APIs & the Business of Telecoms

Address key requirements for publishing telco APIs

APIs have a long history in the telecom sector, so it would be fair to expect APIs to be as pervasive in this sector as they are in most other industries. However, adoption of APIs in the telco sector has not been as rapid as in other industries.  

As technology evolves, telecom services are increasingly embedded across platforms like smartphones and Web browsers. Meanwhile competition is emerging from a variety of new sources. APIs are making it possible for telcos to respond to these developments.

Initially, telcos focused their API strategies on the long tail of third-party developers. However, it has become clear that the most immediate returns will come from exposing APIs to internal developers and partner organizations.

This white paper from Layer 7 and Alan Quayle, an independent thought leader in the telco industry, uses real-world case studies to explore how telcos can address functional and non-functional requirements around publishing APIs to internal, partner and third-party developers.