Top Network API Companies

The network API market is projected to grow from USD 1.96 billion in 2025 to USD 6.13 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 25.7% during the forecast period. The market is entering a breakout phase as operators and technology vendors standardize the exposure of capabilities like device status, identity, edge, and policy control. APIs are creating an entirely new layer of programmability where enterprises can directly request secure, low-latency, and performance-driven services without needing deep telecom expertise. In September 2024, the launch of Aduna, a global joint venture between Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom, and Telefonica, provided the first large-scale commercial platform for CAMARA-compliant APIs. This initiative allows enterprises to tap into telco-grade identity, edge, and security APIs through a unified marketplace, simplifying adoption while ensuring global reach. Industries ranging from transportation to healthcare are already piloting services built on this model.

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Organizations are turning connectivity into a competitive product by building and exposing network APIs that unlock identity, location, quality of service, policy control, edge compute, and analytics for developers and partners. They provide developer-friendly portals, SDKs, and sandboxes, while automating API management and enforcing consistent standards and security to ensure reliability and compliance. By partnering with operators and cloud providers, organizations deliver private and hybrid experiences, embed AI-driven network intelligence, and operate unified observability, billing, and governance to scale consumption. This results in faster innovation, new monetization paths, and a developer-first experience that accelerates market adoption.

The major vendors covered in the network API market include Ericsson (Sweden), Nokia (Finland), Cisco (US), Microsoft (US), T-Mobile (US), AT&T (US), Orange (France), Deutsche Telekom (Germany), Vodafone (UK), Telefonica (Spain), Singtel (Singapore), Telstra (Australia), Huawei (China), Oracle (US), Bharti Airtel (India), and Infobip (Croatia). These players have incorporated various organic and inorganic growth strategies, including collaborations, acquisitions, product launches, partnerships, agreements, and expansions to strengthen their international footprint and capture a greater share of the network API market. These organic and inorganic strategies have allowed the market players to expand across geographies by offering network API solutions.

Ericsson

Ericsson leads the network API market through a historic joint venture with 12 major telecommunications operators, including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone, creating the industry's largest collaborative API platform. The joint venture, 50% owned by Ericsson and 50% by participating operators, provides network APIs to developer platforms, hyperscalers, and system integrators, enabling unprecedented network programmability access. Ericsson's Global Network Platform serves as the foundation for a multi-operator joint venture launched in September 2024, enabling real-time network exposure and API aggregation across multiple operator networks worldwide. Real-world deployments demonstrate Ericsson's leadership, including LiveU and RAI's 5G broadcasting trials, achieving 60 Mbps uplink through network slicing APIs, enabling professional broadcasting applications. Remote driving applications showcase teleoperated vehicle control capabilities using ultra-low latency network APIs developed through partnerships with Vonage, Deutsche Telekom, and Vay. Ericsson sacrificed its proprietary Global Network Platform for the Open Gateway Initiative, demonstrating commitment to industry-wide standardization rather than exclusive platform development. The company's strategic focus emphasizes collaborative ecosystem development over competitive platform strategies, creating sustainable market leadership through industry partnership and technological innovation, supporting global network API adoption.

Nokia

Nokia strengthens its network API market position through strategic acquisitions and platform development, with rapid acquisitions providing access to the world's largest API hub and marketplace, accelerating enterprise digital transformation initiatives. Network as Code initiative transforms networks into programmable platforms accessible through APIs, enabling developers to create innovative applications leveraging network capabilities. Nokia's developer platform supports over 45 partners across Europe, North and South America, and Asia, demonstrating global reach and comprehensive ecosystem development. Hrvatski Telekom's 5G pilot projects in Croatia showcase Nokia's Network as Code platform connecting to the operator's 5G network assets, enabling real-time industrial equipment monitoring and control. Proximus Global and Nokia's partnership, announced at MWC 2025, exposes network APIs on each other's marketplaces, enabling developers to create enterprise applications for financial services and healthcare sectors. Nokia validates API approach through industry recognition, as Ericsson's joint venture announcement acknowledges Nokia's innovative platform development and market leadership. Real-world implementations include the University of Technology Sydney deploying Nokia APIs for digital twins and the Nara Institute utilizing high-definition lecture streaming capabilities. The company's comprehensive approach combines platform development, marketplace expansion, and partnership strategies, creating sustainable competitive advantages in the network API market.

Market Ranking

The network API market is still nascent but already consolidating around a handful of leaders that are setting the pace for global adoption. The top five vendors, Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco, Huawei, and AT&T, collectively account for 27–30% of the overall market share. These companies have established themselves as pioneers in API exposure by spearheading CAMARA-compliant deployments, supporting GSMA’s Open Gateway initiative, and driving global collaborations with operators. Ericsson and Nokia are particularly active in Europe and Asia Pacific through joint ventures like Aduna, while AT&T has been instrumental in pushing early commercial rollouts in North America. Cisco and Huawei, meanwhile, are building programmable infrastructure that supports enterprise adoption of APIs across edge, security, and analytics. With more operators aligning to global frameworks, the competitive landscape is expected to intensify, but these five players remain firmly positioned as the vanguard of the programmable network ecosystem.

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