IBM Consulting joins GSMA Open Gateway initiative

TL;DR: IBM Consulting has joined the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, a telecom industry program that connects mobile operators, technology companies, and developers around network application programming interfaces (APIs).

IBM Consulting joined the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, according to telecoms.com. The initiative is run by the GSMA, the mobile industry association, and focuses on network APIs, which are application programming interfaces that expose mobile network functions to external developers and enterprise users.

GSMA Open Gateway is described as an ecosystem designed to connect companies that want to use network APIs with companies that provide them. The participants in this ecosystem include operators and technology partners working on common access to mobile network capabilities through standardized interfaces.

The source identifies IBM Consulting as the new participant and places the company within the group of industry players joining the initiative. The source excerpt does not state a launch date, commercial deployment, named operator partners, or specific API products linked to IBM Consulting’s participation.

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