BROWSING: API

What is an IoT 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...

What is an IoT 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...

API design opening new opportunities for the telecom space

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...

Major global carriers adopt open APIs

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...

Garden Sharing wins smart cities hack competition

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...

Garden Sharing wins smart cities hack competition

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...

Twitter kills program to save politicians’ tweets

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...

Coders: Episode 13 – Building Pheebo, an iOS video aggregation app

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...

APIs may be key to monetizing networks, says ABI

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...