XOHM WiMAX getting SDK, open APIs
fiercemobileenterprise | Feb 27, 2008
[FAC: How open, exactly, will XOHN's 'open' platform be? Is it one of those, use-our-proxies-in-order-to-get-an-'open-effect' kind of open? Or, is it open open? Curious minds would like to know.]
Seems like openness is in the air these days: everywhere you look, from Google's Open Handset Alliance to Verizon's "Any Device, Any App" initiative, carriers far and wide are looking to get in on the open action. And let it not be said that Sprint doesn't know a good bandwagon when it sees one; the OHA member has announced that it will extend the spirit of openness to its XOHM WiMAX network, which is set to launch in April. While we already knew that XOHM would eschew the usual contract/subsidy business model, Sprint has announced that XOHM will be an open platform, with open APIs and a SDK offered to developers. While the APIs and SDK won't be available at launch, they will see release before the end of the year, according to Sprint. "By doing open APIs and an SDK for WiMAX, the idea is to allow applications to become smarter in knowing what device you're on, where you are, whether you're stationary or moving, etc.," TechRepublic's Jason Hiner writes.
For more on XOHM's newfound openness:
- see this TechRepublic article
blogs.techrepublic.com.com
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