Mobile Network APIs

Key Topics:

• Operators will understand the business and technical implications of open APIs and how this will affect their current and future business.
• Operators can make fully informed decisions about their API strategy and assess whether developer communities can help them address the long tail of consumer applications.
• Infrastructure vendors will be able to understand operator requirements and how to form their product roadmaps to address operator needs.
• Companies across the value chain will be able to assess the implications of mobile network APIs and how these will impact service delivery in mobile networks
• Valuable insight in early adopter strategies, in the form of operator and vendor case studies.
• Companies across the value chain will be able to assess the differences in vendor tactics and strategies and outline which vendor group has the best opportunities to survive in this competitive market
• Unique forward thinking analysis which outlines future open API usage, allowing operators to provide value added services and break free from the "dump-pipe" paradigm.

This report will give you:

• Unique insight into open API strategies and technologies
• Detailed and independent assessment of Tier 1 operators and vendors’ strategies
• Extensive study and strategic analysis of attempts to address the long tail of consumer segments and previously unreachable market segments
• In-depth analysis and expert future outlook

Key questions answered in this report:

• What is the state of the market and why are network APIs attracting operator interest?
• How have vendor App stores affected the market?
• Which operators have deployed APIs and what are the primary reasons?
• What are the challenges in implementing open APIs?
• Where is the value for implementing network APIs and what are the possible paths for monetising them?
• How do operators take advantage of developer communities?
• Have certain operators chosen to develop services themselves (or through outsourcing partners) instead of opening up their networks?
• Will vendor App Stores help operators to migrate to more open networks? Or will it make things worse?
• Can operator charges for access to their APIs hindering developer commitment and interest?
• Will NGMNs affect the uptake of open APIs?
• Is IMS expected to have a play in allowing operators to provide open APIs?
• Can IMS be customised/scaled down to allow for open APIs in current mobile networks?