Research Report | Open APIs, Beyond Connectivity, API management, B2B2X, Marketplaces

Establishing links: Platform models in the Open API economy

Operators are hoping to move to the next stage of the API economy to create platforms and marketplaces

Mark Newman, TM Forum

Dawn Bushaus

23 Mar 2023

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Establishing links: Platform models in the Open API economy

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Establishing links: Platform models in the Open API economy

This research report explores the potential for communications service providers (CSPs) to move to the next stage in the API economy as they build their own platforms capable of delivering first network-as-a-service (NaaS) and then connectivity-as-a-service (CaaS), which builds on NaaS by focusing on the service intent and the option of making partnering zero touch.

It explores a number of key questions, including:

Will CaaS emerge as a market that is distinct from CPaaS, or will they overlap?
How will operators monetize CaaS through their marketplaces?
Will they adopt traditional usage-based API pricing approaches or will they favor partnerships and revenue sharing agreements with developers?
What are the best approaches for building developer ecosystems, and to what extent can CSPs partner with existing developer programs and initiatives?

Mark Newman

Chief Analyst, TM Forum

20 years as a chief analyst and research director covering the telecoms sector with a focus on operator business models, transformation and strategies for developing new revenue streams.

Dawn Bushaus

Contributing Editor

Dawn began her career in technology journalism in 1989 at Telephony magazine. In 1996, she joined a team of journalists to start a McGraw-Hill publication called tele.com, and in 2000, she helped a team at Ziff-Davis launch The Net Economy, where she held senior writing and editing positions. Prior to joining TM Forum, she worked as a contributing analyst for Heavy Reading.