NPaaS: operator strategies and implementation of 5G APIs

At MWC 2023, the GSMA announced the Open Gateway initiative to identify and commercialise new APIs that can open up a wealth of capabilities in communications service providers’ (CSPs’) networks to developers. These network-as-a-service (NaaS) APIs will be defined and developed by the Linux Foundation’s open-source Camara Project (CAMARA) but CSPs that participate in Open Gateway will determine the priority order for API development according to industry needs. The initiative is starting with the promotion of eight APIs that are already in the CAMARA GitHub repository, including SIM swap, quality on demand, device status, number verification, edge site selection and routing, number verification (SMS 2FA) and carrier billing, and more will be added during 2023.