratings. Read more...
Call 2.0 client Abstract: HSC designed, architected and subsequently implemented an advanced Call 2.0 client for a leading ISV (which is a member company of one of the leading operators of the world). This work involved creating and enhanced call agent that was capable of marrying social networking, feeds and call data into one convenient platform for converged use. Read more...
Mobile field test tool Abstract: HSC created a field test tool solution for one of the leading OEMs in the testing domain. This particular solution was a network and RF analysis tool and involved using internal SDK apis for the phone platforms selected. Read more...
Video and Music on Demand client and server Abstract: HSC developed a complete Video and Music on Demand (VoD, MoD) application suite for a handset software vendor which is capable of streaming live shows, downloading Electronic Program Guide and initiate network based recording of favorite shows. The system was developed in a flexible way that allowed introduction of new services which could be provisioned Over The Air (OTA) onto handset devices. Read more...
Location Based Messaging solution Abstract: HSC developed a location based rich messaging client for a major tier 1 customer which allowed users to exchange messages intelligently based on context and location of each user. This solution was a powerful framework that allowed our customer to create new value added services on top to differentiate themselves from other competitors. Read more...
Enterprise Based Social Networking for mobile devices Abstract: HSC developed a complete enterprise social networking application for mobile users which was capable of integrating with corporate databases and offer secure social networking to enterprise employees. Functionality included photo sharing, IM/chat, address book based calling and more. Read more...
VoIP client development Abstract: HSC developed an instant messaging and VoIP client for an ISV for Windows Mobile. The client architecture was built in a way that new supplementary services could easily be added without disrupting the core engine. This client was deployed in IMS/3GPP networks successfully. Read more...
Multimedia Playlist Service Abstract: HSC developed a multimedia playlist sharing service for users which allowed easy sharing of music, videos and other multimedia objects. The unique sharing service was tied into operator policy control as well which allowed the operator to insert targeted advertisements, apply content filtering etc. Read more...
Identification service for Mobile customers Abstract: HSC developed a unique authentication service for one of the leading mobile transaction networks which allowed merchants to verify the source of the originating mobile payment user. Such a solution is critical for networks where number portability is in place and greatly helps reduce fraud. Customer Benefits: Reduced Time to Market and high quality deliverable Read more...
Realtime User Generated Video Ringtone Abstract: HSC developed an innovative realtime video ringtone solution for an emerging ISV which allowed friends to call each other, replacing the traditional ringtone of phone with an audio/video ringtone of the user’s choice in real-time. In addition, advanced policy handling functionality was implemented which ensured proper rights management and further distribution of the shared clip. Customer Benefits: Significantly reduce time for deployment – our customer was able to trial the solution across multiple carriers around the world in record time due to our quick implementation time Greatly increased interoperability – our system worked ‘out of the box’ with almost none or minimal changes across multiple vendor IMS systems Leading innovator – our customer was recognized as a leading innovator with majority of the operators who used this solution Read more...