In our latest The Inner Circle session, CPaaSAA brought together analysts, operators, CPaaS players, and ecosystem builders to discuss a topic that keeps coming back: Programmable networks. Network APIs. Private 5G. All promising. All talked about everywhere. And yet, still not taking off at the pace […]
Our April Telco API Working Group ended with one of the most honest and valuable discussions we’ve had so far on Network APIs. Not a polished panel. Not a one-way presentation. But a real, open exchange between operators, CPaaS players, aggregators, and ecosystem partners. The kind […]
Why Network APIs must become reliable, decision-grade signals for AI In our last post, we said the industry needed a new conversation around Network APIs, not because the capabilities aren’t there, but because adoption isn’t scaling. Since then, one thing has become even clearer: the rise of […]
At the GSMA Open Gateway Summit during MWC Barcelona this week, one comment stuck with me. “We need to talk less about APIs and more about the problems we want to solve.” That line came from Irene Bernal of Telefónica, and it captured a shift that […]
What are CPaaS and Intelligent Engagement players doing, and what do they want and need, to make Network APIs fly? A preview of and opportunity to participate in our Q1 research on Network APIs (such as Mobile No. Verify, SIM Swap, and Quality on Demand). This article […]
MWC Doha was a first. Not just another regional edition of a global event, but the first Mobile World Congress hosted in Qatar — and that mattered. I was honored to moderate this Network APIs panel on such an international stage, with a distinguished audience that […]
Insights from This Week’s The Inner Circle on Network APIs and the 2026 Inflection Point The Inner Circle is CPaaSAA’s members-only monthly webinar series, where our analyst team and invited advisory partners share insights, frameworks, and practical guidance to help members navigate what’s next — and […]
Executive summary (for the impatient) The Unthinkable Lab event in London, organized by TelecomTV with Andrew Collinson and Dean Bubley, made one thing unmistakably clear: Network APIs will not unlock value on their own — but combined with agentic AI, they could finally become meaningful. Across […]
Insights from This Week’s The Inner Circle With Simon-Kucher The Inner Circle is CPaaSAA’s members-only monthly webinar series, where our analyst team and invited advisory partners share insights, frameworks, and practical guidance to help members accelerate results. Each session goes deep — discussion, Q&A, models, examples, […]
November 2025 has delivered another milestone for the Network API ecosystem — this time in one of the world’s most complex and competitive markets. Vonage, a CPaaSAA Accelerate Member and part of Ericsson, has become the first to commercially launch Silent Authentication and SIM Swap across […]