telco + web : quest for the killer combo

telco + web quest for the killer combo Tomaž Štolfa tomaz.stolfa@marand.si twitter.com/tomazstolfa www.funkykaraoke.com

who is this guy? {works at Marand, loves co ee}

what is this talk about?

bridging the barriers

killer app: voice in 1001 ﬂavour

133 {since the ﬁrst voice call}

{conference calls} {person to person} {IVR}

one more thing

telcos are closed environments

! L I telcos are closed environments A F {but there is hope}

should run in a browser

native apps are so 90’s

killer apps {yes, there are many apps}

{e-mail} {instant messaging} {social networks} {photo sharing} {video} {blogs} and much more...

the web is an open environment {the consequence is innovation}

but where is voice? {browser based}

where are telco enabled apps? {browser based}

they are hiding in the bushes {but are ready to jump out}

so what are these guys doing?

bringing calls into web apps {incorporating voice into business processes}

opening the telco world {innovation platform via simple APIs}

how are they doing it? {by bridging telco and web technologies}

should telcos be scared? {I think so}

why? {because these guys play by their own rules}

what can telcos do? {open up / let innovation in / break the rules}

let’s have a chat {questions} Tomaž Štolfa tomaz.stolfa@marand.si twitter.com/tomazstolfa www.funkykaraoke.com

two motivational facts

ribbit {$105 mio}

grand central {$50 mio}

who’s next?

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by Tomaz Stolfa