We are always flushed with great new from telecom major Bharati Airtel. And this time they surely have raised the bar by being the first in Indian to introduce an independent developers community – Aitrel Open Developers Community (AODC).

Well Airtel seems to have taken a clue form biggies Apple, Nokia and RIM who have been using independent developers to create their mobile technologies. In fact the barrage of apps for the iPhone is the best example.

AODC offers tools to write apps, a software development kit and training to build applications for the PC, TV and mobile. The best part is that developers get to create technologies for Airtel’s 110 million + subscribers base; they would be creating apps for the mobile, Intenet, DTH, IPTV and of course landline users. Apparently over 1000 developers have signed up for the Community.

Other than the iPhone Google’s mobile operating system Android is an open source platform. Not to forget Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace designed for independent software developers. Even Vodafone has it won developing platform buffed Betavine.

This is great news for application developers as AODC would act as a revenue model. Plus they get to hone and showcase their skills.