1.3. Benefits of using the OSGi platform

Why is the OSGi technology a good development platform for Java applications? Even further to the point, why or when is it better than the existing platforms on the market? To answer this question, we need to consider the problems we face when we develop full-fledged carrier-grade applications today.

For simplification, we can categorize these problems into two groups: problems intrinsic to the development of complex applications and problems related to existing development platforms. The problems intrinsic to applications include the following: