Product Code: CA-1511
Actionable Benefits:
- Determine the best Application Programming Interface (API) enablement platforms and solutions for internal exposure.
- Identify strengths and weaknesses of individual vendors' API platforms and exposure services.
- Optimize use of APIs within the network stack and ecosystem prior to external exposure.
Critical Questions Answered:
- What are the key value propositions of internal enablement via network APIs?
- How do vendors differentiate in the market, despite broad tendencies to align with API standards?
- What is the current market scenario for network APIs, and how do different vendor types (traditional network infrastructure vendors, Operational Support System (OSS)/Business Support System (BSS) specialists, enterprise specialists) align with their Communication Service Provider (CSP) clients?
Research Highlights:
- A detailed assessment of six network API solutions on the market for internal enablement.
- Rankings and explanations of vendors' key product features.
- Identification of top innovators and top implementers for internal exposure of network APIs in the market.
Who Should Read This?
- Product managers for network API platforms who are responsible for identifying market needs and deciding on product features.
- Marketing and sales executives for network APIs who are responsible for communicating API solution portfolios to CSP clients.
- CSP decision makers inquiring how internal use of network APIs might support business objectives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
OVERALL RANKING
OVERALL RANKING MATRIX
MARKET TRENDS
CRITERIA AND METHODOLOGY
INNOVATION AND IMPLEMENTATION RANKING
INDIVIDUAL COMPANY ASSESSMENTS
AMDOCS
ERICSSON
HUAWEI
NOKIA
ORACLE
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