Proximus : gives developers access to its technologies

20/10/2016

The young internal start-up 'Proximus EnCo' launches a brand new website: 'EnCo.io'. Proximus EnCo allows developers in Belgium and abroad to instantly access the technologies of Proximus and its partners, in order to create the solutions of tomorrow.

Agile structure

Proximus wants to help companies make the shift to digitization; to help startups develop; and to provide the necessary technologies to software vendors so that they can create new products. With Proximus EnCo, a young internal startup, Proximus has a small, very agile structure which allows it to work with startups at their own pace.

A new way of co-creating

EnCo offers a new way of collaborating with the ecosystem of digital companies in an increasingly connected world. By giving developers access to its technologies, Proximus encourages the rapid creation of new services.

Initially, EnCo has chosen to focus on the following complementary technologies: the Internet of Things, the Cloud, Big Data and telecom services (SMS, etc.).

Access to programming interfaces

Proximus provides access to these technologies via programming interfaces, or APIs. With APIs, you can build an original IT solution by adding different blocks of familiar technologies.

On a 'Freemium' model, the user can subscribe free of charge to one or several APIs in order to prototype a solution. During the production phase, the user pays only for what he uses. Users of EnCo can also choose to display an API in order to offer or sell access to other users.

A few examples of APIs

• Sensor-as-a-Service API: The Sensor as a Service (SeaaS) API package allows you to integrate the Internet of Things into web or mobile applications.
• Cloud Channels API: The Cloud Channels API allows you to integrate several solutions with each other thanks to predefined or customizable connectors.
• Address Autocomplete API: The Address Autocomplete API gives you access to the database of Directory Information Services (1407, 1307, and 1207) in order to fill in online forms more quickly (1307, 1207).

A brand new website: 'EnCo.io'

Proximus EnCo has created an online sales channel adapted to specific products, i.e. the APIs: the EnCo Market gives you access to the API catalog and allows you to subscribe to them or display them.

And then there's the EnCo Dev Portal, an environment in which developers can configure their APIs, gain access to all the documentation, and obtain personalized support.

EnCo will be at the Digital First event in Tour and Taxis from 20 October and at the VR HAckathon Brussels at ICAB from 21 to 23 October.

More News