Deutsche Telekom Open Development: Telco-Services made accessible for developers via open APIs

1. barcamp Berlin
18./19.10.08
Open Telco API

2. Web 2.0 companies opened up
their platforms for developers

3. Shopping
9%
Mapping
38% 8%
Video
Mashups
8%
10%
Search
Photo
Source: www.programmableweb.com

4. Imagine …
 … T-Mobile lets you develop for the G1
 … you have your own VoIP server
 … you can access systems that enable
you to localize your users

5. But today Telcos are more like
this – they had to be like this

6. Today Telco companies control
customer interaction & experience
Interaction
Application Application Application ... Application Application
VoIP SMS CDN ... Billing Payment

7. Open APIs break the barriers
Open APIs
Application Application Application Application
VoIP SMS CDN ... Billing Payment
API = Application Programmable Interface

8. Telco companies follow the
Open API trend
recently bought

9. Open API ideas
Voice Call  Local Search?
Content Delivery Network?
Send SMS 
Payment / Billing?
Location Services?
Conference Call?
Online Transfer?
OpenID?

10. Possible system architecture
Application Application Application
Java .NET PHP
SOAP / XML Web service
Gateway Secure
Token
Service
VoIP SMS CDN ..... Payment

11. Questions we are asking
 How to make API services most attractive
for the community?
 How to make API access as easy as
possible?
 How to create win-win models?