The telecom API platform market analysis report by Future Market Insights shows that global sales of the telecom API platform market in 2021 were held at USD 4.1 billion. The projected market growth from 2023 to 2033 is expected to be 16.7%.
The monetization and pricing model is expected to be the highest revenue-generating telecom API module, projected to record a CAGR of over 16.7% from 2023 to 2033.
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Global Telecom API Platform Market Size (2023) | USD 6,002.3 million |
| Global Telecom API Platform Market Size (2033) | USD 28,201.2 million |
| Global Telecom API Platform Market CAGR (2023 to 2033) | 16.7% |
| United States Telecom API Platform Market Size (2033) | USD 5.9 billion |
| United States Telecom API Platform Market CAGR (2023 to 2033) | 18.1% |
As per the telecom API platform market research by Future Market Insights - a market research and competitive intelligence provider- historically, from 2018 to 2022, the market value of the telecom API platform market increased at 17.8% CAGR. By 2033, the market is expected to reach a valuation of USD 24.2 billion, witnessing an absolute dollar opportunity of USD 4.8 billion from 2023 to 2033.
Rapid technological advancements and increased cloud-based service penetration throughout the telecom industry are likely to boost the expansion of the Telecom API Platform Market.
Telecom API reduces costs by improving the system effectiveness of existing web-based services. These techniques and communication standards improve agility in mobile app development by allowing developers to concentrate on essential functionalities rather than designing them from scratch.
API is widely used in all fields involving mobile apps and services, including audio and video conversations, online mobile transactions, messaging applications, and tracking and tracing apps, among others.
With the increasing usage of mobile service customers, the need for mobile-based technology solutions has increased dramatically in recent years, driving up the demand in the market for telecom APIs owing to the flexibility they provide.
For example, according to GSMA data, 5.2 billion people enrolled in mobile services by the end of 2021, with 5.7 billion expected by 2025, creating additional prospects for telecom API in mobile-based services.
The growing use of device integration, the Internet of Things (IoT), and wearable device technologies in the telecom industry is likely to boost market growth throughout the forecast period.
Telecom APIs provide end-to-end IoT solutions by serving as a single point of contact between different nodes within a network, avoiding the need for several 3rd-party service providers for systems development.
The marketplace for telecom APIs is predicted to develop at a remarkable rate as IoT adoption grows. For example, according to the GSMA's The State of Mobile 2021 analysis, worldwide IoT connections are predicted to hit 25.2 billion by 2025, boosting market development during the forecast period.
The recent increase in telecom API start-ups in emerging regions such as Africa and Asia Pacific is likely to provide new potential areas for telecom API telecom operators throughout the projection year.
Industry titans such as Vodafone, Google, and communications service providers (CSPs), as well as technology supplier groups, have formed alliances with start-ups from these emerging markets to foster the growth of telecom start-ups by providing APIs for application development, thereby propelling the market growth.
Despite the tremendous benefits provided by telecom API, end-user data security issues are impeding industry expansion.
According to a recently published data security report, API breaches may become the most common attack leading to data breaches for enterprise and advertising online services where malicious parties may gain access to end-user information, for example, the name, contact information, and IMEI of the system upon which application is running.
The growing popularity of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices is expected to drive the telecommunication application programming interface (API) industry during the forecast year. APIs are essential for M2M communication since they provide the message format that may be used to control devices.
Furthermore, rising mobile commerce usage is likely to boost the market for telecom APIs in services such as location API and payment API. Various mobile payment gateways, such as Zooz, Stripe, and Amazon Pay, PayPal, among others, allow users to buy things using cards and utilize the payment API to conduct the transactions.
During the projected period, North America held a leading share in the global telecom API platform market with a size of over USD 6 billion. This expansion may be ascribed to the presence of various key telecommunications API market players, including Google LLC, Broadcom Inc., Oracle Corporation, and AT&T, Inc., among others.
Furthermore, the quick adoption of technologies such as 4G and advancements in 5G technology are key factors driving regional market development.
Communication services like video and voice conversations, as well as speech and video integration services, are offered professionally with the incorporation of 4G/5G technologies and APIs.
The Asia Pacific region is also expected to be among the most appealing due to the region's growth in mobile users and the increasing prevalence of 5G technology in the upcoming years. For example, the China Mobile open application platform sells items and solutions to mobile users via online and physical sales channels.
With the advent of 5G and competitive pressure from digital natives, China Mobile is thriving with an API-based environment to generate new income streams. Japan's telecommunications company has released its API and is evolving Japanese application developers.
Twilio, an American leading cloud service as a network provider, has teamed with KDDI Web Communications, Japan's second-leading telecoms business. Using Twilio's capabilities, app developers in the nation may now construct services and games.
The United States is expected to account for the leading market share of USD 5.9 billion by the end of 2033 with an expected CAGR of 18.1% by the end of 2033.
Companies in the region have been spotted implementing various technical breakthroughs such as 5G networks, virtual realities, better quality video, completely driverless cars, and massively linked IoT networks, as well as providing creative solutions and services to the telecom API industry.
For example, in June 2019, AT&T, an American multinational corporation holding telecom firm and one of the biggest mobile phone service providers in the United States, and Colt Technology Services, a United Kingdom-based multinational telecom company, successfully applied MEF's LSO (Lifecycle Service Orchestration) Sonata APIs, allowing customers to order services in various carriers virtually.
The T1 Player segment is forecasted to register a CAGR of over 15.4% from 2023 to 2033. The existence of multiple T1 players in advanced nations has contributed to the development of the API platform service companies across key countries, as these corporations have adequate infrastructure to utilize APIs while also investing significantly in this objective.
Due to the fast-increasing demands and high-end infrastructure from T1 market players in this region, European nations play a significant role in the global market for telecom API platforms.
The monetization and pricing model segment is forecasted to capture a CAGR of 16.3% during the forecast period. The primary elements driving market expansion are API customer satisfaction and the commercialization of telecom operator services.
API monetization and pricing methods are classified as free: the programmer pays, the programmer gets paid, and indirect.
Developer payments are further categorized as freemium, tiered, points-based, pay as you get further, and transaction fee. Amazon Web Services and IBM Corporation are the two vendors who provide a pay-as-you-go model. Compete and Dropbox are two companies that provide freemium services.
Vertical response and continual contact are two vendors who provide tiered services. The revenue split, affiliate, and referral sub-models are parts of the creator-get-paid model.
Content syndication, content acquisition, internal consumer, B2B partner, B2B customer, and company development are all examples of indirect categories. Increased smartphone usage, surged demand for IoT, and expanding use of web-based APIs in organizations worldwide are key drivers assisting the development of API monetization and pricing platforms.
The key players in the telecom API platform market are focused on manufacturing technology advances to increase efficiency. The key players operating in the telecom API Platform Market include Google Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Alcatel Lucent, Oracle Corporation, Infobip Ltd, Hewlett Packard Company, AT&T Inc., Adobe Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., IBM Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, OpenText Corporation, BICS Group, and Twilio Inc.
Some Key Recent Developments in the Telecom API Platform Market:
Similarly, recent developments related to companies in the market have been tracked by the team at Future Market Insights, which are available in the full report.
Table 1: Global Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Region, 2018 to 2033
Table 2: Global Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Table 3: Global Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Module, 2018 to 2033
Table 4: North America Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Country, 2018 to 2033
Table 5: North America Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Table 6: North America Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Module, 2018 to 2033
Table 7: Latin America Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Country, 2018 to 2033
Table 8: Latin America Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Table 9: Latin America Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Module, 2018 to 2033
Table 10: Western Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Country, 2018 to 2033
Table 11: Western Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Table 12: Western Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Module, 2018 to 2033
Table 13: Eastern Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Country, 2018 to 2033
Table 14: Eastern Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Table 15: Eastern Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Module, 2018 to 2033
Table 16: South Asia and Pacific Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Country, 2018 to 2033
Table 17: South Asia and Pacific Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Table 18: South Asia and Pacific Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Module, 2018 to 2033
Table 19: East Asia Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Country, 2018 to 2033
Table 20: East Asia Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Table 21: East Asia Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Module, 2018 to 2033
Table 22: Middle East and Africa Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Country, 2018 to 2033
Table 23: Middle East and Africa Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Table 24: Middle East and Africa Market Value (US$ Million) Forecast by Module, 2018 to 2033
Figure 1: Global Market Value (US$ Million) by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 2: Global Market Value (US$ Million) by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 3: Global Market Value (US$ Million) by Region, 2023 to 2033
Figure 4: Global Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Region, 2018 to 2033
Figure 5: Global Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Region, 2023 to 2033
Figure 6: Global Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Region, 2023 to 2033
Figure 7: Global Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Figure 8: Global Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 9: Global Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 10: Global Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Module, 2018 to 2033
Figure 11: Global Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 12: Global Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 13: Global Market Attractiveness by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 14: Global Market Attractiveness by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 15: Global Market Attractiveness by Region, 2023 to 2033
Figure 16: North America Market Value (US$ Million) by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 17: North America Market Value (US$ Million) by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 18: North America Market Value (US$ Million) by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 19: North America Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Country, 2018 to 2033
Figure 20: North America Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 21: North America Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 22: North America Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Figure 23: North America Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 24: North America Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 25: North America Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Module, 2018 to 2033
Figure 26: North America Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 27: North America Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 28: North America Market Attractiveness by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 29: North America Market Attractiveness by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 30: North America Market Attractiveness by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 31: Latin America Market Value (US$ Million) by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 32: Latin America Market Value (US$ Million) by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 33: Latin America Market Value (US$ Million) by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 34: Latin America Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Country, 2018 to 2033
Figure 35: Latin America Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 36: Latin America Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 37: Latin America Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Figure 38: Latin America Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 39: Latin America Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 40: Latin America Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Module, 2018 to 2033
Figure 41: Latin America Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 42: Latin America Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 43: Latin America Market Attractiveness by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 44: Latin America Market Attractiveness by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 45: Latin America Market Attractiveness by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 46: Western Europe Market Value (US$ Million) by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 47: Western Europe Market Value (US$ Million) by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 48: Western Europe Market Value (US$ Million) by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 49: Western Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Country, 2018 to 2033
Figure 50: Western Europe Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 51: Western Europe Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 52: Western Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Figure 53: Western Europe Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 54: Western Europe Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 55: Western Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Module, 2018 to 2033
Figure 56: Western Europe Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 57: Western Europe Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 58: Western Europe Market Attractiveness by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 59: Western Europe Market Attractiveness by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 60: Western Europe Market Attractiveness by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 61: Eastern Europe Market Value (US$ Million) by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 62: Eastern Europe Market Value (US$ Million) by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 63: Eastern Europe Market Value (US$ Million) by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 64: Eastern Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Country, 2018 to 2033
Figure 65: Eastern Europe Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 66: Eastern Europe Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 67: Eastern Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Figure 68: Eastern Europe Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 69: Eastern Europe Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 70: Eastern Europe Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Module, 2018 to 2033
Figure 71: Eastern Europe Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 72: Eastern Europe Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 73: Eastern Europe Market Attractiveness by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 74: Eastern Europe Market Attractiveness by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 75: Eastern Europe Market Attractiveness by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 76: South Asia and Pacific Market Value (US$ Million) by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 77: South Asia and Pacific Market Value (US$ Million) by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 78: South Asia and Pacific Market Value (US$ Million) by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 79: South Asia and Pacific Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Country, 2018 to 2033
Figure 80: South Asia and Pacific Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 81: South Asia and Pacific Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 82: South Asia and Pacific Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Figure 83: South Asia and Pacific Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 84: South Asia and Pacific Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 85: South Asia and Pacific Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Module, 2018 to 2033
Figure 86: South Asia and Pacific Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 87: South Asia and Pacific Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 88: South Asia and Pacific Market Attractiveness by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 89: South Asia and Pacific Market Attractiveness by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 90: South Asia and Pacific Market Attractiveness by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 91: East Asia Market Value (US$ Million) by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 92: East Asia Market Value (US$ Million) by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 93: East Asia Market Value (US$ Million) by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 94: East Asia Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Country, 2018 to 2033
Figure 95: East Asia Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 96: East Asia Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 97: East Asia Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Figure 98: East Asia Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 99: East Asia Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 100: East Asia Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Module, 2018 to 2033
Figure 101: East Asia Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 102: East Asia Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 103: East Asia Market Attractiveness by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 104: East Asia Market Attractiveness by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 105: East Asia Market Attractiveness by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 106: Middle East and Africa Market Value (US$ Million) by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 107: Middle East and Africa Market Value (US$ Million) by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 108: Middle East and Africa Market Value (US$ Million) by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 109: Middle East and Africa Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Country, 2018 to 2033
Figure 110: Middle East and Africa Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 111: Middle East and Africa Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Country, 2023 to 2033
Figure 112: Middle East and Africa Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2018 to 2033
Figure 113: Middle East and Africa Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 114: Middle East and Africa Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 115: Middle East and Africa Market Value (US$ Million) Analysis by Module, 2018 to 2033
Figure 116: Middle East and Africa Market Value Share (%) and BPS Analysis by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 117: Middle East and Africa Market Y-o-Y Growth (%) Projections by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 118: Middle East and Africa Market Attractiveness by Telecom Operator, 2023 to 2033
Figure 119: Middle East and Africa Market Attractiveness by Module, 2023 to 2033
Figure 120: Middle East and Africa Market Attractiveness by Country, 2023 to 2033
The market is estimated to secure a valuation of USD 6,002.3 million in 2023.
The market is estimated to reach USD 28,201.2 million by 2033.
The T1 player holds high revenue potential.
The United States, Japan, and China dominate the global market.
The market is forecast to register a CAGR of 16.7% through 2033.
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