DINAcon 2025

How OpenAPIs transform the Telecom Sector
2025-11-18 , Bubenberg / Erlach

In today's rapidly evolving telecommunications landscape, interoperability and innovation are paramount. TM Forum's OpenAPIs offer a standardized framework that enables seamless integration of systems and services across the telecom industry. This presentation, titled "How OpenAPIs transform the Telecom Sector", aims to explore the transformative potential of OpenAPIs and how they drive digital transformation by simplifying operations, reducing integration costs, and fostering collaboration among industry players.

Attendees will gain insights into the architecture and business benefits of OpenAPIs. We will explore how OpenAPIs help to reduce the vendor lock in and help to streamline the business of telecommunication companies.


As the telecommunications sector embraces digital transformation, the demand for scalable, interoperable solutions continues to grow. TM Forum’s OpenAPIs are at the forefront of this shift, providing a suite of standardized APIs that facilitate integration, innovation, and efficiency within telecom operations. This presentation, "How OpenAPIs transform the Telecom Sector" is designed to offer a comprehensive exploration of how these APIs can revolutionize the way telecom services are delivered and how telecommunication companies can reduce their lock in.

Key Topics:
* Introduction to TM Forum OpenAPIs: Gain an understanding of the development and strategic vision behind TM Forum’s OpenAPIs, and learn how they address existing industry challenges.
* Technical Insights: Delve into the architecture and functionality of OpenAPIs, highlighting their modular design, scalability, and ease of integration.
* Business Advantages: Discover how OpenAPIs can lead to cost savings, faster time-to-market, and improved service offerings by providing the groundwork for robust, flexible network operations.
* Implementation Strategies: Equip yourself with knowledge on best practices for adopting OpenAPIs, overcoming potential barriers, and integrating them with existing systems.

Value for Attendees:

This session is essential for everybody who wants to decouple digital services over open API standards, reduce the vendor lock in and also decouple the internal IT Services.

In my professional life so far, I have worked in many different IT areas. I am interested in everything (practices, technology, human aspects) that makes software development and system engineering faster, more valuable, more reliable and more transparent. At the moment I work at Swisscom as Intelligence Management Enterprise Architect. I help the company to shape modern and data driven Operation.