Nokia launches toolkit to speed development of new home broadband device applications

Nokia on Wednesday launched the Corteca Developer Toolkit, an open-source software package to help developers significantly reduce the time and cost of creating new home broadband device applications for its Corteca Marketplace.

Nokia's Corteca Developer Toolkit makes it easier for both service providers and developers to create and deploy value-added applications for home broadband devices. For third-party developers, the toolkit offers open-source software and a virtualization platform to rapidly develop and test applications for use in Corteca-powered Nokia broadband devices.

Thereafter, developers can load their applications into the Corteca Marketplace platform - a cloud-based platform where service providers can browse, try, and install applications across Nokia broadband devices. In addition, service providers can centrally control what applications are accessible to their subscribers and track the usage and performance of each application that is installed.

"The Corteca Developer Toolkit makes it effortless for third-party developers to quickly create, test, and launch new service provider applications. By tying this to the Corteca Marketplace, Service Providers can now have a single place to quickly access a diverse set of value-added applications that help unlock new revenue opportunities and foster competitive differentiation," said Dirk Verhagen, head of Broadband Devices for Nokia.

Additionally, Nokia has announced the addition of eleven new multi-faceted containerized and cloud-based applications to Corteca Marketplace, which cover a variety of use cases, including enhanced security, parental control, intelligent device fingerprinting, quality of experience optimization, FCC compliance, FWA optimization, packet sniffing, VPN services, and speed tests.

Nokia's Corteca Marketplace and its 11 new applications will be available to developers, partners, and service providers starting in 2Q 2024.