Vonage, a cloud communications provider and a part of Ericsson, has partnered with Telstra, Australia's largest telco, to explore ways to accelerate digital transformation with the power of network application programming interfaces (APIs).
The agreement introduces Telstra's network APIs to the Vonage platform. By combining Telstra's network APIs with Vonage's API platform and& Ericsson's 5G network capabilities, companies can build advanced applications that provide optimized, engaging customer experiences.
Vonage and Telstra will collaborate on and continue investing in enhancing existing APIs, such as Silent Authentication, a new verification method that provides secure authentication without requiring users to input passwords or verification information. Telstra and Vonage will also work together to identify new open APIs to bring to market such as slicing, edge computing, fraud, and spam protections, and network analytical insights, while exploring the integration of Telstra's APIs with Vonage's API platform.
"By combining Vonage's API platform, Ericsson's 5G network capabilities and Telstra's network APIs, we are providing developers and enterprises the tools they need to create new, secure, reliable and engaging solutions," said Niklas Heuveldop, Vonage's CEO and head of business area global communications platform for Ericsson, in a statement. "Together with frontrunner service providers like Telstra, we are driving an open ecosystem for exponential innovation that will enable the development of new applications that transform how enterprises operate and engage with customers, while monetizing the network."
"We see this partnership with Vonage as one of a variety of ways we can evolve and build a thriving ecosystem around our network product. Opening up new avenues for connectivity to be consumed will lead to new monetization opportunities in the same way hyperscalers monetize compute on their cloud as a platform. This is just one of the ways we're addressing the Business-to-Business (B2B2X) developer market opportunity," said Kim Krogh Anderson, Telstra's group executive for product and technology, in a statement.