OpenCloud, which supplies in-network application servers for next-generation telecommunications services, has announced the launch of its Developer Portal, which aims to make it easy for developers to use OpenClouds Rhino to build in-network services for the telecommunications industry.
Launched to support the growing community of Rhino application developers, OpenClouds portal includes the Knowledge Base, a searchable database of frequently asked questions and answers spanning a wide range of platform and telecoms application topic areas.
The database has been compiled from OpenClouds own experience developing the Rhino platform and supporting telecoms application developers over the last two years, and will now be expanded through the addition of shared information from the community. Other tools within the portal include a completely virtual GSM network simulator (INCC), enabling telecoms application developers to test services without needing access to a GSM network, as well as Rhino SDKs, APIs and discussion forums.
Telecoms operators have become increasingly interested in OpenClouds Rhino platform as an environment for applications and services, the company says, attracted by the growing developer community and open interfaces that it supports. Equipping developers with an online portal through which they can share knowledge and ideas is intended to facilitate innovation and healthy competition among both developers and operators.
The portal enables us to share the knowledge we have acquired through years of developing an environment for new applications, while providing a meeting place for developers to support and debate with one another, facilitating innovation, says
OpenCloud CTO, David Ferry. We have spent a lot of time ensuring that the portal is as valuable as possible, and we will continue to populate it with useful tools and knowledge. With the added contribution of the rest of the community through the forums and discussion boards we hope to see the site become the hotbed for application innovation in the months to come. 
