A standard for Network APIs
The GSMA OneAPI initiative defines a commonly supported set of lightweight and Web friendly APIs to allow mobile and other network operators to expose useful network information and capabilities to Web application developers. It aims to reduce the effort and time needed to create applications and content that is portable across mobile operators.
Benefits for our stakeholders
Operators
Enables new business opportunities.
Encourages innovative, 3rd parties to deliver services to your customers.
Stimulates innovation from developers.
Vendors
Encourages integration with smaller developers.
Reduces industry fragmentation and drives growth of applications.
Developers
Achieves rapid deployment across many operators and thus reaches more users.
Lowers the technical and commercial barriers to entry.
Consumers
Faster availability of innovative new services.
Comments from the Industry
Nauby Jacob, Bell Mobility's VP of User Experience and Content
"OneAPI helps wireless providers and developers alike in the overall ecosystem by enabling developers to deliver innovative apps faster to wireless clients across all carriers."
Upinder Saini, VP of New Product Development, Rogers Communications
"Multiple operating systems, various network interfaces and fragmented technologies make application development far too complex for any developer. The standardised approach of OneAPI not only reduces these barriers to extend opportunities to the wider developer community, but also equips developers with flexibility, added relevance and significantly reduces time-to-market."
Ibrahim Gedeon, Chief Technology Officer at TELUS
"TELUS is proud to bring our network and business capabilities to the GSMA's Canadian OneAPI pilot. We're excited to see how application providers are already taking advantage of the simplicity of OneAPI to create real, mobile-enabled, commercial application and service offerings. This pilot has demonstrated the value to partners of our ability to abstract our billing and network technology capabilities, including full support for our recently launched national HSPA+ high-speed network."
