Aduna, a joint venture between Ericsson and ten major telecom operators, simplifies access to network APIs, allowing businesses to interact with mobile networks in new ways. Since it started, the initiative has expanded to include technology vendors and CPaaS providers like Infobip, making it even easier for developers and companies to build innovative services and deliver better digital experiences to users.
The partnership between Aduna and Infobip is opening new opportunities for developers and businesses to build innovative digital services.
In our conversation with Peter Arbitter, Chief Commercial Officer at Aduna, during MWC Barcelona, we learned how this collaboration is making mobile network capabilities more accessible and improving communication services globally.
How network APIs are changing the industry
Network APIs allow apps and services to talk directly to the telecom network. That opens up many possibilities for improving digital services, especially security, user verification, and connectivity.
But there are still some challenges to work through. Managing user consent across different countries, complying with privacy regulations, and figuring out how to route API calls are all technical and legal challenges. Aduna is handling these issues at the infrastructure level so that platforms like Infobip and the developers they serve don’t have to solve them repeatedly in every country.
Aduna and Infobip: Enhancing CPaaS with network API capabilities
The combination of network APIs and CPaaS creates a powerful toolset for businesses. CPaaS allows companies to integrate communication capabilities into their services. At the same time, network APIs add valuable data and control layers, such as real-time location, user verification, and network performance.
The beauty of network APIs is that they enable the development and expansion of additional CPaaS capabilities.
Peter Arbitter
Chief Commercial Officer at Aduna
This collaboration between Aduna and Infobip enhances developer flexibility, enabling them to access various services through a single platform, making it easier to build, scale, and manage digital solutions.
Real-world uses of network APIs
Infobip is Aduna’s trusted CPaaS partner, working together to bring live network APIs to market. These APIs enable a range of high-impact use cases, including:
- Number Verify – This service verifies that a user has access to a phone number through a mobile data connection to prevent fraud and social engineering.
- SIM Swap – Detects SIM swaps to stop fraud and account takeovers. It provides timestamps and dates of any SIM changes, along with configurable risk tolerance that enables accurate modeling and metrics.
- Device Location – Uses the geographical information of a user’s phone number to strengthen fraud prevention and optimize marketing and promotional strategies.
- Quality on Demand – Improves performance and user experience by providing real-time network control.
These APIs make it easier to build secure and reliable digital services. As Peter Arbitter explains, for example, a dating app verifying a user’s age can now use the KYC (Know Your Customer) API, pulling verified birthdates directly from the mobile network with user consent, instead of relying on uploaded ID photos.
Another example is Quality of Service on Demand, which allows you to reserve dedicated network capacity. This ensures stable performance for critical tasks, like a camera crew uploading live video, by giving them exclusive use of the network for uninterrupted data flow.
RCS and the future of messaging
A key aspect of the partnership is the potential for RCS (Rich Communication Services), a modern messaging standard that allows businesses to engage with customers in richer, more interactive ways. By combining RCS with network APIs, businesses can ensure a better quality of service and provide a more seamless experience for users.
With RCS gaining traction globally, the integration of network APIs can help businesses better use this technology to improve their customer communication strategies, without the need for customers to download additional apps.
Developer adoption and market growth
The developer community is still learning about what network APIs can do. Part of the challenge is simply awareness. Many developers don’t yet realize how much functionality is becoming available.
Infobip helps fill that gap by combining network APIs with other tools in a way that’s easier to consume. Meanwhile, Aduna focuses on building strong foundation, tackling backend challenges like regulatory compliance and cross-country consent management.
The biggest challenge we currently see on the demand side is that the community isn’t aware of the existing capabilities. So, we really need to focus on developing the market.
Peter Arbitter
Chief Commercial Officer at Aduna
Aduna’s global expansion and the future of network APIs
Aduna is just getting started, with plans to expand into key global markets over the next few years. By the end of 2025, Aduna aims to cover markets like the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and many key countries in Europe like Germany, France, UK, Spain, and the Netherlands. Poland is also in the pipeline, likely joining in 2025 or early 2026. In the APAC region, markets such as India, UAE, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and Australia are also on the horizon.
This global reach means Aduna can provide access to network capabilities in many different regions, simplifying what has been a complex process for businesses.
The road ahead: Innovation and growth
As the demand for network APIs continues to rise, Aduna and Infobip are positioned to drive innovation in the digital services space. Aduna is live with a few core APIs, but there’s a roadmap to scale quickly. Ten new APIs are expected to roll out in 2025 alone, and over time, the goal is to tap into the 50+ APIs already defined in the CAMARA open API framework.
Infobip, for me, is a very programmatic CPaaS player. Whenever we spoke with them in the past, they responded quickly. They came up with a solution fast and that speed was what really impressed me.
Peter Arbitter
Chief Commercial Officer at Aduna
Looking ahead, this could be as big as the early days of 3G. Back then, people asked what the “killer app” would be. In the end, there wasn’t just one, there were thousands. The same is likely to happen with network APIs.
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