LG Uplus said on the 20th that it developed a "network open API platform (Open API Gateway)" with telecommunications equipment maker Ariatek to revitalize the telecom industry ecosystem. A network open API standardizes network functions owned by a telecom operator and provides them so that external developers or corporations can use them. Major telecom operators around the world are moving in earnest to commercialize network open API technology.
The network open API is delivered externally through a channel called the network "open API platform." For external developers, the platform allows them to easily adopt the operator's verified functions in API form, cutting the time and expense needed for service development.
LG Uplus' network open API platform provides APIs that strengthen personal data and financial security (device number authentication, SIM change information, device location information, device status information, device change information) and "QoD (Quality On Demand)," which boosts network quality at the time users want.
For example, external developers can improve financial services through LG Uplus' network open API platform. Banks can compare mobile phone location information when a customer withdraws cash from an ATM to verify identity and prevent financial crimes. They can also strengthen security services by checking whether a cloned USIM was used during identity verification.
LG Uplus collaborated with Ariatek, a domestic small and medium-sized enterprise, to develop this network open API platform. Earlier, in 2024, LG Uplus signed a cooperation agreement with domestic mobile carriers to develop standard open APIs and, in collaboration with the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA), a standards-setting body, established domestic API standards.
Lee Sang-heon, head of advanced development at LG Uplus, said, "Through the development of this network open API platform, we have laid the groundwork for developing innovative services that can deliver new customer value," and added, "We will work to secure core future network technologies needed by customers so we can build a bright and sustainable world."
Ariatek CEO Go Hong-gi said, "This joint development is a meaningful case in which Ariatek's technology was brought to fruition within the standard API ecosystem built by LG Uplus," and added, "We will continue to work closely with LG Uplus to advance the core infrastructure that will lead the next-generation telecom market."