Three Open API Challenges in Telecom Networks
RCRWirelessNews, Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
Telcos are recognizing that in order to monetize the potential inherent in cloud-native networks, they must simplify the interface for developers
While open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) were a big topic at this and last year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona thanks to the GSMA Open Gateway Initiative, APIs in general are not a new concept for telcos. What is new, according to Principal Analyst at STL Partners Emma Buckland, is the potential to expose the networks to a large audience of developers through open, non-proprietary APIs. At the recent Telco Cloud and Edge Forum, Buckland moderated a panel with fellow experts to examine some of the biggest challenges opening up the API ecosystem might present, even as it promises a potential path to new revenue.