5G API SPRINT

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First innovation contest in Portugal with mobile network APIs. Stay tuned for new initiatives.

5G API SPRINT

O 5G API SPRINT was the first innovation program in Portugal run by MEO Empresas that challenged companies, startups and developers to develop a prototype or redesign an application using standard network APIs.

With this initiative, MEO Empresas distinguished, promoted and supported technological talent by exploiting a set of mobile network capabilities, in particular 5G, which enable the creation of innovative, unprecedented use cases.

Participants in this innovation initiative had first-hand access to a set of CAMARA APIs that expose MEO mobile network capabilities.

CAMARA APIs allow the same application/service to be used anywhere in the world by invoking the network of one of the operators that is part of the GSMA Open Gateway.

PLUG-5G

Aircomlink/Nexran

The PLUG-5 platform acts as middleware that transforms network events provided by APIs into automated workflows for different use cases, such as bank fraud prevention.

Fanmeter

PluggableAI

Fanmeter solution that transforms raw data into relevant data, quantifying the passion with which a football fan supported his team during a match or the intensity with which someone danced at a festival.

Risk Analysis and Anti-Fraud

NTT DATA

An application for banking risk assessment that leverages various technologies, such as Generative AI and risk assessment tools, and now also includes Open Gateway APIs such as the SIM API and Device Location API.

The importance of APIs in digital transformation

APIs respond to the growing demand for agile solutions in the digital domain and also accelerate the creation of new services in key areas such as banking security, robotics, digital health, drone flight, among others.

Innovation accelerator

Mobile access is now ubiquitous, so network APIs are crucial for all developers to easily and quickly create new services integrated with a telecom operator's infrastructure.

Responding to increased demand

Network APIs respond to the growing demand for flexible and standardized solutions in the digital domain.

Creating new digital ecosystems

Direct exposure to an operator's network infrastructure via APIs contributes to the development of digital ecosystems, with new players in the sector.

Agility and efficiency

The integration of standard network APIs into systems and applications is carried out in a simple, agile and efficient manner, and does not require developers to have any knowledge of mobile communication systems.

GSMA Open Gateway

An initiative led by the GSMA (GSM Association), in collaboration with several telecommunications operators, to create a standardized set of open APIs that allow access to specific functionalities of mobile networks, in particular 5G.

CAMARA Project

The CAMARA project includes the world's largest telecommunications operators, technology providers, software companies and independent developers.

This CAMARA project aims to create an open, interoperable and collaborative infrastructure, where standardized/standard APIs facilitate the creation of new services and applications that can be implemented globally in different countries and networks.

Worldwide telecom operator groups⁽¹⁾

Telecommunications operator groups in Europe⁽¹⁾

Mobile networks⁽²⁾

APIs launched commercially globally⁽²⁾

APIs launched commercially in Europe⁽²⁾

Device Identifier
(Retrieve)

Cat.: Identify

API CAMARA

It allows you to check the make, model, IMEI and TAC of the device associated with a phone number (MSISDN).

SIM
(Retrieve and Check)

Cat.: Subscriber Identity

API CAMARA

The Retrieve feature allows you to check the activation date of the SIM card SIM physical) associated with a mobile phone number mobile phone MSISDN). Checking this information allows you to verify whether the mobile phone number mobile phone MSISDN) has recently been transferred to another SIM card.
The Check feature allows you to verify, for a specific mobile phone number mobile phone MSISDN), whether the SIM card SIM swapped within a specific time period.

Location Retrieval

Cat.: Location

API CAMARA

This allows you to obtain information about the geographic area where the user's SIM card or mobile SIM is located. The area provided in the response will be a circle defined by coordinates (latitude and longitude) and a radius.

Location Verification

Cat.: Location

API CAMARA

This feature allows you to check whether a specific SIM card SIM mobile device is located within a given area. In addition to the center point of that area, you must specify a radius in meters (between 2,000 and 200,000 m) to be used as a reference for determining whether the SIM card SIM is inside or outside that area.

Quality on Demand
(QoS Profiles)

Cat.: Quality of Demand

API CAMARA

QoS Profiles - allows you to check the available QoD (Quality on Demand) profiles and choose which one to activate for your needs.

Quality on Demand
(QoD)

Cat.: Quality of Demand

API CAMARA

QoD - allows the quality of service to be adjusted as required.

Device Identifier

• Security and identity verification in different sectors (e-commerce, social networks, payments, etc.)
• Fraud prevention and regulatory compliance in banking and healthcare
  
• BYOD (Bring Your On Device) policies
• Media, advertising and entertainment

SIM

• Fraud prevention in the banking sector
• Preventing fraud in password resets across different sectors
  

Device Location

• Fraud prevention
  
• Drone traffic management
• Retail marketing

Quality on Demand

• Remote control of machines and vehicles
• Computer vision and remote video processing
• Media and entertainment

The innovation that can be achieved via mobile network APIs

In this episode, we talk to Suzete Simões, Head of Digital Platforms and Services at Altice Labs, about the mobile network API exposure platform.

What differentiates 5G when exploited by Network APIs

Carlos Bouça, Director of Network Engineering and Operations, MEO, talks to us about the technological innovations driven by mobile network APIs. Discover all the potential.

What use cases can use the Mobile Network APIs?

In this episode, Paulo Rego, Product and Pre-Sales Director at MEO Empresas, explains how APIs respond to various fraud use cases and more.

10 finalists

Free access for 1 year to the MEO Empresas API platform.

3 winners

Cash prize of €5,000 each.
Winners who are startups will also receive a pass to the Web Summit 2025 in Lisbon.

Regulation

Read all the information about this initiative, rules for participation, evaluation criteria, prizes and more here.

⁽¹⁾ Source: GSMA Open Gateway: State of the Market, H1 2025

⁽²⁾ Source: GSMA, October 2025.

Device Identifier

Security and identity verification in different sectors (e-commerce, social networks, payments, etc.)

Validation of the equipment associated with the user ( mobile phone number) as an additional fraud prevention measure.

Fraud prevention and regulatory compliance in banking and healthcare

In sectors that require strict security measures, such as the health sector or banking, device identification helps ensure that certain services are only accessed from authorized devices, in compliance with internal regulations or even the GDPR.

BYOD (Bring Your On Device) policies

Easier implementation of BYOD policies by integrating this API into access management software.

Media, advertising and entertainment

Video streaming platforms or advertising platforms can adapt content suggestions based on the type of device (smartphone, tablet, etc.), making the experience more engaging.

Benefits

Fraud prevention

It makes it possible to validate whether transactions and operations are being made from authorized or regular equipment, helping to prevent fraud, especially in financial sectors such as banking.

More personalized experiences

It allows companies to offer services and content adapted to the characteristics of the device, thus improving the experience of customer.

Security and compliance

It helps ensure that certain services are only accessed by authorized equipment, in accordance with defined policies.

Quality on Demand

Remote control of machines and vehicles (e.g. autonomous vehicles, drones, robotic arms, factory production lines)

This API can be invoked by applications that require remote control of machines or vehicles, require a stable data rate and low latency. The requirements can change dynamically (for example, piloting a drone or transmitting video data by a drone) or not (for example, specialized robotic arms or remote maintenance).

Computer vision and remote video processing

This API can be invoked by applications that require a continuous stream of video to be sent so that their backends can process it and generate a timely result: alarms and events in the case of computer vision and a video stream produced for their audience.

Media and entertainment (e.g. games, streaming)

This API can be used for end users of online games and viewers of real-time streaming channels who require a network with a high level of performance to guarantee a good user experience.

Benefits

Network optimization for customers

With the QoD service, a network configuration can be activated that best suits the usability needs of real-time applications. This API allows a QoD profile to be ready to be activated in response to an application's requirements.

Seamless user experience

The customers end users will be able to enjoy enhanced services with the capabilities offered by this API's QoD service, without realizing that their network has been modified. This allows advanced features to be made available safely.

Improved customer satisfaction customers

It reduces the number of complaints associated with the network, making it possible to control and monitor network conditions and adapt to them whenever these particular applications are in use.

Quick and easy integration

With QoD API integration, you can easily configure the customers network with just a few lines of TV Guide. You won't have to figure out the available network capabilities and can focus on other activities.

Device Location

Fraud prevention (banks, payments)

A bank can consult this API when it detects an attempt to withdraw money or use a credit card from an unexpected location. The location check is entered into the bank's risk analysis routine and the bank's security measures are applied accordingly.

Drone traffic management

Unmanned aircraft system (UAV) traffic management or the drone operator can obtain information about the drone's location from its GPS data, but this method is vulnerable to interference or falsification. These entities can consult this API to verify the drone's location, for example, for law enforcement purposes or to check compliance with the approved flight plan.

Retail marketing

A retail Edge application can consult this API to check whether a user is close enough to a physical location before sending them a particular notification.

Benefits

• Reducing the risk of fraud without additional embarrassment for the user
• Independent and reliable verification of the location communicated by the GPS functionality of a drone or other equipment
• Geo-targeted marketing
• Personalization of services
• Control over the delivery of digital and physical services
• Asset control and protection

SIM

Fraud prevention in the banking sector

A bank may consult the API when a transaction appears suspicious. Information regarding SIM swapping SIM be included in the bank’s risk analysis process, allowing it to implement appropriate security measures.

Prevention of fraud in password resets across different sectors (e-commerce, social networks, etc.)

Password resets are usually protected by mobile verification, for example by sending an SMS . The service provider can consult the API to protect mobile verification. A recent SIM change may indicate a risk of fraud in the operation, and the provider can adopt security measures accordingly.

Benefits

Greater operational safety without additional constraints for the user

Preventing undue access to accounts is an advantage for both the company providing a service and the customer end user, since the customers end users are protected from being involved in situations that could be unpleasant.

The PLUG-5G platform uses network data exposed in real time via network APIs, combined with AI, ML, and automation to transform raw data into insights for decision making, generating efficiency, security, and new revenue opportunities. Using AI and ML, pattern recognition, anomaly detection, and predictive analysis are possible. PLUG-5G transforms network events made available by APIs into automated workflows, reducing the need for manual intervention and speeding up response times. This data allows behavior analysis to be performed for different use cases that can be defined on the platform (e.g., bank fraud).

PluggableAI has developed the Fanmeter solution, which is revolutionizing the way brands, fans, and events connect on a deeply emotional level. Fanmeter stands out for its ability to measure emotional connections in real time using non-intrusive sensors in a smartphone that power the trademarked activation, FAN OF THE MATCH. Powered by AI models, it transforms raw data into relevant data, quantifying the passion with which a football fan football their team during a game or the intensity with which someone danced at a festival. The Location Verification and Location Retrieval APIs were tested to validate the fan's location. This integration is an alternative to using GPS but consumes less energy and provides a solution in scenarios where GPS is unavailable in enclosed spaces or congested locations.

NTT Data has developed an application that combines the use of Open Gateway, Gen AI, and Risk Assessment APIs to provide telecommunications-based services to the financial sector, such as insurance risk assessment. The solution combines various emerging technologies, such as Gen AI, Digital Twin, and Open Gateway APIs, in a unique and innovative way to address a long-standing challenge: risk assessment. This solution, combined with data from the APIs, adds value to the traditional risk assessment model. The information obtained through the SIM API and Device Location Verification API provides additional data from a reliable source for use in the risk assessment mechanism, thereby delivering a more robust assessment. In the future, the solution can be easily extended to integrate other APIs.