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New Research: Telecom API Market Outlook and Forecasts
The telecom API market enjoyed significant growth over the last five years. That growth is expected to continue for the next five years, but the opportunities and technologies driving the growth moving forward are significantly different than those that have driven the market to its current state.
09-21-2017
Add Programmable Voice to Your Node.js Apps with Express
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Nexmo Application and Voice APIs to create a text-to-speech outbound phone call securely and then how to receive inbound calls by implementing a Webhook. This tutorial assumes you are working with a Unix or Linux-based operating system.
08-09-2017
Daily API RoundUp: BBVA Compass, Icons8, UpCall, RetinaLyze
Eighteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Healthcare, Blockchain, and Privacy. Highlights today include several BBVA Compass Banking APIs and an API for integrating technology that determines Diabetic Retinopathy. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
06-22-2017
In Other API Economy News: One API to Rule Your Home, Amazon's LightSail, Kotlin and More
Sometimes, there's more API economy news than there's time to cover it. But you deserve to know, right? So, here's another installation of ProgrammableWeb's "Briefly, In other API Economy News" so you see some of that other stuff that comes our way, but that might not otherwise get covered.
05-31-2017
Twilio Announces Proxy API and Suite of Declarative APIs
Twilio has introduced the Twilio Proxy API, a new API for building private text and voice conversations between customers and mobile workers. The company also announced the new Twilio Engagement Cloud, a suite of Declarative APIs with additional business process and logic built in.
05-25-2017
Twilio Introduces Add-on Management API
Twilio has introduced an Add-on Management API developers can use to programmatically install, configure, and enable Add-ons in apps. Developers can now add Twilio Add-on capabilities to applications that end users can easily enable without the need for manual configuration and email interactions.
05-23-2017
Daily API RoundUp: Twilio, Google Fit, Springer, Yext
Fifteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including email, Telephony, and Fitness. Highlights today include APIs for Google Fit fitness applications and an API for promoting efficient app energy usage. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
04-29-2017
Burner Launches New REST API with OAuth 2.0 Support
Burner has launched the new Burner REST API with OAuth 2.0 support which provides access to Burner platform functionality such as sending and receiving messages, and text auto-responses. Developers can use the Burner REST API to integrate Burner platform capabilities with third-party applications.
02-26-2017
New YouMail API Combats Unwanted Robocalls
YouMail launched its Spam Risk API. YouMail uses algorithms to analyze a database of hundreds of millions of phone numbers to determine the likelihood a particular phone number is spam. Historical call patterns and crowdsourced data are combined to determine an OK, caution, or danger designation.
10-12-2016
Voximplant Web SDK 4.0 Features Microsoft Edge Audio Calls Support
Voximplant has released Voximplant Web SDK 4.0 which features a number of new enhancements such as Microsoft Edge audio calls support, enable video during an existing audio call, modification of audio and video streams via filters, and h.264 video codec "high priority" setting.
09-27-2016
Vonage Launches Next-Generation Nexmo Voice API
Vonage has announced the launch of the Nexmo Voice API, a new API that can be used to integrate enterprise-grade voice capabilities with Web and mobile applications. The API includes a collection of features such as call recording, text to speech, conferencing, and call control.
09-14-2016
Twilio’s Security-Focused Enterprise Plan Features SIEM-Capable API
Twilio has introduced the Twilio Enterprise Plan, an upcoming new service featuring security-focused capabilities such as single sign-on (SSO), customizable role-based access control (RBAC), and public key client validation. The service also features an API that is SIEM-capable.
09-08-2016
How to Validate Phone Numbers Using the Twilio Lookup API API University
Twilio's communication APIs are behind the communications of many recognisable brands, including Uber, Salesforce, and AWS. In this tutorial on the Twilio Blog, Sam Agnew provides everything you need to validate phone numbers in Node/JavaScript using the Twilio Lookup API as a REST API phonebook.
08-20-2016
What Twilio's IPO Filing Means for the API Economy
Cloud communications platform Twilio, which offers a suite of APIs for text messaging, VoIP and voice, has filed its S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), setting the stage for the company to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO).
06-07-2016
Twilio Unveils Cellular Communications Platform for Developers
Twilio announced at the SIGNAL conference that the company has partnered with T-Mobile to launch Twilio Programmable Wireless, a new cellular communications platform for developers. Twilio Programmable Wireless features API-driven cellular connectivity, full communications stack, and self-service.
05-24-2016
Vonage to Acquire Twilio Arch Nemesis Nexmo for $230M
Vonage today announced that it is acquiring communications platform-as-a-service provider Nexmo in a cash and stock deal valued at $230 million. Nexmo counts some 350 customers and over 100,000 registered developers, and says that it is processing 5 billion API calls every year.
05-05-2016
Microsoft Launches Bot Framework, Cognitive Services, and Skype Bots
Microsoft has made a number of important announcements throughout the first two days of the Microsoft Build Conference including the launch of the Microsoft Bot Framework (preview), the launch of Microsoft Cognitive Services (preview), and the addition of Cortana and chatbots to Skype.
03-31-2016
RingCentral Launches WebRTC Support
Cloud communications provider RingCentral has announced an invite-only beta that gives customers access to WebRTC functionality through its RingCentral WebPhone Library, a WebRTC SDK. The SDK manages WebRTC signaling and registration, and provides functions for WebRTC events.
03-07-2016
How to Build Your Flow Control With the Bandwidth API
For developers to build their own telephony apps they need to be able to mimic the various legs of the telephony infrastructure (switching, call routing, event notifications, and more) known as flow control. The Bandwidth API allows developers to bypass building the flow control from scratch.
02-16-2016
Microsoft Edge ORTC API Support Provides Advanced Communication Capabilities for Apps
Microsoft announced availability of the ORTC API preview for Edge. ORTC API support is not yet available in other browsers which may pose some difficulties for app developers.
10-12-2015