Open Gateway arrives in Spain with Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone

Open gatewaythe GSMA initiative aimed at transforming communications networks into platforms is coming to Spain. Telefonica, Orange and Vodafone announced the launch of the first APIs at the end of February, which coincided with the start of Mobile World Congress 2024.

Three operators held a presentation in Madrid, where they announced the launch of two APIs, with the help of which They will share compatible and standardized services. First on the list will be a focus on safety and They will face problems such as fraud or identity theft. According to phone companies, APIs will help companies and financial institutions improve user authentication.

APIs coming to Spain at the end of the month: number check And Replacing the SIM card

. The first will allow the application or service to perform user verification without the need to send an SMS message. In its turn, Replacing the SIM card will help you find out whether the user’s phone number has changed the SIM card, an effective method to combat the practice of replacing SIM cards with the help of which cybercriminals steal the victim’s data.

APIs will be Various models are available for business clients.. Javier Pascual, Telefonica’s chief marketing officer, noted that some of them will be available directly between the operator and a large customer. The manager added that the easiest thing for developers is to offer an API through the browser layer.

Juan Reyero, director of business marketing at Orange Spain, noted that the commercial models of each partner have not yet been determined, but it does not have to be a single model.

Open Gateway will debut in Spain in 2024

Open Gateway officially debuted during Mobile World Congress 2023 as an open initiative to power networks using software. Operators are betting on API implementation

(Application Programming Interfaces) standardized, which will offer compatible access to developers.

“You don’t have to choose a network. The value of this proposal is that we offer horizontal standardization. The customer does not have to think about which operator will provide this service,” said Beatriz Fernandez, Director of Software and Platforms. at Vodafone. “The differentiator we as operators provide is the ability to be universal.”

GSMA Initiative includes twenty global operatorsincluding América Movil, AT&T, Axiata, Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, e& Group, KDDI, KT, Liberty Global, MTN, Orange, Singtel, Swisscom, STC, Telefónica, Telenor, Telstra, TIM, Verizon and Vodafone.

number check And Replacing the SIM card They will be available in Spain at the end of the month. to mark the start of Mobile World Congress 2024. These two APIs are part of a dozen interfaces announced during the 2023 show. The list includes the following: Billing via telecom operatorWhat allow In-app purchases are debited from your phone bill, Device statuswhich checks whether the mobile phone is connected to the network, or Device location

which verifies the location to authorize banking transactions.

It’s worth mentioning that Open Gateway is aimed at companies and large clients operators providing the service to the end user.

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