Mobile network API monetisation forecast 2024–2030: Can telcos make up for lost time?

Mobile network API monetisation forecast 2024–2030: Can telcos make up for lost time?

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The telecom industry is awash with talk of the revenue opportunity from network exposure. This report highlights the main findings from our recently updated network API monetisation market forecast tool, focusing on the use cases and APIs which will generate long-term growth.

Description

Format: PDFPages: 42Author: Darius Singh, Yannick MayaudPublication date: August 2025

Network APIs are the new moniker for 5G monetisation – but to reap the benefits of network exposure, operators must ensure that they focus their investment on the APIs with the best long-term revenue opportunity. This analysis of our updated 2024–2030 network API monetisation market forecast provides insights on where that opportunity lies.

Table of contents

  • Executive summary
  • Analysis of APIs
  • Analysis of use cases
  • Methodology
  • Appendix

Table of figures

  • Figure 1: Network API monetisation forecast release 2 (2025) vs original (2024), 2024–2030
  • Figure 2: Network API monetisation forecast by API family,
    2024–2030
  • Figure 3: Network API monetisation forecast by use case category,
    2024–2030
  • Figure 4: Network API monetisation forecast by revenue type, 2024–2030
  • Figure 5: Network API monetisation forecast by industry vertical, 2024–2030
  • Figure 6: Network API monetisation revenue by region, 2030
  • Figure 6a: GSMA Open Gateway public launches* (August 2025) by region
  • Figure 6b: GSMA Open Gateway public launches* (August 2025) by API
  • Figure 7: Network API availability and maturity timelines, 2020–2045
  • Figure 8: Network API monetisation forecast, identity APIs, 2024–2030
  • Figure 9: Identity APIs forecast by revenue type, 2024–2030
  • Figure 10: Network API monetisation forecast, location APIs,
    2024–2030
  • Figure 11: Network API monetisation forecast, network performance APIs, 2024–2030
  • Figure 12: Network API monetisation forecast, device information APIs, 2024–2030
  • Figure 13: Network API monetisation forecast, edge APIs, 2024–2030
  • Figure 14: Network API monetisation forecast, new use cases in release 2, 2024–2030
  • Figure 15: Percentage of use case category revenue distributed between five API families
  • Figure 16: Top six individual use cases by 2030, as % of forecast (excluding financial transaction fraud prevention use case), 2024 vs 2030
  • Figure 17: Advertising and marketing opportunity, by revenue type

Technologies and industry terms referenced include: Aggregators, Anti-fraud, autonomous vehicles, CAMARA, Device status APIs, drones, Edge APIs, Enterprise IT, Ericsson, GSMA open gateway, Identity APIs, IoT, Location APIs, network APIs, Network performance APIs, Quality on demand API, Video analysis