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Telecom Application Developer Hackathon

13 – 14 June 2015

Lisbon ChicagoRaleigh LondonDublinMadridNew DelhiColomboJaffnaIsraelIstanbulBangladeshMelbourneBuenos Aires

Come join the international community of telecom app developers!  Discover the latest ways to add communications to your application, service or business.  This is the ONLY GLOBAL MEETING place for developers who want to learn, share, code and create using the tools and technologies available in telecommunications.  Join one of the above locations or take part remotely, it’s global!

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mini-hacks

12 – 13 December Paris

TADHack-mini 2015 WebRTC Paris

Join our last hackathon of 2015!  Our Paris mini hackathon will run 2 days before the WebRTC Conference Expo in December. The winners will be able to pitch to the main conference, a mix of industry leaders, technology vendors, developers, enterprises, web companies and telcos from around the world.

3 – 4 October Chicago

TADHack 2015 - IIT RTC Chicago

TADHack-mini IIT RTC ran right before the IIT RTC Conference in October with a focus on IoT, NG911, Telecom APIs, WebRTC, federation, and speech / video processing. The winners pitched to the main conference, a mix of industry leaders, academics, telcos and vendors.

11 – 12 April London

TADHack 2015 - WebRTC London

This mini hackathon focused on WebRTC with winners pitching to the Global WebRTC Summit.  A big thank you to everyone involved for making TADHack mini London such an amazing event!  98 registrations, 70 people attending over 2 days onsite and remotely, 18 world-class hacks generated!

What is TADHack?

What Happened at TADHack 2014?

We had close to 700 global registrations, 60+ hacks generated across Madrid and 5 satellites – Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Pune India, Chicago USA, and your own home – and 126 simultaneous viewings of the live streamed event.

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Sponsors

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Keynotes

Jonathan Christensen

Jonathan Christensen

Co-Founder and CEO

Wire

Serge Lachapelle

Serge Lachapelle

Group Product Manager of WebRTC

Google

Anthony Rodrigo

Anthony Rodrigo

Group CIO

Dialog

James Tagg

James Tagg

CTO

Truphone

Alan Duric

Alan Duric

Co-Founder and CTO

Wire

Developer Resources

For those submitting a remote video pitch for TADHack check out this weblog:

Remote Entry Instructions

Apidaze

Developer Portal: Developers can get their apps information and access the complete documentation of our REST/XML/JavaScript APIs. The swagger based HTTP/REST documentation also allows developers to take immediate actions from the portal like creating SIP accounts, directly from the web portal. Each HTTP/REST action is also available in its cURL version (cURL is actually used internally to launch the HTTP request), thus allowing developers to copy/paste and test request anywhere.

Apidaze Developer How-to Video

Apidaze Tech Blog

WebRTC Server Example: A sample web application that uses APIdaze audio/video conference bridge accessible from the web using WebRTC and the PSTN (using a simple HTTP/REST with cURL).

WebRTC Audio Stats Sample App: A sample web application that shows how to gather RTCP statistics from APIdaze WebRTC audio bridge, very useful to monitor the quality of the underlying network connection.

WebRTC Call Monitor App: Monitor incoming calls placed to a DID from a web application without using SIP nor XMPP. Here, the Google Channel API is used as the signaling channel, and the presented incoming call can be answered directly from the browser using WebRTC.

Bandwidth

Bandwidth, the US largest all VoIP carrier network, provides developer’s access to carrier-direct Voice and Messaging APIs Platform, providing REST APIs, BXML, and SDKs to build sales, lead generation and call analytics, OTT voice and messaging apps, SMS and MMS, conference calling, voicemail, transcription, call recording.

Can you imagine….how will:
– Next generation CRM systems get built around communications other than email?
– iOS and Android apps for self-service reimagine the typical customer service call center call with “contextual” mobile VoIP calls?
– Easy of use of SMS and MMS transform concierge and service across travel and hospitality CRM systems?
– Beyond Skype, how will the modern office and collaboration tools look when WebRTC is everywhere?

Getting Started
Go to Bandwidth’s TADHack 2015 Landing Page to view the hackathon FAQs, register for a developer account, and access up-to-date developer resources.

Start with API Documentation and API How-Tos.

Sign Up for an Account
Want to get started? register for an account.

Download the SDKs
Pick your favorite language then find the Bandwidth SDKs and sample code – python, ruby, PHP, Java, .NET and Node.js helper libaries and examples

Starter Projects
Just start your ideas with Starter Projects on GitHub – get started with call tracking, voice reminders, SMS apps.

Going mobile – download Bandwidth iOS and Android starter projects for mobile VoIP apps.

Dialogic

PowerMedia XMS is a software media server and video MCU for real time communications in SIP and/or WebRTC domains. Use PowerMedia XMS to add audio and video features such as:
– Conferencing
– Video mixing
– Recording
– Stream insertion/playback
– IVR/DTMF detection & response
– Transcoding
– WebRTC to standard SIP media plane interworking
– Video transizing and transrating

XMS’s standard media control interface support lets it plug into other TADHacks sponsors such as Telestax. PowerMedia XMS also offers a JavaScript API for WebRTC clients and RESTful API for media server control. Take a look at Vince’s winning myVirtualGolfLesson demo for some ideas on what PowerMedia XMS can do.

Getting Started
Go to Dialogic’s TADHack 2015 Landing Page for the most up-to-date developer resources.

Dialogic is offering a number of pre-configured Amazon Web Services (AWS) instances to help get you going in minutes. These instances include an optional Telestax integration. Contact Vince Puglia to get set up with an instance and a personalized quick-start.

Resources
Email Vince Puglia or find him on site to get jumpstarted
PowerMedia XMS product background
Examples on GitHub

hSenid Mobile

Developer resources for hSenid Mobile APIs can be found here: hSenid Mobile DevSpace.

Ericsson

Ericsson’s SMS API enables the caller to send SMS messages to one or more mobile terminals.

Our Location API enables the caller to query the location of a mobile device.

Our Payment API enables the caller to charge/refund an end user.

M2M Data API (with Car Emulator) enables the authorized caller to read the car related data, change the status of the car and get the sensor data history of the car:
How to read the car data
How to control the car
How to access the sensor data history
There is a Car Emulator to visualize all data which is associated with the vehicle.

For more information including slides and postman files for Ericsson APIs, you can go to the following TADHack blog article about Ericsson’s developer resources.

forge by Acision

forge by Acision provides intelligent, developer- and enterprise-driven solutions which enable businesses to increase customer engagement, interaction and reach, while optimising sales opportunities, through a multi-channel communication approach.

We offer a unique portfolio of carrier-grade connectivity services, alongside a flexible API and SDK communication framework within a secure environment, which enables businesses and developers to actively build and manage direct dialogue and communication. With forge by Acision, secure voice calling, video chat, IM, group messaging and text messaging capabilities can be easily incorporated into websites and mobile applications and quickly deployed in a cloud-based environment.

In addition to the two $1k prizes from forge by Acision, we will also award a drone and two apple smart watches.

Please follow the links below to get started on forge:

Step 1 – Sign Up
Step 2 – Login and Activate Account
Step 3 – View Documentation and Video Tutorials
Step 4 – Download the SDK and reference apps {You must be logged in to view}

Intel

IoT Developer resources can be best accessed at the Intel Developer Zone. On this site you will find the IOT SDK, libraries, documentation, videos, blogs, and more.

You can also check out and download the Intel Collaboration Suite for WebRTC, a JavaScript library built on top of the W3C standard WebRTC API which simplifies development of real-time communication solutions.

Ardic will be providing their Web Services and APIs for the Istanbul TADHack event.

Matrix

Matrix (matrix.org) is an open source distributed persistent messaging fabric with eventual consistency, open federation and strong cryptographic guarantees – used for securely exchanging messages and synchronising communication history between humans, devices and services with no single points of control or data ownership. It consists of an open standard defining RESTful HTTP APIs and open source, Apache-licensed reference server and client implementations for exchanging and persisting arbitrary JSON data. It can be to exchange group chat, voice or video calls, IoT data, or any information you could wish to publish/subscribe via an internet-wide open persistent messaging network.

We will be awarding a big bag of Tessel modules to each of the two best hacks using Matrix. Tessel is a new breed of development board that runs entirely on Node.js and comes with different modules you can plug in – for more information, see the Tessel getting started guide and Tessel sample projects. Both prizes will include several Tessel modules, including:
– multiple core Tessel boards
– multiple servo modules and many servo motors
– multiple ambient modules
– multiple accelerometer modules
– camera module
– GPS module with antenna
– microsd module
– bluetooth module
– audio module
– climate module
– relay module
– RFID module
– DIY module kit

The reference Matrix Web Client already supports WebRTC, so an idea for a hack would be to use or take inspiration from this code in your application. Please feel free to ask questions and chat to the matrix team in the official Matrix HQ chatroom!

Resources:
Spec
APIs
HOWTOs
Matrix at github

WebRTC specific resources:
VoIP spec
WebRTC in the AngularJS webclient:
WebRTC Service
Matrix Call
Room Controller

Oracle

We invite you to use the Oracle Sandbox. This sandbox provides API call examples, documentation, an application example and support for WebRTC, Payment API, Messaging API, and Location API. These are powered by three Oracle Communications Products:

  • WebRTC Session Controller: provides highly reliable WebRTC services (audio, video, data) to a wide variety of endpoints on diverse networks
  • Converged Application Server that provides protocol mediation between a wide range of protocols and other services
  • Communications Services Gatekeeper: an open, standards-based API exposure platform with expansive API management capabilities

Please also check out our blog which features a video and presentations on the Oracle resources.

Telestax

The Telestax challenge will evaluate Restcomm apps targeting marketing automation. The winner and the runner up app will be offered commercialization terms through the Restcomm App Store to a target audience of over 100 million subscribers.

Call tracking technologies are popular because inbound calls are the most lucrative type of lead. They are the sales reps’ most favorite kind of lead, and therefore the marketers most valuable measure to generate and track.

A couple of ideas for apps:
– WordPress plugin shortcode that renders a unique phone number for the web page its used on. Calls to such phone numbers will be tracked and correlated to their corresponding web page in Google Analytics.
– HTML5 / JavaScript Call to Action widget, which renders a phone number and a Click To Call (WebRTC) button. Mobile or Web users can call-in to discuss the product or service offered on the page where the widget is located, without having to navigate generic IVR menus. The widget will be integrated with Restcomm and a Marketing Automation Platform (e.g. HubSpot, Act-On, Spokal) to help measure conversion rates from visitors to closed won deals.

Restcomm resources:
Restcomm github
Technical documentation

Community forums:
Stack Overflow forum
Google RestComm forum

Video resources:
How-to blog and video
Other product demos and how-to videos

Tropo

Cloud API for Voice and SMS. Tropo makes it simple to build phone and SMS applications. You use the web technologies you already know and Tropo’s powerful cloud API to bring real-time communications to your apps.

Tropo Sandbox: Sign up and get access to the free Tropo sandbox to play with the Tropo API.

Tropo Support: There are several methods to get help on Tropo, whether you need best practice suggestions, answers to general how to questions/code problems or help brainstorming a solution to a unique problem you’re trying to solve.

Truphone

Partners

Appery.io
Application Developers Alliance
bloggeek.me
ClueCon
CM Telecom
Comcast NBCUniversal Hackathon
disruptive-analysis
FreeSWITCH
GeeCON
Google
GWOB
Hackathon Hero
Hackathon Lovers
Hot Telecom
Iquall Networks
ISDI - Instituto Superior para el Desarollo de Internet
Landing Jobs
MEF
mind-commerce
NGSP - Next Generation Service Platforms
Opinno
Real Time Weekly
StreamStack
tonse-telecom
Ubuntu Canonical
vision-mobile2
VOIP Users Conference
W3C
Wayra
WebRTCHacks
WebRTC Stats
WIP
Wire

Telco Sponsors