target audience: TECH SUPPLIER  Publication date: Sep 2023 - Document type: Market Perspective - Doc  Document number: # US51172223

5G Exposure and Network APIs: How Will the Telecom Ecosystem Capture New Opportunities with Developers?

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  • Patrick Filkins
  • John Byrne Loading
  • Ajeet Das Loading

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  • Executive Snapshot

    • Figure: Executive Snapshot: 5G Exposure and Network APIs — How Will the Telecom Ecosystem Capture New Opportunities with Developers?

  • New Market Developments and Dynamics

    • Comms SPs Will Leverage 5G as Inroads to Drive More Engagement with the Developer Community

    • Figure: Change in Final Spending Compared with Organization's Original Budget for 2023

    • 5G Network and Service Exposure Defined: The Marriage of Mobile Networks and Application Developers

    • Why Now for Network and Service Exposure? The Comms SP Business Dilemma

    • Figure: Comms SP Acute Challenges

    • Telecom Ecosystem Evolution: API Market Makers and Likely Roles

    • Figure: API Ecosystem Snapshot

    • Considering the Business Model Structure: How Can Stakeholders Generate Revenue from Network APIs?

    • Considering the Business and Go-to-Market Models

    • Go-to-Market Models

    • Business Model Considerations

    • Figure: Service API Business Model Stack

    • Comms SP with a Partner Platform

    • Comms SP Direct

    • Vendor Direct to a Partner Platform

    • Additional Pricing Strategies That Could Be Employed

    • Industry Consortia: CAMARA and Open API Gateway at the Forefront of Enablement

    • CAMARA: The Industry's First Step in the 5G API Journey

    • Table: CAMARA APIs

    • Open API Gateway: Critical to Scaling the API Opportunity

    • Figure: Open API Gateway APIs in Development

    • Telco Cloud Infrastructure Will Help Comms SP Truly Differentiate in the Telecom API Arena

  • Advice for the Technology Supplier AND Services Provider

    • Conclusion

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    • Related Research

    • Synopsis