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

telco

killer app:
voice in 1001 flavour

133

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}

web

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?