BROWSING: API

New paradigms around infrastructure automation and software development are guiding the cloud-native reinvention of Orange Change is afoot in the telecom industry as the move to cloud-native operating and technological principles push and pull operators into new paradigms. With a renewed sense of conviction about...

Telcos are recognizing that in order to monetize the potential inherent in cloud-native networks, they must simplify the interface for developers While open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) were a big topic at this and last year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona thanks to the GSMA...

For many years the telco industry has focused on charging by the byte. Online charging systems have been optimized mainly to monetize consumers’ use of data. But now it is time to think beyond the byte. With 5G, industry discussion has shifted to deploying...

Network Application Programming Interface (API) and programmability are transforming how businesses consume connectivity and the way service providers interconnect. The role of API has changed the way network services are being delivered. In Software-Defined Networking (SDN), API enables greater orchestration and automation of the network,...

Artificial intelligence is a technology that presupposes the advents before it and builds upon them to create an invention of endless applications and limitless possibilities. AI is, in no uncertain terms, a revolutionary technology with implications well beyond its surface. Research continues to further our...

Apcela aims to improve machine learning with Enhanced Analytics Platform Application delivery company Apcela is breaking into machine learning with the deployment of its Enhanced Analytics Platform (EAP). Accompanying the platform is a SD-WAN API, which extends Cisco’s SD-WAN solution with Elastic’s ElasticSearch, Logstash and...

When clouds collide Many organizations are looking to migrate to the cloud, but recognize the transition doesn’t happen overnight. As a result, some companies have opted for a hybrid cloud approach, which involves a combination of on-premises, private cloud and public cloud services. This allows...

Industry leaders demonstrate LSO integration points Colt Technology Services, alongside technology partners AT&T, Orange, Ciena, Amdocs and Fujitsu, recently demonstrated a number of MEF Forum Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) integration points, providing a consistent experience in network provisioning, regardless of where customers want services delivered....

CNCF offers Kubernetes Software Conformance Certification program The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which supports container management platforms like Kubernetes and Prometheus, premiered its Kubernetes Software Conformance Certification program today, which the foundation said ensures Certified Kubernetes products are consisted and portable. As part of...

HPE debuts OneView 4.0 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) recently announced it has updated its OneView software, version 4.0, with a focus on streamlining data center management and operations, and simplifying hybrid IT. In addition, the company debuted a string of new cloud management partners that...

Docker ends two year Kubernetes rivalry by integrating container orchestration platform Following a two year rivalry in the container orchestration market, Docker announced Tuesday at its EU conference it is expanding its platform to incorporate Kubernetes. The company said the Kubernetes integration is in beta...

ETSI NFV ISG completes specifications to accelerate NFV interoperability and adoption The ETSI NFV Industry Specification Group (ETSI NFV ISG) said it is working to accelerate global network functions virtualization (NFV) adoption with the completion of a series of key specifications. The group said it has...

ETSI and OpenFog Consortium work together to bring mobile applications to the network edge European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the OpenFog Consortium announced they are working together to develop fog-enabled mobile edge applications. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pave a...

Telus and Nuage Networks form camaraderie with new SD-WAN Telus, a Canadian telecommunications company, announced it is teaming up with Nuage Networks, a Nokia venture, to initiate Telus Network as a Service (NaaS), software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) platform. SD-WAN is an emerging network architecture that...

The TM Forum Open API initiative is part of industry led efforts with AT&T, Orange, MEF and Colt to foster SDN, orchestrated carrier Ethernet services. On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Joann O'Brien, VP of APIs...

What is an IoT API? The application program (or programming) interface, or API, is arguably what really ties together the connected "things" of the internet of things. IoT APIs are the points of interaction between an IoT device and the internet and/or other elements within the network. As API...

What is an IoT API? The application program (or programming) interface, or API, is arguably what really ties together the connected "things" of the "internet of things." IoT APIs are the points of interaction between an IoT device and the internet and/or other elements within the network. As API...

Telecom market finding open API design models bring new opportunities, allow for more robust competition against new market entrants As the telecommunications market continues its march toward greater software control, operators are increasingly turning to application program interface to drive greater efficiency from those platforms. The...

NICE, France – In its role as a aggregator of industry information and technology, TM Forum has developed a set of open application programming interfaces, which have gained traction with carriers around the world. APIs are designed to create the foundation for diverse sets...

Using IBM API and TM Forum tools, Garden Sharing wins TM Forum Live Open Hack focused on smart cities tech NICE, France – Ahead of the start of the TM Forum Live event, teams of developers from around the world competed in a smart cities...

Using IBM API and TM Forum tools, Garden Sharing wins TM Forum Live Open Hack focused on smart cities tech NICE, France--Ahead of the start of TM Forum Live!, teams of developers from around the world competed in a smart cities themed hacking competition ultimately...

Blocks API in use since 2010 based on violation of developer policy WASHINGTON – Popular social media platform Twitter has effectively put an end to the ability to archive the deleted tweets of politicians from more than 30 countries. Twitter’s official explanation for this move came...

In this episode of Coders I dig into the tools and techniques used to bring video app Pheebo to life. Pheebo is a video aggregation app for iOS that provides a slick user interface to quickly find and watch video content across the disparate...

A new report from ABI Research explores the role that application programming interfaces, or APIs, can play in the monetization of telecom networks. Telecom APIs aren't a revenue item by themselves, the firm noted, but allowing access to APIs by content companies, developers or other...