Position Your Business at the center of the Network API Economy
Launch, scale, and monetize multi-operator network API solutions with exceptional speed and flexibility using Shabodi’s NetAware Aggregator Platform.
Network APIs: A Shift Beyond Connectivity
Telecommunications has long been defined by the ability to deliver connectivity. But that definition is no longer sufficient.
With the rise of 5G and programmable networks, Network APIs signal a structural shift – from transport-based models to capability-based value creation. Operators are no longer limited to delivering bandwidth. They can now expose core network functions that directly support mission-critical applications.
These APIs aren’t just technical interfaces – they’re revenue enablers, allowing operators to monetize precise capabilities across use cases:
SIM Swap APIs for fraud prevention
Quality on Demand for Broadcasters
Location Verification APIs for asset tracking
Edge Discovery APIs to reduce latency
The Three-Tiered API Ecosystem
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)
Own and operate the network infrastructure. Expose 5G capabilities via CAMARA or custom APIs, typically within regional footprints.
API
Aggregators
Bridge APIs from multiple operators into unified, accessible interfaces. Simplify developer access while enabling metering, routing, and service orchestration.
Application
Developers
Build network-aware applications leveraging operator capabilities. Serve verticals such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and gaming.
What’s Holding Aggregators Back?
Despite the growing promise of network APIs, aggregators face deep-rooted structural challenges.
Most enterprise environments today operate across fragmented network layers – a mix of Wi-Fi, private cellular, public 5G, and IoT infrastructures, often sourced from multiple vendors.
Each comes with its own interfaces, standards, and protocol-making integration not just complex, but operationally brittle.
Compounding this is the variability across mobile network operators:
Inconsistent API maturity
Varying authentication mechanisms
Limited and overlapping geographic footprints
Lack of standardized service exposure
For aggregators, the result is a disjointed development experience and increased overhead. These aren’t minor hurdles – they’re the very reasons why cross-operator API aggregators often stall before they scale.
Built for “The API Aggregator Era”
At its core, NetAware Aggregator is a purpose-built, cloud-native platform that enables aggregators to operate at scale in the emerging network API economy.
It simplifies the consolidation of APIs across mobile network operators, while supporting advanced use cases that require flexibility, speed, and interoperability.
Platform Highlights:
Unified interface for multi-operator API exposure
Tailored API creation for industry-specific requirements
Participation in global API exchange ecosystems
Full compliance with CAMARA and GSMA Open Gateway standards
Seamless handling of multi-version operator APIs
Designed for Real Aggregator Need
Dynamically routes requests to the appropriate operator using identifiers like MSISDN, UEID, IP, and NAI ID. No custom routing logic required—Shabodi handles the complexity behind the scenes.
Transforms exposed API formats into operator-specific implementations.
Supports translation, derivation logic, and parameter mapping.
Fully compliant with CAMARA, TMF, 3GPP, and OGI standards.
Captures ingress and egress metrics for every API invocation.
Interfaces with operator BSS systems via TMForum APIs to enable accurate usage-based billing.
Provides secure, segregated access for multiple tenants.
Supports sovereignty and compliance mandates while translating security models across aggregator and operator layers.
AI/ML-driven automation simplifies version control across operators.
New operator APIs are integrated with minimal manual intervention.
Includes a library of regional and industry-specific compliance templates.
Enables rapid creation of APIs tailored to vertical use cases via a visual development environment.
Real-World Aggregator Applications
Financial Sector Fraud Prevention
Leverage network APIs to detect and prevent fraud in real time using SIM swap detection, number verification, and connection status intelligence – aggregated across multiple mobile operators.
Connected Equipment Management for Global OEMs
Move beyond least-cost routing. Enable dynamic, performance-based connectivity decisions using real-time latency and bandwidth intelligence across multiple networks.
Backed by Industry Insight
New potential revenues enabled by network APIs in the next 5-7 years, by industry vertical, $ billion
“The network API market could unlock around $100 billion to $300 billion in connectivity- and edge-computing-related revenue…”
McKinsey
2024
“69 of the world’s largest network operators, representing 78% of global mobile connections, support the Open Gateway Initiative.”
GSMA
2025
Ready to Operationalize Network API Aggregation?
Connect with our team to discuss how Shabodi’s NetAware Aggregator Platform can help you streamline cross-operator integration, simplify developer access, and unlock monetization at scale.
