Masorange, Telefónica, Vodafone Group and the i2CAT research center have come together to launch the first multi-operator Open Gateway API laboratory in Europe, a developer-ready environment that will allow companies and creators to explore and take advantage of telco capabilities through Standardized APIs.
This lab aims to accelerate the adoption of interoperable APIs, creating joint use cases and unifying performance in an accessible and collaborative environment. The working group will launch tests and testbeds to agree on the deployment of APIs, both existing and newly created, as well as foster an open debate environment based on technological and business innovation criteria.
The laboratory is part of Open Gateway, a global initiative of the telco sector led by the GSMA that aims to transform telecommunications networks into programmable platforms to provide network capabilities to the entire world. The APIs are developed under the common framework of Camara, an open source project of the Linux Foundation and TM Forum that allows a single development with these integrated APIs to be compatible with the networks of all telcos. Open Gateway implies a change in the role of telecommunications operators, which open their capabilities to facilitate more agile and efficient developments that improve the experience of user companies and entities.
It will provide advanced tools, test environments, and technical support, facilitating the development of applications that take full advantage of multi-operator network capabilities and optimizing interoperability in the digital ecosystem. The joint innovation laboratory, coordinated by the i2CAT Foundation, will function as a connection point between operators and developers in a multi-operator environment. i2CAT will not only lead the integration of performance tests into existing APIs, but will also collaborate in the creation of new APIs, ensuring an optimized development experience and unified performance for innovative applications. The definition of new use cases will also take into account the needs of various sectors to guarantee a product that offers harmonized performance adapted to the needs of each case.
The general director of Innovation, Alliances and New Services of Masorange, Víctor del Pozo, has highlighted the Open Gateway initiative, “which represents a paradigm shift in the way in which the telecommunications sector designs and markets new mobile applications and digital services. Spain is once again a pioneer in the creation of an open collaboration framework, led by the GSMA and the operators, to which i2CAT now also joins as a key technological partner with the aim of seeking concrete solutions to the challenges they face on a daily basis. companies or administrations. We are convinced that these challenges can be managed even better thanks to the additional capabilities that the APIs derived from Open Gateway will provide.”
The product and strategy director of Telefónica Open Gateway, Irene Bernal, states that “thanks to this collaboration we are going to create an innovation environment with specific use cases that values cooperation between several operators, an essential component in the Open initiative. Gateway. In addition, we rely on the leadership of i2CAT, a leading entity in technological research with which we have already collaborated on multiple projects. The participation of operators, clients and public-private links will enhance the ability to develop new opportunities for everything. he digital ecosystem”.
For the director of i2CAT, Sergi Figuerola, “the initiative and launch of this innovation laboratory is a relevant milestone for a center like ours because, for the first time, a strategic innovation project is proposed within a global and disruptive initiative. as Open Gateway and is done jointly with very relevant operators at the European level that are also part of the i2CAT board. At a technical level, the laboratory will allow us to transfer our cutting-edge knowledge in technological research to the network platform market, demonstrating the transformative potential of public-private collaborations.”
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