SANTA CLARA, California – September 21, 2026 – LotusFlare announced today that it has been named the winner in the Most Innovative Network API Product or Platform category in the 22nd Annual Leading Lights Awards. The Leading Lights, presented by Light Reading, is the communications industry’s most prestigious honor, recognizing top companies, products, teams, and executives for outstanding achievement in next-generation telecommunications technology, services, strategies, and innovations.
LotusFlare was recognized for its LotusFlare API Monetization Platform (LF-AMP), which addresses critical industry challenges in exposing network capabilities as programmable APIs. Category judges specifically singled out LF-AMP’s innovative approach to consent management. If not addressed properly, user consent frequently delays the commercial deployment of high-value APIs such as Location, KYC Match, and Number Verify across different jurisdictions. One judge noted that LF-AMP “goes beyond plain API exposure to address both commercial and regulatory bottlenecks.”
In addition to winning the product category, LotusFlare was also named a finalist for Company of the Year, highlighting the company’s strong business momentum, execution, and continued innovation in serving communications service providers (CSPs) worldwide.
The Leading Lights Award winners were selected by an independent panel of esteemed industry analysts, including experts from Dell’Oro Group, Omdia, Ookla, Opensignal, AvidThink, Vertical Systems Group, Core Analysis, and Recon Analytics.
“This year’s competition was very steep. LotusFlare is helping redefine the world of telecom as it expands to include AI inference, agentic communications and a new world of advanced applications,” said Phil Harvey, Editor in Chief of Light Reading and Jury Chairman of the Awards. “This honor signals their commitment to progress, ingenuity and sharp execution, and makes their work an indelible force in our industry.”
“Receiving the Leading Lights award for LF-AMP validates our team’s continuous effort to build solutions that streamline network API monetization for operators globally,” said Eric Morhenn, CCO of LotusFlare. “We are honored to be recognized alongside industry leaders as we continue to push the boundaries of telecom innovation.”
About LotusFlare
Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, LotusFlare’s mission is to simplify technology and customer experience to deliver valuable business outcomes to communications service providers. LotusFlare Digital Network Operator® (DNO™) Cloud is an AI-powered, cloud-native commerce and monetization platform that serves as a digital business support system (BSS).
LotusFlare serves Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile US, A1, Verizon, Globe Telecom, Singtel, MTN, TELUS, Aduna, Liberty Latin America, PNCC, and other leading CSPs around the world.
About Light Reading
Light Reading is an independent B2B digital media platform that provides daily news, analysis, and insights for the global communications industry. Our coverage aims to inform and enlighten everyone working in this vital, multi-trillion-dollar sector. Founded in 2000, Light Reading is part of Informa TechTarget’s broader portfolio of specialist research, media, and training for businesses and professionals working in technology.
