{"id":17388,"date":"2026-08-14T07:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paicore.tech\/?p=17388"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:38:06","slug":"network-api-interoperability-the-role-of-gsma-open-gateway-and-camara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paicore.tech\/?p=17388","title":{"rendered":"Network API Interoperability: The Role of GSMA Open Gateway and CAMARA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17388\" class=\"elementor elementor-17388\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-745e675 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"745e675\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17beabb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17beabb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9634c7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9634c7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b986b16\" data-id=\"b986b16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1fb0ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b1fb0ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1773b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f1773b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mobile operators expose more network capabilities through Network APIs, interoperability is becoming one of the most important requirements for the telecom API ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An application should not need a completely different integration for every operator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the challenge that initiatives such as GSMA Open Gateway and CAMARA are designed to address.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is Network API Interoperability?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network API interoperability means that developers and enterprises can consume network capabilities through consistent API interfaces, even when the underlying operator networks differ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without common standards, an application integrating with multiple operators could encounter different:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">API interfaces<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authentication mechanisms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network architectures<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A standardised approach changes the model:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application \u2192 Standardised Network API \u2192 Operator Network<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GSMA Open Gateway provides an industry framework for exposing mobile network capabilities through common APIs, while CAMARA, hosted by the Linux Foundation, develops open API specifications behind many of these capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GSMA Open Gateway ecosystem includes APIs covering use cases such as Number Verification, SIM Swap, device information, location services, and Quality on Demand.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Standards Do Not Solve Everything<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardising the northbound API does not remove the complexity of the operator&#8217;s underlying network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different operators may continue to operate combinations of:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS7\/MAP | Diameter | HLR\/AuC | HSS | AAA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This creates an important architectural requirement:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The standardised API layer must be able to interact reliably with existing telecom signalling environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where a Network API Gateway becomes important.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Role of a Network API Gateway<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Network API Gateway acts as an interworking layer between modern API applications and telecom network infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conceptually:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application \u2192 HTTP\/REST \u2192 Network API Gateway \u2192 SS7\/MAP \/ Diameter \u2192 Network<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gateway can translate API requests into the appropriate telecom signalling transactions and correlate responses back to the API layer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PAiCore Network API Gateway is designed for this role, providing multi-protocol interworking between HTTP\/REST applications and telecom protocols including SS7\/MAP and Diameter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its event-driven architecture and transaction correlation support asynchronous telecom signalling workflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The documented deployment has been validated at up to 9,000 transactions per second under sustained load testing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Standardised APIs to Interoperable Networks<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GSMA&#8217;s OPG.10 Open Gateway Technical Realisation Guidelines provide implementation guidance for MNOs, service aggregators, and technology partners involved in deploying and using GSMA Open Gateway. The current 2026 guidance includes areas such as API call routing, onboarding, service consumption, consent, and operational integration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The direction is therefore becoming clearer:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardise the API experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preserve operator network flexibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use interworking infrastructure to connect the two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This separation is important:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardised APIs northbound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existing telecom signalling southbound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A reliable gateway connecting the two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For operators, this means existing network infrastructure can remain an important part of the architecture while modern applications gain access through standard API interfaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For developers, the benefit is abstraction: they can consume network capabilities without needing to understand every underlying telecom signalling protocol.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PAiCore Network API Gateway<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PAiCore Network API Gateway provides multi-protocol interworking between REST\/HTTP, SS7\/MAP, and Diameter and supports CAMARA-aligned Network API use cases including Location Retrieval, Location Verification, Geofencing Subscriptions, and Number Verification. It is designed around an event-driven architecture and supports carrier-grade deployment capabilities including high availability, load balancing, and fault tolerance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore the Product<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about the architecture, capabilities, Network API use cases, and deployment options:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paicore.tech\/network-gw\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1rem;\">Explore the PAiCore Network API Gateway&nbsp;\u2192<\/a><br><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br>The Network API Gateway is also part of PAiCore&#8217;s Signaling &amp; Geolocation portfolio.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore the Open-Source Ecosystem<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PAiCore&#8217;s Resources hub lists the Network API Gw Repository among its open-source projects, alongside other telecom signalling components.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developers, telecom engineers, and system integrators can explore the PAiCore open-source ecosystem and follow the available projects through the PAiCore GitHub organisation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PAiCore\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E<\/span>xplore PAiCore on GitHub<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: The public GitHub organisation currently does not display public repositories, so the exact Network API Gateway repository URL should be added here once PAiCore provides\/opens the specific repository.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standards &amp; References<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GSMA Open Gateway<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/\">GSMA Open Gateway&nbsp;\u2192<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br>&nbsp;<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br>GSMA Open Gateway provides the broader industry framework for exposing mobile network capabilities through standardised APIs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GSMA Open Gateway API Descriptions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma-open-gateway-api-descriptions\/\"><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1rem;\">GSMA Open Gateway API Descriptions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The API portfolio provides descriptions of standardised Network API capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAMARA Project<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/camaraproject.org\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/camaraproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">AMARA Project<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/camaraproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1rem;\">\u2192<br><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br>CAMARA is the Linux Foundation open-source project focused on developing and testing standardised telco Network APIs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GSMA OPG.10<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/gsma_resources\/opg-10-open-gateway-technical-realisation-guidelines\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/gsma_resources\/opg-10-open-gateway-technical-realisation-guidelines\/\">SMA OPG.10 \u2013 Open Gateway Technical Realisation Guidelines<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u2192<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OPG.10 provides technical realisation guidance for stakeholders implementing and using GSMA Open Gateway.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making Network APIs Work Across Real-World Networks<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network API interoperability is not simply about defining common APIs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is about creating the infrastructure that allows those APIs to work with the diverse telecom networks underneath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardised APIs make network capabilities easier to consume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interworking infrastructure makes those APIs practical across real-world telecom environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the Network API Gateway provides the bridge between the two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The future of Network APIs depends not only on standardisation\u2014but on how effectively those standards connect with the networks already in place.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85f1e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f85f1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0173147 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0173147\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0cc70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dd0cc70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a6b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53a6b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more at\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e997386 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e997386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/paicore.tech\/?r3d=opens-sorce-smscv3-2-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RELEASE NOTES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfaa6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ebfaa6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Network API Interoperability: The Role of GSMA Open Gateway and CAMARA By PAiCore Technology \u25cf As mobile operators expose more network capabilities through Network APIs, interoperability is becoming one of the most important requirements for the telecom API ecosystem. 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