Posts tagged "next_generation_mobile_networks"

NGMN Looking For Feedback On Network API Recommendations

Posted by Carlo on 02 November 2010   |   Tags: api, apis, ngmn, next generation mobile networks

 

We work with a lot of different companies and industry groups here at WIP, and one of them is the NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance. NGMN is a high-level group that "intends to complement and support the work within standardisation bodies by providing a coherent view of what the operator community is going to require in the decade beyond 2010." It plays a huge role in deciding the path that mobile networks and services will take over the next several years. 
 
Caroline has spoken at some of their conferences in the past, representing the perspective of developers. They're once again looking for that perspective, this time on their views on network API standardization. As you can see from the WIP API Catalog, all sorts of people are throwing their hat into the API ring to open up new services and enablers to mobile developers, and operators aren't any different. While in general, this is a positive development and operators deserve praise for doing so, it adds...

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NGMN Report Card on Developers:  Consider ‘Absolute’ vs ‘Relative’ Risk

Posted by CarolineWIP on 05 July 2010   |   Tags: china mobile, ngmn, next generation mobile networks

I had the pleasure of being asked to speak again to the NGMN Industry Conference, this one was held in Shanghai from June 2-4, 2010 at the Shanghai World Financial Center.  The last conference was held in June of 2008 in Frankfurt.  Both times I was asked to bring the developer perspective.

For those who don't know, the NGMN or Next Generation in Mobile Networks is one of the most significant organizations in our industry.  Their mission is to: to complement and support the work within standardisation bodies by providing a coherent view of what the operator community is going to require in the decade beyond 2010.   It is a C-suite group that decided that LTE IS the next generation mobile network the industry will use.  I am always flattered to get the opportunity to present to this group, which also included presentations by the likes of Jianzhou Wang, Chairman and CEO, China Mobile.  I am also impressed that they have made the effort to think about the developer perspective at...

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