Widgets of the World Unite and Take Over!

Imagine the projected world of advanced services, being anywhere, any time. Carriers would like to give subscribers access to voice, video, instant messaging, video conferencing, social networking, Web apps – all easily and intuitively available regardless of which device and easily interoperable with users on other carriers’ networks. Making that happen sounds complex and difficult – and well, it is. But some are working to crack the problem, because otherwise the immense mobile broadband opportunity could be hamstrung at “big” rather than “massive.”

VON (The Voice of Network Convergence) sat down with Barry Downs, CEO of FeedHenry, to discuss the issue. FeedHenry is a spin out organisation from the TSSG (Telecommunications Software and Systems Group) based in Waterford, Ireland, that develops dynamic widget platforms for carriers and handset-makers so that they can deliver interoperable services and Web content. The FeedHenry platform integrates with a Web services layer provided by Oracle Corp. and is pre-integrated to Oracle's communications products suite (a SIP-based application server and services gatekeeper) for the enablement and delivery of advanced IMS services. Downs said the platform development comes from a place of passion for the carrier.

“What we need is an end-to-end widget platform for complex telecom services,” said Downs. “Plenty of companies can provide widget services and content-style services on the Web. But the challenge for telecoms carriers is very different.”

Read the full VON article on the FeedHenry solution here.