digital infrastructure provider Hayo has joined the Linux Foundation and the CAMARA Project to accelerate the deployment of standardised, open-source network APIs across Africa and the Middle East (MEA), targeting growing demand from developers, banks and enterprises for real-time network capabilities.
The move comes as mobile operators seek to unlock new revenue from their networks while making it easier for businesses to access network capabilities through standardised interfaces.
IDC forecasts the global network API market will grow from $1.5 billion in 2025 to $6.9 billion by 2029.
Hayo will implement CAMARA-aligned modules across regional networks, enabling businesses to use services such as SIM-swap detection, number verification, KYC matching, device status and quality-on-demand.
The APIs can help banks and enterprises authenticate customers, detect potential account takeovers and access network performance data without relying solely on SMS-based authentication.
CAMARA is an open-source initiative operating alongside the GSMA Operator Platform Group.
It develops standardised northbound telecom APIs that allow mobile operators to expose network capabilities to third-party developers, fintechs and enterprise platforms through common interfaces, regardless of geography or vendor.
Hayo’s work will focus particularly on security and digital identity, building on its wider network API strategy. This includes its white-label eSIM platform and National Mobile Registry system, which is designed to help counter SIM-swap fraud.
The company serves more than 100 mobile operators across 30 countries and is using its regional footprint to support network API deployments. Its infrastructure expansion has included Rwanda, Senegal, Botswana, Liberia and Malawi.
For mobile operators in the region, technical fragmentation remains a barrier to wider network API adoption. Custom, non-standard deployments can lengthen integration times and increase engineering costs for businesses seeking to connect to operator networks.
Hayo will act as both an infrastructure partner and CAMARA consultant, providing middleware and integration support to help mid-sized and regional operators expose network capabilities securely. The company says this will lower technical barriers for operators seeking to monetise network traffic while giving local businesses access to network-level tools.
“Network APIs are quickly becoming one of the most important foundations for the next generation of digital services, and operators have a vital role to play in digital identity, fraud prevention and customer trust,” said Feraz Ahmed, CEO of Hayo.
“Joining the Linux Foundation and becoming a CAMARA member reflects our long-term commitment to open standards, interoperability and collaboration across the industry,” he added. “Operators should be able to participate in the network API economy no matter their size or geography, and we are committed to making that possible.”
Arpit Joshipura, general manager for networking, edge and IoT at the Linux Foundation, said open standards needed to be accessible and easy to adopt to have an industry-wide impact.
CAMARA brings together operators, technology providers and other ecosystem partners to standardise network capabilities and bring them to market, he said.
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