Telecom Network API Hackathons and Incubators

This IDC Market Perspective examines how telecom operators are engaging with the developer ecosystem by means of hackathons and incubator programs to create awareness of their network APIs and capabilities and accelerate ways to jointly build innovative network API-based B2B(2C) solutions and services. The report focuses on activities in this area by globally operating European telecom operators such as Telefonica, Orange, and Deutsche Telekom."The success of network APIs and monetization of network investments for telcos in EMEA depends significantly on the ability to create a favorable market environment. This involves not only developing the APIs but ensuring they are accessible and usable for developers and businesses. Underpinned by API standardization initiatives from CAMARA and GSMA Open Gateway, network API-based hackathons and incubator programs have become key for telcos to expose network APIs to developers to collaborate, experiment with network capabilities, and co-create innovative use cases to drive monetization." - Senior Research Manager Melissa Holtz-Fremeijer, IDC Europe Infrastructure and Communications