Santa Clara, California – December 12, 2024 – LotusFlare, a provider of cloud-native commerce and monetization solutions for communications service providers (CSPs), has been officially recognized as a GSMA Open Gateway Channel Partner. This reinforces LotusFlare’s commitment to promoting GSMA Open Gateway standards and fostering 5G-network-enabled innovation in the API economy.
GSMA Open Gateway provides a standardized framework of network Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs), offering developers simplified, universal access to operator networks. Supported by the CAMARA Project, this initiative promotes seamless customer experiences, faster innovation, and broader application portability within a consistent and federated market.
LotusFlare DNO™ Cloud is a cloud-native, telecom-grade commerce and monetization platform designed to function as an API marketplace, essential for CSPs aiming to monetize their network APIs. Focused on delivering an exceptional developer experience, the LotusFlare API marketplace offers diverse go-to-market channels and monetization options, enabling seamless collaboration with ecosystem partners. Trusted by leading operators, LotusFlare DNO Cloud powers API marketplaces for T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom.
“We believe in the GSMA Open Gateway’s mission of simplifying network exposure through standardized APIs to foster innovation,” said Eric Morhenn, CCO at LotusFlare. “Collaboration is key to the success of this industry-wide network API initiative, and we’re excited to partner with GSMA and contribute to the growing ecosystem.”
Henry Calvert, Head of Networks, GSMA, commented, “We’re delighted LotusFlare is furthering its participation in the GSMA Open Gateway initiative by becoming an official channel partner. It’s vital for developers to be able to access the latest network APIs through easy-to-use marketplaces and LotusFlare provides this, alongside a strong monetization platform.”
As the industry embraces the GSMA Open Gateway standards, LotusFlare is poised to help its clients realize the full potential of network APIs. Leveraging its extensive developer expertise, LotusFlare is dedicated to simplifying the process for CSPs to harmonize and monetize their APIs. Since its launch last year, 67 mobile network groups, representing a total of 278 networks and three-quarters of mobile connections worldwide have joined the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, alongside 26 channel partners.
