Huawei and Smart Communications (SMART), aPhilippine-based carrier, have launched the global commercial WAC enabled app store.
The new offering is fully compliant with the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC)’s 1.0 specifications, an alliance of telecommunications companies to build an open applications platform, which provides carriers with a unified service platform.
The unified service platform aggregates mobile internet apps, enables revenue generation and delivers a cloud-based service experience to end users, said the company.
In addition, the platform provides opportunities for global developers to create, synchronise, and sell apps using standard and open Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs).
Huawei Software chief technology officer and vice-president Haiping Che said the company is fully supportive of WAC and their vision and is committed to continue to develop and deliver the right applications development platform in alignment with WAC specifications for their member carriers and applications developers.
"We were honored that SMART has chosen us to be their strategic partner for the rollout of its applications store this year, which represents the first commercial use of the platform," Che said.
