Singtel said that Vonage APIs will be made available in the Paragon platform marketplace
Singaporean telco Singtel announced it is partnering with Vonage, which is part of Ericsson, to help enterprises and telcos to innovate and scale their services and solutions through Singtel’s Paragon platform.
The company noted that the integration of Paragon’s advanced telco and edge APIs with Vonage’s API platform will enable enterprises, telcos and developers to have access to a global ecosystem of rich communications, network and edge APIs that will provide optimized, secure and engaging customer experiences, while accelerating digital transformation, it added.
Singtel noted that telcos from Singapore, Thailand, Spain, Taiwan and Indonesia will be able to federate APIs with one another to create a globally unified telco and edge API library that global independent software vendors (ISVs), enterprises and developers can leverage to deliver digital services at greater speed and scale over hybrid networks, hybrid edge and public cloud infrastructures across multiple markets.
Bill Chang, CEO of Singtel’s Digital InfraCo, said: “Through this strategic partnership with Vonage, enterprises and developers can tap into federated APIs and collaborate with Paragon-enabled telcos to jointly develop and seamlessly deploy applications into more countries, without needing to repeatedly adapt or change their applications for different markets. This streamlined approach enables telcos and enterprises to focus on growth and innovation according to their business needs and offers vast opportunities for their independent software vendors (ISVs) and partners to expand service delivery into more countries, with greater ease, speed and scale.”
“We are pleased to announce our partnership with Singtel as we continue to collaborate with frontrunner service providers globally to drive an open ecosystem for exponential innovation and network monetization,” said Niklas Heuveldop, Vonage CEO and head of business area global communications platform at Ericsson. “By combining Vonage’s API platform, Ericsson’s 5G network capabilities and Singtel’s Paragon platform, we are paving the way for developers to pioneer new solutions for enterprises to reimagine their business, improve customer experiences and create new communications and engagement capabilities,” the executive said.
Vonage APIs will be made available in the Paragon platform marketplace, Singtel’s app store for enterprise solutions, enabling enterprises to explore new possibilities for innovation and to expand their range of digital services at speed. Singtel also plans to make network and edge APIs, defined by industry standards like CAMARA and TMForum, to be available to a broad community of developers through the Paragon and Vonage API platforms.
Singtel said its Paragon is a comprehensive solution that enables enterprises to connect with the 5G network and securely deploy their edge computing applications and services rapidly on the telco’s infrastructure, thus reducing time-to-market.
