Global Telecommunications API Market 2024-2029: Full Research Suite

Our Telecommunications API (Application Programming Interfaces) research suite is comprised of comprehensive and insightful impact analysis of key factors of this evolving market; enabling stakeholders from network operators, messaging service providers, enterprise developers and hyperscalers to understand major factors that include future growth, key trends and investment opportunities in the demand for telecom APIs.

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1. Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations
1.1 Key Takeaways
1.2 Strategic Recommendations
2. Future Market Outlook
2.1 Introduction
Figure 2.1: Enterprise Adoption of APIs without Standardised APIs
Figure 2.2: Revenue Flow Without Telco APIs vs With
2.1.1 Future Market Outlook
Figure 2.3: Total Operator Revenue from Telecommunications API Calls ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
Figure 2.4: Total Number of Telecommunications API Calls in 2024 (m), Split by Category
2.1.2 Monetisation of API Services
Figure 2.5: Business Models for API Access
2.1.3 Challenges for Future Market Development
3. GSMA Open Gateway and CAMARA
3.1 GSMA Open Gateway
Figure 3.1: Global Coverage of Operator Groups Supporting Open Gateway
Figure 3.2: Mobile Operators Signed Up to Open Gateway
3.2 Introduction to CAMARA APIs
3.2.1 Scope of the CAMARA Project
3.3 CAMARA API Types
3.3.1 Communications APIs
i. Click to Dial
Figure 3.3: Click to Dial API
ii. Short Message Service
iii. WebRTC
3.3.2 Connectivity APIs
i. Connectivity Insights
Figure 3.4: Connectivity Insights API Flow
ii. Home Devices QoD
iii. Network Slice Booking (Slice on Demand)
iv. Quality on Demand
Figure 3.5: Overview of QoD API
v. Site to Cloud VPN
Figure 3.6: Site to Cloud VPN API Flow
3.3.3 Device Identify & Status
i. Device Identifier
Figure 3.7: Device Identifier API
ii. Device Location
iii. Device Status
iv. Device Swap
3.3.4 Mobile Fraud Prevention
i. Call Forwarding Signal
ii. KYC (Know Your Customer)
Figure 3.8: KYC Match API Work Flow
iii. Number Verification
Figure 3.9: Without Number Verification API
Figure 3.10: With Number Verification API
iv. SIM Swap
v. OTP Validation API
3.3.5 Mobile Payments
i. Carrier Billing Check Out
ii. Blockchain Public Address
3.3.6 Other APIs
i. Population Density Data
ii. Edge Cloud
iii. Region User Count
3.4 Open Gateway APIs Launched in Different Regions
Table 3.11: Operators in North America That Have Commercially Launched GSMA Open Gateway APIs as of May 2024
Table 3.12: Operators in Latin America That Have Commercially Launched GSMA Open Gateway APIs as of May 2024
Table 3.13: Operators in West Europe That Have Commercially Launched GSMA Open Gateway APIs as of May 2024
Table 3.14: Operators in Far East & China That Have Commercially Launched GSMA Open Gateway APIs as of May 2024
Table 3.15: Operators in Rest of Asia Pacific That Have Commercially Launched GSMA Open Gateway APIs as of May 2024
Table 3.16: Operators in Africa & Middle East That Have Commercially Launched GSMA Open Gateway APIs as of May 2024
4. Country Readiness Index
4.1 Telco API Country Readiness Index
Figure 4.1: Countries in Each Region
Table 4.2: Juniper Research Telco API Country Readiness Index: Scoring Criteria
Table 4.4: Telco APIs Country Readiness Index: Market Segments
4.1.1 Focus Markets
i. Support for GSMA Open Gateway
Figure 4.5: Total Number of Telecommunications API Calls ($m), Split by Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, and Spain, 2024-2025
ii. Demand for Fraud Prevention Services
Figure 4.6: Total Operator Revenue from Mobile Fraud Prevention API Calls in Select Countries in Far East & China ($m), 2024-2029
4.1.2 Growth Markets
i. Operators to Prioritise Investment into 5G Infrastructure
Figure 4.7: Total Number of 5G Connections (m) vs Operator Revenue from Network Connectivity APIs in West Europe ($m), 2026
ii. Lower Support for the GSMA Open Gateway
iii. Cellular IoT Connections Will Create Demand for Connectivity APIs
Figure 4.8: Total Number of Cellular IoT Connections in Select Countries in West Europe (m), 2024-2026
iv. High Operator ARPU Will Encourage Investment into Telecommunications APIs
4.1.3 Saturated Markets
i. Low Demand for Telecommunications APIs
Figure 4.9: Proportion of the Population That Are Banked (%), Average for Focus Markets vs Average for Saturated Markets, 2024
ii. Low Operator ARPU for Future Investment into Telecommunications APIs
4.1.4 Developing Markets
i. Limited 5G Infrastructure
ii. Low Demand for the Fraud Prevention Use Case
Table 4.10: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: North America
Table 4.11: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Latin America
Table 4.12: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: West Europe
Table 4.13: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Central & East Europe
Table 4.14: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Far East & China
Table 4.15: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Indian Subcontinent
Table 4.16: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Rest of Asia Pacific
Table 4.17: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Africa & Middle East
1. Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Communications API Vendors
Table 1.1: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Vendors & Product Portfolio
Figure 1.2: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Telecommunications API Vendors (Communications)
Source: Juniper ResearchTable 1.3: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Vendors & Positioning
Table 1.4: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Heatmap: Telecommunications API Vendors
2. Vendor Profiles: Communications API Vendors
2.1 Telecommunications APIs (Communications) Vendor Profiles
2.1.1 BICS
i. Corporate Information
Table 2.1: BICS’ Select Financial Information (€m), 2022 & 2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.2 CM.com
i. Corporate Information
Table 2.2: Acquisitions Made by CM.com, 2021-Present
Table 2.3: CM.com’s Select Financial Information (€m), 2022-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.3 Comviva
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.4 Genesys
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.5 Infobip
i. Corporate Information
Table 2.4: Infobip’s Acquisitions – April 2021 to Present
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.6 Microsoft
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.7 Mitto
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.8 Orange
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
Figure 2.5: Orange Operations Map
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.6: Orange Business Talk API - Overview
Figure 2.7: Orange SMS API - Overview
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.9 Route Mobile
i. Corporate Information
Table 2.8: Route Mobile’s Annual Financial Information (₹ Cr), 2021-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.9: How Route Mobile’s OTP Service Works
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.10 Sinch
i. Corporate Information
Table 2.10: Sinch’s Most Recent Acquisitions, 2020-2021
Table 2.11: Sinch’s Select Financial Information ($m), 2021-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.12: Sinch Conversation API - Overview
Figure 2.13: Sinch Verification API – Overview
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.11 Soprano Design
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-evel View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.12 Syniverse
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.13 Telesign
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.15: Telesign Verify API - Overview
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.14 Twilio
i. Corporate Information
Table 2.16: Twilio’s Acquisitions, Nov 2019-Present
Table 2.17: Twilio’s Revenue Information ($m), 2021-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.15 Vodafone Business
i. Corporate Information
Table 2.18: Vodafone Business’ Select Financial Information (€m), FY 2022-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.16 Vonage
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.2 Juniper Research Leaderboard Assessment Methodology
3. Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Network Management API Vendors
Table 3.1: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Vendors & Product Portfolio
Figure 3.2: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Telecommunications API Vendors (Network Management)
Source: Juniper ResearchTable 3.3: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Vendors & Positioning
Table 3.4: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Heatmap: Telco API Vendors (Network Management)
4. Vendor Profiles: Network Management API Vendors
4.1 Telecommunications APIs (Network Management) Vendor Profiles
4.1.1 Amazon Web Services
i. Corporate Information
Table 4.1: AWS’ Revenue in 2021 and 2022 ($bn), 2021-2022
ii. Geographical Spread
Figure 4.2: Amazon Web Service Infrastructure Deployments Map, 2023
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.2 BICS
i. Corporate Information
Table 4.3: BICS’ Select Financial Information (€m), 2022-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
4.1.3 Cisco
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.4 Comviva
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.5 Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
i. Corporate Information
Table 4.4: Deutsche Telekom’s Select Financial Information (€bn), 2021-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 4.5: Deutsche Telekom Cloud of Things Features and Services
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.6 Ericsson
i. Corporate Information
Table 4.6: Ericsson‘s Financial Information ($m), 2019-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 4.7: Ericsson Cloud Core Exposure Server Including Edge Exposure Server
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.7 Fujitsu
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High Level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.8 Google Cloud
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
Figure 4.8: Google Cloud Platform Regions
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 4.9: Overview of Google Cloud API Management
Figure 4.10: Preview Version of Google Cloud’s SIM Swap Solution
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.9 Huawei
i. Corporate Information
Table 4.11: Huawei’s Select Financial Information ($m), 2020-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.10 Mavenir
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 4.12: MDE Digital Marketplace Approach and Key Highlights
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.11 Nokia
i. Corporate Information
Table 4.13: Nokia’s Select Financial Information (€m), 2021-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.12 Orange
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
Figure 4.14: Orange Operations Map
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 4.15: High-level View of Orange’s Location Verification API Architecture
Figure 4.16: High-level View of Orange’s Location Retrieval API Architecture
Figure 4.17: High-level View of Orange’s Device Status API Architecture
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.13 Syniverse
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.14 Verizon
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.1.15 Vodafone Business
i. Corporate Information
Table 4.18: Vodafone Business’ Select Financial Information (€m), FY 2022-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
4.2 Juniper Research Leaderboard Assessment Methodology
4.3 Limitations & Interpretations
Table 4.19: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Scoring Criteria
1. Market Summary & Future Outlook
1.1 Telecommunications API Market Summary & Future Outlook
1.1.1 Telecommunications APIs Market Summary Forecast Methodology
Figure 1.1: Telecommunications APIs Market Summary Forecast Methodology
1.2 Telecommunications APIs Summary Forecasts
1.2.1 Total Number of Telecommunications API Calls
Figure & Table 1.2: Total Number of Telecommunications API Calls (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
1.2.2 Total Operator Revenue from Telecommunications API Calls
Figure & Table 1.3: Total Operator Revenue from Telecommunications API Calls ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
2. Device Identity & Status APIs
2.1 Device Identity & Status Introduction
2.1.1 Device Identity & Status Forecast Methodology
Figure 2.1: Device Identity & Status APIs Forecast Methodology
2.1.2 Total Number of Device Identity & Status API Calls
Figure & Table 2.2: Total Number of Device Identity & Status API Calls (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
2.1.3 Operator Revenue from Device Identity & Status API Calls
Figure & Table 2.3: Total Operator Revenue from Device Identity & Status API Calls ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
3. Mobile Fraud Prevention APIs
3.1 Mobile Fraud Prevention Introduction
3.1.1 Mobile Fraud Prevention Forecast Methodology
Figure 3.1: Mobile Fraud Prevention APIs Forecast Methodology
3.1.2 Total Number of Mobile Fraud Prevention API Calls
Figure & Table 3.2: Total Number of Mobile Fraud Prevention API Calls (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024 2029
3.1.3 Operator Revenue from Mobile Fraud Prevention API Calls
Figure & Table 3.3: Total Operator Revenue from Mobile Fraud Prevention API Calls ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
4. Mobile Payments APIs
4.1 Mobile Payments Introduction
4.1.1 Mobile Payments Forecast Methodology
Figure 4.1: Mobile Payments APIs Forecast Methodology
4.1.2 Total Number of Mobile Payments API Calls
Figure & Table 4.2: Total Number of Mobile Payments API Calls (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
4.1.3 Operator Revenue from Mobile Payments API Calls
Figure & Table 4.3: Total Operator Revenue from Mobile Payments API Calls ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024 2029
5. Network Connectivity APIs
5.1 Network Connectivity Introduction
5.1.1 Network Connectivity Forecast Methodology
Figure 5.1: Network Connectivity APIs Forecast Methodology
Total Number of Network Connectivity API Calls
Figure & Table 5.2: Total Number of Connectivity API Calls (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
5.1.2 Operator Revenue from Network Connectivity API Calls
Figure & Table 5.3: Total Operator Revenue from Connectivity API Calls ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024 2029
6. Communications APIs
6.1 Communications APIs Introduction
6.1.1 Communications APIs Forecast Methodology
Figure 6.1: Communications APIs Forecast Methodology
6.1.2 Total Number of Communications API Calls
Figure & Table 6.2: Total Number of Communications API Calls (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
6.1.3 Operator Revenue from Communications API Calls
Figure & Table 6.3: Total Operator Revenue from Communications API Calls ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
7. Other Telecommunications APIs
7.1 Other Telecommunications APIs Introduction
7.1.1 Other Telecommunications APIs Forecast Methodology
Figure 7.1: Other API Calls Forecast Methodology
7.1.2 Total Number of Other API Calls
Figure & Table 7.2: Total Number of Other API Calls (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
7.1.3 Operator Revenue from Other API Calls
Figure & Table 7.3: Total Operator Revenue from Mobile Fraud Prevention API Calls ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029

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