TMT are now racing to make sure they are set up to own as much of that space as possible .

“ In one example , Orange and Nokia have expanded their partnership to lay the groundwork for enhanced access to a developer portal , where the developer community can exploit Orange ’ s 5G network capabilities to create new applications for customers in Europe . Nokia has signed similar agreements with many other telecoms leaders around the world too . It doesn ’ t stop with Nokia though . Developer portals are opening up across all major players in the global market .”

Through these portals , developers are given access to software development kits ( SDKs ) and network API documentation . With that they can create and test all kinds of new applications that can easily plug-in to the host network to bring new enhancements to user experience .

“ More open access collaboration between telecoms companies and the developer community is how the market is growing with APIs ,” he continues . “ It completely rewrites the rules on R & D in a way that is designed to accelerate new innovations to market faster than we have seen before . But it ’ s only possible within a governed and secure environment provided by the right infrastructure .”

In the telecoms sector , there is a lot of API integration activity around connectivity services , but use-cases expand to a whole host of opportunities .

“ Take billings and subscriptions ,” Marco adds . “ Developers are working

The global API telecom market is expected to reach

on new applications to automate billing cycles more effectively , or to manage customer subscriptions in real-time . Other applications will facilitate more cross selling based on individual customer behaviours , or streamline the process of signing up to flexible payment and upgrade options so that more customers opt in .”

5G and later 6G development is where Marco believes the sector is going to see the Internet of Everything really start to take shape in our daily lives .

“ This is when connectivity is going to be truly ubiquitous and much of it will be run by AI ,” he shares . “ This is exactly why APIs are so important . They provide the central nervous system that enables everything to connect and exchange data . IoT is only possible via APIs . Likewise , AI can only interact with us , with the world , or with other AI via APIs . And the capacity for all of this is growing with 5G and 6G . It ’ s a really exciting time .”

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