AT&T has introduced a new AT&T Call Management API. Currently in Alpha status, this API is powered by Voxeo Labs' Tropo Platform and Ericsson's IMS Innovation Platform, and is based on WebRTC, which enable browsers to conduct real-time communications such as voice calling or video chats. AT&T's API platform is designed to give developers access to network and cloud resources to enhance their apps. In addition, AT&T has announced a new Alpha API programme to allow developers to offer ideas for new APIs. As a result, APIs will be able to be sponsored into Alpha form from their parties to increase collaboration and innovation.
For USD 99 per year, developers will get one million API calls per month on the AT&T API platform with calls exceeding that limit costing one cent per call. AT&T is making current APIs available to additional developers through toolkits available through Microsoft Visual Studio, Salesforce Platform, IBM Worklight, Appcelerator Titanium and Adobe PhoneGap platforms. AT&T also plans to add an Advertising API during the first quarter to assist developers to add advertising and monetise their applications.
