ISE Magazine, December 2019

ISE ICT SOLUTIONS EDUCATION 32 PROGRAMMABLE APIs and affordable alternatives for delivering IT services in response to consumer demands In offering network services optimization of network is an important carrier objective The network is a vital asset with strategic significance to the success of the carrier Networks are the main source of income and expense to the carrier and have direct impact on the carriers profitability Cloud computing offers the network operators a solution to extract optimum value from their existing networks Cloud computing offers carriers the capability of providing application delivery services that are web based This expands carrier connectivity and service offerings and improves their value chain Cloud hosted services broadly includes Software as a Service SaaS Platform as a Service PaaS Infrastructure as a Service IaaS and Communications Platform as a Service CPaaS CPaaS is a newer cloud service offering which focuses solely on hosting enterprise communications enabled applications services for real time messaging voice and video applications CPaaS enables developers to add real time communications features to their own applications without needing to build backend infrastructure and interfaces While GUIs represents a visual way of interacting with a computer using items such as windows icons and menus used by most modern operating systems Telecom API software development tools with GUI interfaces enables faster and more efficient creation and deployment of communications enabled applications Historically Programmable Telecom solutions were largely proprietary and application specific With the evolution of Programmable Telecom and its business models carriers need to provide telecom application developers Open Source Software APIs to develop applications With open APIs services can be developed to create new innovative solutions which reflect more complex enterprise needs As an example various healthcare services would be combined using open APIs which provide the standard interfaces to connect the dissimilar domains to ensure seamless customer experience Figure 1 Next Generation CSP Assets Driving Telecom API Usage Source Mind Commerce