Yesterday the final release of the JSR 248: Mobile Service Architecture (MSA) technology was made available. MSA defines the next generation mobile platform for high volume handsets. It's not a first attempt to define a unified Java application environment standard for mobile phones. 3 years ago the JSR 185: JavaTM Technology for the Wireless Industry (JTWI) specification was released. Both technologies represent an umbrella over existing and new JSRs. MSA continues the work started in JSR-185 and defines a common set of APIs and clarifications to those APIs to provide a common and consistent platform.

It seems to be a Christmas present to the Java ME world.