Camara Project
Camara Project is a Linux Foundation open-source initiative that defines standardized 4G/5G telco network APIs (Quality on Demand, SIM Swap, Number Verification, Edge Discovery), serving as the API specification location for GSMA Open Gateway and enabling developers to deploy network-aware applications across 240+ operators in 50+ markets.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2022
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Camara Project does
Camara Project is an open-source initiative hosted under The Linux Foundation that defines, develops, and tests standardized network APIs exposing telco capabilities (4G/5G) such as Quality on Demand, Device Location, SIM Swap, Number Verification, Edge Discovery, and KYC matching. Founded in 2022 as a collaboration among telecom operators, vendors, and hyperscalers, the project addresses long-standing telco fragmentation by providing an operator-agnostic abstraction layer with Apache 2.0-licensed reference implementations, allowing developers to 'write once' and deploy across participating operators in 50+ markets. Its Security and Interoperability Profile is grounded in OAuth 2.0 and OpenID standards, and CAMARA serves as the official API specification location for the GSMA Open Gateway initiative covering 240+ operators and 65%+ of global mobile connections.
The technical surface comprises 60 APIs organized into eight families: Authentication and Fraud Prevention (15 APIs), Location Services (7), Communication Quality including Quality on Demand (11), Computing Services for edge (7), Device Information (10), Communication Services (3), Payments and Charging (4), and Service Management (2). Delivery is governed by a twice-yearly Meta-Release framework — Fall24 (the first, September 2024) and Spring25 (March 2025, with 13 new and 23 updated APIs) — with a Technical Steering Committee, Governing Board, and End User Council providing formal governance. Most recently the project published a January 2026 white paper defining integration with the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling AI agents to discover and invoke CAMARA capabilities as tools for network-aware applications.
The project's business model is indirect: CAMARA itself is a non-profit project with no direct revenue, funded through tiered sponsor memberships (10 Premium, 8 General, 5 Associate) whose fees flow to The Linux Foundation. Monetization occurs at the operator and aggregator layer: operators charge developers for accessing implemented CAMARA APIs, and the Aduna joint venture (Ericsson plus major operators, CEO Anthony Bartolo) plus aggregators such as Bridge Alliance API Exchange and cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud via Glide) serve as the principal commercial distribution channels for the IDC-projected $6.7 billion 2028 network API market.
Camara Project firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Camara Project
- Legal name
- The Linux Foundation
- Website
- https://camaraproject.org
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2022
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Camara Project is a Linux Foundation open-source initiative that defines standardized 4G/5G telco network APIs (Quality on Demand, SIM Swap, Number Verification, Edge Discovery), serving as the API specification location for GSMA Open Gateway and enabling developers to deploy network-aware applications across 240+ operators in 50+ markets.
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Camara Project industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Telecom Network APIs
- NAICS
- All Other Telecommunications (517810), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Communications Services, Nec (4899)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Network Exposure & API Platforms (NEF, CAMARA, CPaaS enablement) (HDAIAIAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- 5G Core Virtualization & Service-Based Architecture (SBA) (HDAIAIAC), GraphQL, gRPC & Modern API Protocols (BPAMAOAK), Network Security Services (Firewall/VPN/ZTNA/SASE Integration) (BPAEAEAG), API Security & Service-to-Service Security (mTLS, Service Mesh Security) (HDABAHAN)
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Where Camara Project is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- San Francisco
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Camara Project business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- API Licensing / Royalty Framework: CAMARA itself is an open-source project (Apache 2.0 license) and does not directly monetize APIs. However, the ecosystem enables operator monetization: network operators who implement CAMARA APIs can monetize 5G investments by charging developers/enterprises for access to network capabilities. GSMA Open Gateway targets API availability across 50+ markets. IDC projects telco/network API revenues to reach $6.7 billion in 2028 (from $700M in 2023, CAGR 57.1%).
- Sponsor Membership Fees: The CAMARA fund is sustained by sponsoring organizations. Premium sponsors (10, including Accenture, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Nokia, Orange, Telefonica, Verizon, Vodafone, T-Mobile) pay the highest tier. General sponsors (8, including CableLabs, Centillion.AI, Charter Communications, INVIA, Scenera, Sent Inc., Shabodi, AlphaZero) and Associate sponsors (5, including Berkeley University of California, OMA Specworks, OpenID Foundation, UFRN, University of Colorado Boulder) contribute at lower tiers.
- Aduna Joint Venture Commercialization: In September 2024, major global operators (AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Reliance Jio, T-Mobile, and others) and Ericsson announced a joint venture named Aduna to combine and sell network APIs globally at scale. CAMARA APIs are the specification foundation. Anthony Bartolo (formerly Vonage COO) was appointed as CEO. This commercial entity is expected to generate revenue by monetizing CAMARA-defined APIs for enterprise developers.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels8 records
Camara Project product offering
Product offeringCore offering
CAMARA Project defines, develops, and tests open, operator-agnostic telco network APIs that expose 4G/5G network capabilities such as Quality on Demand, Device Location, SIM Swap, Number Verification, Edge Discovery, and anti-fraud signals. API definitions and reference implementations are published under Apache 2.0 license and delivered through twice-yearly vetted Meta-Releases for network operators and enterprise developers to deploy and consume.
Product overview
CAMARA Project is an open-source initiative under the Linux Foundation that defines, develops, and tests standardized telco network APIs in collaboration with GSMA Open Gateway. The platform provides a portfolio of 38+ mature API products organized into 8 families: Authentication and Fraud Prevention (15 APIs including Number Verification, SIM Swap, KYC), Location Services (7 APIs), Communication Quality (11 APIs including Quality on Demand), Computing Services (7 APIs for edge computing), Device Information (10 APIs), Communication Services (3 APIs including WebRTC), Payments and Charging (4 APIs), and Service Management (2 APIs). The Meta-Release Framework delivers twice-yearly vetted, quality-assured API bundles to enable developers to write once against operator-agnostic network APIs, ensuring consistent access and application portability across telco networks and countries. Recent MCP integration enables AI agents to discover and call CAMARA network capabilities as tools.
Differentiator
Problem solved
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Products and services
- Authentication and Fraud Prevention API Family Collection of telco network APIs including Number Verification, SIM Swap, Device Swap, Customer Insights, KYC Match/Fill-In/Age Verification/Tenure, Brand Registration, Call Forwarding Signal, One Time Password SMS, Verified Caller, Number Recycling, and IoT SIM Fraud Prevention APIs for identity verification and fraud detection across telecom networks.
- Location Services API Family Collection of 7 telco network APIs including Location Verification, Location Retrieval, Device Visit Location, Geofencing Subscriptions, Most Frequent Location, Population Density Data, and Region Device Count for location-based services and geofencing capabilities.
- Communication Quality API Family Collection of 11 telco network APIs including Quality on Demand, QoS Booking, QoS Provisioning, QoS Profiles, Network Slice Assignment/Booking, Dedicated Networks, Connectivity Insights, Application Profiles, Predictive Connectivity Data, and Session Insights for managing network quality and performance.
- Computing Services API Family Collection of 7 telco network APIs including Edge Application Management, Optimal Edge Discovery, Simple Edge Discovery, Application Endpoint Discovery/Registration, Model As A Service, Traffic Influence, and Energy Footprint Notification for edge computing and distributed application deployment.
- Communication Services API Family Collection of 3 telco network APIs including Click To Dial, Multi Point VPN, and WebRTC APIs for real-time communications and virtual private network services.
- Device Information API Family Collection of 10 telco network APIs including Device Reachability Status, Device Roaming Status, Device Identifier, Connected Network Type, Network Access Management, Subscription Status, and Device Data Volume for device status monitoring and network access management.
- Payments and Charging API Family Collection of 4 telco network APIs including Carrier Billing, Carrier Billing Refund, Blockchain Public Address, and Blockchain Public Address Validation for telecom payment processing and blockchain integration.
- Service Management API Family Collection of 2 telco network APIs including Consent Info and Capabilities And Runtime Restrictions for managing user consent and API capability restrictions.
- CAMARA Meta-Release Framework Twice-yearly official release framework providing vetted, quality-assured sets of stable APIs with rigorous release management, design guideline review, Security and Interoperability Profile (OAuth 2.0 and OpenID), and backward-compatibility guarantees. The framework includes 38 mature/stable APIs as of Spring25 with 30+ additional APIs in development.
Quantifiable outcome
- Telco network API market projected to grow from $700M (2023) to $6.7B in 2028 (IDC forecast, 57.1% CAGR)
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Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Camara Project technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
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- Yes
- API docs
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AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
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Camara Project partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- Aduna (Joint Venture: AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Reliance Jio, T-Mobile US, América Móvil, Bharti Airtel, Orange, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, Vodafone + Ericsson)flagshipEricsson and 12 major global operators announced a joint venture (initially unnamed, later named Aduna) to combine and sell network APIs globally at scale. CAMARA was selected as the Network API specification location. Anthony Bartolo (former Vonage COO) appointed as CEO. This is the primary commercial vehicle for monetizing CAMARA APIs globally.
- GSMA Open GatewayflagshipCAMARA is the API specification location for GSMA Open Gateway, a global framework standardizing network APIs for telco interoperability. GSMA provides industry alignment, operator outreach, and deployment momentum. CAMARA works closely with GSMA Operator Platform Group to align API requirements and publish definitions. GSMA targets API availability across 50+ markets.
- TM ForumcoreTM Forum collaborates with CAMARA and GSMA on API standardization and harmonization. TM Forum's API Partner Program focuses on driving standardization of next-generation APIs to reduce complexity and create new revenue opportunities. George Glass from TM Forum serves on the CAMARA Technical Steering Committee. Joint work on NaaS (Network as a Service) API ecosystem.
- Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC)coreCAMARA and AECC signed an MoU for formal collaboration on connected vehicle services. Initial focus areas include processing connected vehicle data across multiple cloud and edge computing environments, HD mapping, and intelligent driving. AECC contributes to CAMARA sub-projects; joint programs include boot camps, white papers, proof of concepts, and webinars. AECC President Dr. Ryokichi Onishi is from Toyota Motor Corporation.
- CPaaS Acceleration AlliancecoreCPaaS Acceleration Alliance promotes standardized open network APIs and has released a Service Provider Playbook for Network APIs and Communications APIs showcasing over 50 real use cases. Rob Kruver (CPaaS Acceleration Alliance) authored a blog post about CAMARA and ONE Summit. The alliance provides outreach to CPaaS providers, enterprises, and aggregators.
- MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum)minorMEF unveiled NaaS Network APIs for an AI-driven economy and application-led connectivity. MEF focuses on NaaS Industry Blueprint leveraging API ecosystem for operators and enterprise customers. CAMARA APIs were featured in a Mobile World Congress 'Quality on Demand' demonstration alongside Colt and Orange.
- Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF)coreMCP (Model Context Protocol) now lives under the Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), announced December 9, 2025. AAIF founding projects include Anthropic's MCP, Block's goose, and OpenAI's AGENTS.md. CAMARA's white paper on MCP integration aligns with this major ecosystem milestone. Over 10,000 MCP servers cited by Linux Foundation and Anthropic.
- Bridge Alliance / Singtel (BAEx)coreBridge Alliance (34 mobile operators) and Singtel launched the Bridge Alliance API Exchange (BAEx) using Singtel's Paragon orchestration platform. BAEx aggregates GSMA Open Gateway/CAMARA APIs for enterprise customers with multi-market needs through a single integration. Thailand's AIS and Malaysia's Maxis signed MoUs to leverage BAEx. 13 leading mobile operators support BAEx.
- Glide / Google CloudcoreGlide announced availability of GSMA Open Gateway API beta on Google Cloud, aggregating network capabilities from Telefonica, MASORANGE, and Enstream (joint venture of Bell, Rogers, TELUS). The Glide platform running on Google Cloud provides enterprise access to CAMARA APIs.
- AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreAWS and Microsoft were cited as key supporters and contributors to CAMARA. AWS exposes CAMARA/GSMA Open Gateway APIs to AWS developers through Azure Programmable Connectivity (ACP). Yousef Khalidi (CVP, Microsoft) stated commitment to CAMARA. Microsoft Build featured panel recording about Network APIs, CAMARA, and Open Gateway.
- Accenture, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Nokia, Orange, Telefonica, Verizon, Vodafone, T-Mobile (Premium Sponsors)flagship10 Premium sponsors provide financial and technical resources to CAMARA. They participate in the Governing Board to influence strategic decisions and marketing activities, accelerate development, and support testing initiatives. These sponsors collectively represent the majority of global mobile connections.
- Vonage / EricssoncoreVerizon and Vonage (Ericsson subsidiary) signed an MoU for use of Verizon's 5G network APIs on Vonage's CPaaS platform, plus joint development of new APIs. Verizon expanded reach of internally developed network APIs. Vonage's Chris Howell serves on the CAMARA Technical Steering Committee.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves7 records
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Camara Project competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Vonage (Ericsson): CPaaS platform acquired by Ericsson that integrates network APIs (including CAMARA-aligned capabilities) into its communications APIs. Verizon and Vonage signed an MoU for using Verizon 5G network APIs on Vonage's CPaaS platform; Vonage's Chris Howell sits on CAMARA's TSC. Directly competes in exposing network capabilities to developers.
- Singtel Paragon / Bridge Alliance API Exchange (BAEx): Singtel's Paragon orchestration platform powers Bridge Alliance API Exchange (BAEx), which aggregates GSMA Open Gateway/CAMARA APIs across 13+ Asia-Pacific operators for enterprise multi-market access. A direct commercialization channel for CAMARA APIs in APAC.
- Aduna: Joint venture of 12 major telecom operators (AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Reliance Jio, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone, etc.) and Ericsson that commercializes CAMARA APIs globally. Aduna is the primary revenue-distribution vehicle for CAMARA-defined APIs and is led by former Vonage COO Anthony Bartolo; directly downstream of CAMARA's specification work.
Broad incumbents
- Twilio: Major CPaaS incumbent offering programmable communications APIs (SMS, voice, video) to developers. While Twilio's core focus is application-layer communications rather than network APIs, it overlaps in the broader programmable communications developer market that CAMARA serves, and Twilio has explored network API integrations.
- Infobip: Global CPaaS provider with a broad portfolio of programmable communications APIs comparable to Vonage and Twilio. As network APIs gain enterprise mindshare, Infobip represents an incumbent CPaaS that may integrate or compete with CAMARA-aligned network API exposure.
- Microsoft Azure Programmable Connectivity: Microsoft's hyperscaler connectivity platform that exposes CAMARA/GSMA Open Gateway APIs to Azure developers. A large incumbent distribution channel for CAMARA-aligned APIs that could also evolve into a competing API abstraction layer.
Others
- MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum): Standards body unveiling NaaS Network APIs for AI-driven connectivity. MEF's NaaS Industry Blueprint features CAMARA APIs in joint demonstrations (e.g., MWC 'Quality on Demand' demo with Colt and Orange). Adjacent standards ecosystem with potential overlap on API definition scope.
- TM Forum: Industry standards body collaborating with CAMARA and GSMA on NaaS API standardization. TM Forum's API Partner Program and CAMARA's TSC include shared leadership (George Glass). A peer/ecosystem standards body rather than a competitor, but shapes the broader API harmonization landscape CAMARA operates in.
Emerging players
- Glide (on Google Cloud): Glide aggregates GSMA Open Gateway API access on Google Cloud, drawing network capabilities from Telefonica, MASORANGE, and Enstream (Bell/Rogers/TELUS JV). An emerging multi-operator API aggregator comparable to BAEx and complementary to CAMARA's distribution.
- Shabodi: First enterprise reference implementation of CAMARA APIs for private 5G networks. Shabodi's Network-Aware Application Enablement Platform (AEP) supports LTE, 5G, 6G, and Wi-Fi 6 - making it an emerging enterprise deployment layer directly built on CAMARA specifications.
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Frequently asked questions about Camara Project
What does Camara Project do?
CAMARA Project defines, develops, and tests open, operator-agnostic telco network APIs that expose 4G/5G network capabilities such as Quality on Demand, Device Location, SIM Swap, Number Verification, Edge Discovery, and anti-fraud signals. API definitions and reference implementations are published under Apache 2.0 license and delivered through twice-yearly vetted Meta-Releases for network operators and enterprise developers to deploy and consume.
Is Camara Project a public or private company?
Camara Project is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was Camara Project founded?
Camara Project was founded in 2022. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Camara Project based?
Camara Project is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.
How does Camara Project make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. API Licensing / Royalty Framework is the primary driver. The others are sponsor Membership Fees and aduna Joint Venture Commercialization.
Who are Camara Project's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Vonage (Ericsson), Singtel Paragon / Bridge Alliance API Exchange (BAEx) and Aduna. Broad incumbents are Twilio, Infobip and Microsoft Azure Programmable Connectivity. Others are MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) and TM Forum. Emerging players are Glide (on Google Cloud) and Shabodi.
Does Camara Project have an API?
Yes. CAMARA provides open-source telco network APIs enabling developers to access mobile network capabilities such as Number Verification, Location Verification, Quality on Demand, Device Location, Edge Discovery, SIM Swap, and anti-fraud signals. The APIs allow developers to 'write once' against operator-agnostic network APIs, reducing fragmentation and enabling consistent access across telco networks and countries. API definitions and reference implementations are available under Apache 2.0 license. The Security and Interoperability Profile is based on OAuth 2.0 and OpenID standards. Developer documentation is at github.com/camaraproject.
What industry is Camara Project in?
Camara Project's product category is Telecom Network APIs. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAIAIAG, Network Exposure & API Platforms (NEF, CAMARA, CPaaS enablement), with a secondary code of HDAIAIAC, 5G Core Virtualization & Service-Based Architecture (SBA). Its NAICS code is 517810 and its SIC code is 7370.