Network APIs Market 2025-2030: Market Trends and Strategies

This report thoroughly examines the global Network API market; assessing market trends, challenges to monetisation, and the different business models available to operators. Alongside this analysis, the report provides comprehensive evaluation of the different stable APIs which will drive revenue in the future, and explores how operators can best convert the development of APIs into future revenue streams.

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1. Key Takeaways and Strategic Recommendations
1.1 Key Takeaways
1.2 Key Strategic Recommendations
2. Market Landscape
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 The GSMA Open Gateway Initiative
Figure 2.1: Examples of Operators Who Have Joined the GSMA Open Gateway
2.1.2 The CAMARA Project
Figure 2.2 Select CAMARA Members
2.2 TM Forum and the GSMA Partnership
2.3 Current Market Status
Figure 2.3: Total Operator Revenue from Network APIs ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2025-2030
Table 2.4: Total Operator Revenue from Network APIs ($m), Split by API Category, 2025-2030
2.4 Key Distribution Channels for Network APIs
2.4.1 Operators
i. Multi-operator Platforms
2.4.2 Hyperscalers
2.4.3 CPaaS Providers
2.4.4 System Integrators
2.4.5 Network Infrastructure Vendors
2.5 Understanding Developers
2.5.1 Which Applications Are Developers Building?
i. Cellular IoT
Figure 2.5: Total Number of Cellular IoT Connections in 2030 (%), Split by 8 Key Regions
ii. Banks and Fintechs
Table 2.6: Examples of Moves Away from A2P SMS (June 2025)
iii. Gaming
iv. eCommerce
v. AI Applications
2.5.2 Marketing and Education Strategies
2.6 Business Model and Monetisation Strategies
i. When Is Charging a Premium Effective?
2.7 Cannibalisation Business Structure Changes
2.8 Business Systems
2.9 Operators Must Align Network API Strategies
2.10 Data Protections, Data Privacy, and Consent
2.11 Strategies Need to be Long-term, Not Short-term
Figure 2.7: Total Operator Revenue from Network APIs ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2025-2030
3. Future Opportunities and Market Strategies
3.1 CAMARA’s Scope
Figure 3.1: Types of CAMARA API
3.2 Meta-release Spring25
Figure 3.2: Total Operator Revenue from Network APIs ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2025-2030
Figure 3.3: Meta-release Spring25
3.3 Stable APIs
3.3.1 Device Reachability Status
3.3.2 Device Roaming Status
3.3.3 Location Verification
3.3.4 Number Verification
Figure 3.4: Without Number Verification
3.3.5 One-time Password SMS
3.3.6 Quality of Service Profiles
3.3.7 Quality on Demand
Figure 3.5: Overview of Quality on Demand API
3.3.8 SIM Swap
3.3.9 Simple Edge Discovery
3.4 Future API Opportunities
3.4.1 KYC APIs
Figure 3.6: Total Spend on KYC and KYB Systems per annum ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2029
Figure 3.7: Total Spend on KYC/KYB Systems per annum ($m), Split by Select Key Industries, 2024-2029
3.4.2 Population Density Data
3.4.3 NaaS APIs
4. Country Readiness Index
4.1 Introduction to the Country Readiness Index
Figure 4.1: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index: Network API Market - Regional Definitions
Table 4.2: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index: Network API Market - Scoring Criteria
Figure 4.3: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index: Network API Market
Table 4.4: Network API Market Country Readiness Index: Market Segments
4.2 Focus Markets
4.2.2 China
Figure 4.5: Total Operator Revenue from Network APIs in China, 2024-2030
Table 4.6: GSMA-certified Network APIs in China, in June 2025
4.2.3 The US
Figure 4.7: Total Operator Revenue from Network APIs in the US ($m), Split by Network API Type, 2024-2030
Figure 4.8: US Operator Network API Deployments
4.3 Growth Markets
Figure 4.9: Network API High-growth Countries
4.3.1 Singapore
Table 4.10: Total Number of Network APIs in Singapore
Figure 4.11: Total Operator Revenue from Network APIs ($m) in Singapore, Split by Network API Category, 2024-2030
4.4 Developing Markets
Figure 4.12: Total Operator Revenue from Select Developing Markets ($m), 2025-2030
Table 4.13: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: North America
Table 4.14: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Latin America
Table 4.15: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: West Europe
Table 4.16: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Central & East Europe
Table 4.17: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Far East & China
Table 4.18: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Indian Subcontinent
Table 4.19: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Rest of Asia Pacific
Table 4.20: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Africa & Middle East

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