Nokia has teamed up with Google Cloud to bring its network API services to the hyperscaler’s marketplace platform.

The move sees Nokia’s Quality of Service on Demand, Number Verification, and Device Location Verification APIs available to users, enabling developers to integrate telecom network functionalities into their applications without the need for underlying technologies.

In terms of what the APIs do, Quality of Service supports connectivity, such as for live streams at large events; Number Verification helps financial services and retail industries combat fraud by verifying phone number ownership; and Device Location Verification authenticates commercial transactions by matching the device owner's location with the transaction request location.

The Nokia APIs are built following GSMA Open Gateway and Camara open standards, enabling developers to create applications that work globally across Nokia's communications service provider partnership network.

The services are then delivered through Nokia's Network as Code platform with a developer portal, providing standardized access to network functions.

Google Cloud’s Marketplace serves as a universal catalog that makes services like Nokia’s API offerings discoverable to developers. Nokia said it plans to add additional APIs to Google Cloud’s platform in the future.

“Making network APIs like Number Verification and Device Location Verification easily accessible unlocks new possibilities for secure, intelligent digital experiences, underscoring the value created when telco and cloud innovation converge," Muninder Singh Sambi, VP and GM for networking and security at Google Cloud, noted in a statement.

The telecom industry is increasingly adopting API's, with such services seen as a new untapped revenue stream. Research firm Canalys suggested that the addressable market for network APIs would hit $1.42 trillion in 2024.

With such lucrative opportunities available, operators are jumping at the bit to take advantage. For example, Mplify, the industry trade group that recently rebranded from MEF, puts APIs at the center of its network-as-a-service (NaaS) vision.

Meanwhile, several leading operators joined forces with Nokia rival Ericsson to launch Aduna, a project aimed at monetizing telecom APIs.