Subscribers of Indosat, one of Indonesia’s largest telcos, will soon be able to enjoy new and innovative mobile applications following the launch of the operator’s Application Incubator Program, which will encourage and support the developer community to build differentiated mobile applications. Nokia Siemens Networks is supporting this program with its cloud-based platform that will allow developers to use telecom network assets of Indosat to build more engaging and efficient applications.
NSN’s cloud-based telco asset marketplace development platform will allow application developers to access network assets easily and at a low cost. Cloud computing technology removes the need for any large capital investment, normally required for development platforms. Furthermore, the telco asset marketplace will be tightly integrated with NSN’s Service Delivery Framework (SDF) deployed at Indosat.
“Application developers, who build applications for different handsets, operating systems and the mobile web will benefit from the messaging and charging capabilities as well as the location information that we naturally possess as a service provider,” said Stephen Hobbs, director and chief technology officer, Indosat. “NSN’s telco asset marketplace will facilitate a cost-effective and collaborative application development platform along with accelerating the development of a vibrant developer community.”
Telco asset marketplace will allow Indosat to safely open up its network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to developers, using best-practice security mechanisms and controls. The developers will be able to monetise their applications more easily by allowing application purchases to be charged to a subscriber’s prepaid or postpaid account. This is particularly attractive for markets in which credit and debit cards are used relatively little.
“The provision of advanced tools will help Indosat attract a high number of developers and also benefit from reduced time-to-market for the introduction of new applications,” said Harald Preiss, head of the Indosat customer team at Nokia Siemens Networks. “This initiative will go a long way towards positioning Indosat at the forefront of application and service innovation, where currently, web and IT players have first mover advantage.”
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