Put Your Apps on the Map!

Alcatel-Lucent is a proud sponsor of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge. Leverage our capabilities to unlock network access with open API and ecosystem management. Visit http://developer.openapiservice.com to begin developing ground breaking LBS apps that will revolutionize an industry!

Alcatel-Lucent is a leader in providing developers with seamless, secure access to the unique capabilities of service provider networks to help create 'mash up' applications that combine telecom functionality with Web-based capabilities. With the hosted Alcatel-Lucent Open API Service, providing simplified access to Sprint's network data is now possible. Now it's easy to introduce personalized applications and content to targeted end users in the right location, at the right time.


For developers, content providers, and advertisers our goal is to reduce the development and testing time associated with launching new applications on a service provider's network. Several key features enabled by the OpenAPI Service platform include:

  • Single sign-up portal for application provider self-administration
  • Support for multiple service provider networks
  • Support for multiple location determination methods per network


Alcatel-Lucent and Sprint have partnered to offer North American finalists impressive prizes

  • 6 months of free access to Alcatel-Lucent Open API Service, bringing developers and service providers together seamlessly for the rapid creation and testing of innovative apps
  • Part of $50,000 USD prize pool - get up to 10,000 free location queries per month for supported Sprint handsets
  • Technical support from Alcatel-Lucent to facilitate the use of the Open API Service in conjunction with NAVTEQ map data

For more information, please visit http://developer.openapiservice.com.