Tag Archives: APIs

When APIs collide

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Posted on August 8, 2011 by admin

By David Swift Femtocells can make mobile applications exceedingly powerful when their data is combined with other data streams. How does it work? In computing, much is made of integrating data by removing the ‘stovepipes’ between different legacy systems. In the past few years, the concept of mash-ups has bought new meaning to data integration, as different streams of data …

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How to engage developers in femtocell API use

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Posted on May 26, 2011 by admin

By Justin Tormey For femtocell APIs to be effective, mobile operators must learn how to engage developers outside their own walls. Application programming interfaces in femtocells may have a lot of potential, but who is going to exploit it? Mobile operators have historically been used to ‘walled garden’ models, in which applications are developed in-house to retain carrier control over …

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Monetizing the five-bar lifestyle with femtocells

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Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

By Aditya Kaul Femtocells have been largely seen as a cost effective voice-based coverage solution that works out of the box, helping unfortunate mobile users that suffer with poor coverage in their homes and offices. However, the value proposition of femtocells goes beyond being just a coverage solution, or a ‘churn-reduction’ tool. The end-game for femtocells is about enabling a …

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