API Days Paris 2025

Orange made its mark at API Days Paris 2025 by demonstrating how APIs are transforming the telecommunications landscape. Here are the main insights from this event.

🎯 Global Vision

Orange highlighted two major strategic pillars:

• Anti-fraud initiatives through innovative solutions to protect users
• Network openness by operators in France, fostering collaboration and innovation in the digital ecosystem

🌐 Network API ecosystem expansion

Otilia Anton, Network APIs Program Director at Orange, presented the progress and outlook.

2024-2025 Achievements: Expansion into new markets, enhancement of existing products, new capabilities showcased at major events (KubeCon, Orange OpenTech).

2026 Roadmap: Launch in new markets across Europe, development of digital identity and anti-fraud solutions, maintaining commercial-grade APIs to unlock new opportunities for developers and enterprises

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🎙️ GSMA Roundtable: one year of Open Gateway

Nearly one year after launching the Open Gateway initiative in France and the new generation of Camara-format APIs, GSMA organized a roundtable discussion at API Days Paris.

Industry Collaboration:

Moderated by Hélène Vigue, the panel brought together key players from France’s major telecom operators:

• Guillaume Cayatte – Business Owner Telco APIs, Orange
• Dau Phi Nguyen – Value Added Services Strategist, Free
• Didier Cadars – Product Marketing Business Messaging and Digital Identity, SFR
• Lina Taguengayte – Product Manager, Bouygues Telecom

This cross-operator dialogue demonstrated the industry’s commitment to collaboration and standardization.

The discussion covered three critical APIs that are reshaping telecom services:

KYC Match enables businesses to verify customer identity information efficiently and securely.

Number Verification, now in version 2, has been enhanced with improved functionality and reliability.

Tenure API provides insights into customer relationship duration, valuable for risk assessment and personalization.

Value Proposition:

The panelists highlighted three key benefits of these APIs:

✅ Effective fraud prevention – Protecting users and businesses from increasingly sophisticated threats

✅ Simplified user experience – Maintaining seamless customer journeys while enhancing security

✅ Business alignment – Supporting commercial objectives while meeting regulatory requirements

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💡 Looking Forward

Orange’s presence at API Days Paris 2025 reinforced its position as a leader in telecommunications digital transformation. The event showcased a clear vision centered on three pillars:

Security and anti-fraud remain top priorities, with innovative solutions that protect users without compromising experience.

Openness and collaboration among operators are creating a more dynamic and innovative ecosystem, benefiting all stakeholders.

Technological innovation continues to drive the industry forward, with APIs serving as the foundation for next-generation services that align with both user needs and business objectives.

As we move into 2026, Orange’s roadmap promises continued innovation, expanded reach, and deeper integration of AI and network capabilities, setting the stage for the next chapter in telecom evolution.