Comments on: My Number 1 Wish for Operators http://franciscokattan.com/2009/09/01/my-number-1-wish-for-operators/ Insights on the Mobile Ecosystem Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:59:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Mobile App Store Landscape 5 years Ai (After the iPhone)* | VisionMobile :: blog http://franciscokattan.com/2009/09/01/my-number-1-wish-for-operators/#comment-112 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:52:15 +0000 http://franciscokattan.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-112 [...] the tables are now turned resulting in a developer exodus away from operators (for more on this see My Number One Wish for Operators).   To regain developer mindshare many operators are launching their own “app store style” [...]

]]> By: ITExpo’09 Review at Call the Cloud http://franciscokattan.com/2009/09/01/my-number-1-wish-for-operators/#comment-68 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:49:24 +0000 http://franciscokattan.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-68 [...] "developer exodus away from operator communities to the handset and OS communities"(more here). Alan’s summary is [...]

]]> By: franciscokattan http://franciscokattan.com/2009/09/01/my-number-1-wish-for-operators/#comment-67 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:28:00 +0000 http://franciscokattan.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-67 Hello GN. You make very good points. The silos will definitely get in the way. The model you are suggesting (working with third parties) is a model that has been tried with some degree of success. Verizon Wireless for example worked with Qualcomm and Adobe to leverage the BREW and Flash communities (though they are now changing gears). To differentiate, operators should make their network assets available to these communities via APIs as you mentioned. This will enable developers to offer richer applications when running on their network and will help operators retain their place in the value chain.

I think different models will evolve overtime. Many operators will attempt to build communities around their own app stores. Although many will try, only the very large ones will be able to compete for developer attention. Other operators will rely on aggregators, and others will rely on the handset/OS app stores – foregoing the opportunity to differentiate on this basis.

]]> By: franciscokattan http://franciscokattan.com/2009/09/01/my-number-1-wish-for-operators/#comment-66 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:22:16 +0000 http://franciscokattan.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-66 Hey Tim. Thanks for dropping by. Genie does bring back memories from the good old days at Openwave :)

]]> By: GN http://franciscokattan.com/2009/09/01/my-number-1-wish-for-operators/#comment-65 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:32:57 +0000 http://franciscokattan.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-65 fco
i am not sure operators today can practically accomplish some of the issues developers are complaining about. Operator organizations are still siloed. The department that sets up the developer program (and runs the on-boarding service) has to contend with the department in charge of messaging or location or payment to help the developer create a meaningful service. this is easier said than done. It would be smarter and easier for the operator to work with a third party who knows how to set up a dev community and just open up API’s to their assets with the right business model.

my 0.02

]]> By: Tim Hyland http://franciscokattan.com/2009/09/01/my-number-1-wish-for-operators/#comment-64 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:00:00 +0000 http://franciscokattan.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-64 Thanks for the pointer to Quayle’s recent presentation. Slide 6′s reference to genie.co.uk brought back memories! Indeed we’ve seen again and again how much of a train wreck it is for operators to try to manage storefronts.

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