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Redefining the industry with network APIs

Learn how Ericsson and top telecom leaders are redefining the industry through network APIs

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Discover the potential of network APIs

With network APIs, developers can easily access advanced 5G capabilities provided by service providers. This unlocks the opportunity to develop new enhanced applications and services, driving new revenue opportunities for the entire ecosystem, benefitting developers, service providers and enterprises.

The network as a platform for innovation

Join us to explore the future of digitalization through the untapped potential of network APIs and developer innovation.

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Network APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) allow developers to easily access advanced 5G network capabilities such as differentiated connectivity, location, security/authentication and network insights to enhance existing applications and develop new ones. These standardized programming interfaces enable applications and mobile networks to communicate with each other, offering service providers new ways to monetize the network through performance-based business models.

Developers expect the experience of accessing and creating applications through network APIs to be similar to using communications APIs via Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS), which provides tools for easily integrating communication capabilities, such as SMS, chat, voice or video calls, into various software. By evolving CPaaS to a network platform that also offers network APIs, service providers can unlock opportunities to monetize their network investments and empower millions of developers and enterprises to easily create enhanced applications and services.

Exposing APIs in an open, intuitive way via global open APIs will enable developer communities to innovate new applications and features for any device and service that benefits from network connectivity.

Providing a combination of communications and network APIs including open standard (CAMARA) APIs to developers, will simplify and guide the service provider’s customers to rapidly implement and achieve revenue growth through new and differentiated experiences.

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Unlocking the next frontier in app development with harmonized global network APIs

Developers have long struggled to access the full value of mobile networks. By making advanced network capabilities easily accessible through network APIs, a new wave of innovation can unfold across sectors. Harmonizing these APIs across global CSPs will simplify integration, allowing developers to create apps that work anywhere, on any network, without needing separate agreements. A unified global network API platform will streamline this process, offering consistent APIs to developer platforms, enabling seamless global services and innovation at scale.

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Introducing a global aggregator to harmonize network APIs

Commercializing network APIs normally requires individual contracts between developers and service providers around the world, presenting a challenge for all parties. Scalability is another crucial aspect - API adoption cannot be isolated to a single country and a single service provider but needs to be available in many countries through multiple service providers.

Aduna simplifies this complexity by aggregating standardized network APIs from multiple mobile operators into a single, unified platform. Developers and enterprises can access trusted telco capabilities such as fraud prevention, identity verification, and quality-of-service management through a single commercial agreement and integration. This simplifies deployment and accelerates reach across global markets.

How to reach out to developers?

Make it easy, team up with Vonage a leading developer platform and cloud communications provider to reach millions of application developers. Vonage offers service providers an easy and secure way to expose advanced network capabilities to a worldwide developer community, through easy to consume network APIs. Vonage knows developers and what they are looking for. Service development kits (SDKs) with implementation guides, extensive documentation about the APIs and other support services are all part of what Vonage offers the global developer community through its easily accessible developer portal.

Discover how Vonage delivers cutting-edge solutions with Network APIs

With a community of 1.6 million developers across 100+ countries, Vonage leads the market in delivering software solutions powered by Network APIs. From fraud protection and quality on demand to network insights and location services, Vonage are turning mobile network capabilities into innovative, ready-to-use products. Explore how Vonage and Ericsson’s network APIs unlock new growth opportunities for service providers business.

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How can service providers get ready to expose network APIs?

In 5G, service providers and enterprises can easily activate new capabilities and expose them through APIs, boosting the programmability and adaptability of connectivity services to fit different needs.

Through well-defined and harmonized APIs, developers can interact with various aspects of the 5G ecosystem, such as network functions, data services, devices, and network slicing eventually with global reach.

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How can enterprises benefit from network APIs?

Today, the services facilitated by CPaaS are well known - everything from appointment reminders from dentists, updates from airlines and courier services and one-time-passwords (OTP) are built on CPaaS. CPaaS has been successful in pre-packaging communication services like messaging, voice and video with tools and documentation that are easy for developers to integrate into their own applications.

Now, imagine building on the success of CPaaS by leveraging advanced 5G capabilities for developers and enterprises. With higher bandwidth, improved availability, low latency, robustness, and managed security, 5G offers a wealth of opportunities for embedding these existing capabilities into more advanced use cases, through open network APIs.

This advancement can significantly enhance use cases related to enterprise digital transformation, connected vehicles, live media broadcasting production, HD video conferencing & collaboration, cloud gaming, remote patient care and more. These innovations drive new revenue opportunities for the entire wireless ecosystem, benefitting developers, service providers and enterprises.

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How to monetize network APIs

Service providers can monetize network APIs through diverse business models, engaging CPaaS, aggregators, application service providers and customers. Business models where service providers can commercialize APIs include wholesale or retail applying revenue share, subscription, or usage-based commercial models. This is also dependent on a service provider’s go-to-market strategy, including other CPaaS, aggregators, or direct from service provider's platform.