Mobile Magazine November 2024 | Page 104

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“ At the moment , most eSIM use cases are driven from the roaming sector . However , with customers increasingly expecting to be served digitally , eSIM will be adopted widely meaning customers can seamlessly move operators at the click of a button ,” he explains . “ Finally , whilst end-users are looking for value , quality remains important too . With BT Wholesale ’ s strategic imperative to build the strongest foundations with the best mobile and fibre networks , including IoT solutions , we can help partners best service customers .”
Additionally , there is greater emphasis across the industry to become more sustainable . Low-power networks are energy-efficient , leading to more demand for them from customers .
MVNOs and connectivity providers that invest in low-power networks will benefit from greater customer satisfaction , be able to attract new customers and offer more innovative solutions to meet changing customer needs .
The race for new revenue streams across communications Marco Palladino is the Co-Founder and CTO of Kong Inc ., a global leader in API management .
“ We work with many Global 2000 companies and have well over 700 SMEs . In 2023 , Kong surpassed the US $ 100m annual recurring revenue milestone and continued on in hyper growth mode .”
To best explain what Kong does and why it ’ s so important to the mobile world , first , let ’ s look at why APIs are so important .
Kong ’ s job is to provide the infrastructure for all of this .
“ That means a platform to manage the full API lifecycle as well as things like performance control , security , caching , versioning and , increasingly , interactions with AI ,” Marco explains . “ It means a unified control plane and standardised way to manage APIs , to consume them , to monitor them , to expose them , whether they are external , internal , in pretty much any capacity .”
With Kong taking care of the infrastructure , developers are
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