e& Group has officially joined Aduna as an equity partner, marking a significant step toward accelerating global adoption of network APIs. Announced today, March 3, at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona by e& Group CEO Hatem Dowidar, this strategic partnership will allow e& to integrate its network APIs across its vast footprint in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe. This move strengthens e&’s commitment to digital transformation and innovation on a global scale.
With telecom operations spanning 20 countries, e&’s inclusion in Aduna broadens the platform’s reach in emerging markets and reinforces its mission of enabling developers to leverage common network APIs for enhanced service quality, security, fraud prevention, and monetization. By integrating with Aduna’s rapidly growing ecosystem, e& is opening new opportunities for businesses and enterprises to connect, innovate, and scale efficiently.
As part of this partnership, e& will empower developers and enterprises to build next-generation applications using standardized APIs. These APIs will streamline access to critical network features, fostering innovation across industries. e&’s Group Chief Strategy Officer, Harrison Lung, emphasized that this collaboration will unlock additional growth opportunities for e& and its enterprise customers, accelerating digital transformation across all e& markets.
Aduna, launched in September 2024, is designed to simplify global access to network APIs. It provides a unified platform for developer ecosystems, including hyperscalers, communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) providers, system integrators, and independent software vendors. Built on open-source CAMARA APIs, Aduna is rapidly becoming the industry’s leading platform for seamless network integration.
The growing Aduna ecosystem already includes some of the world’s top telecom operators, such as América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone, and Ericsson. e&’s inclusion brings valuable market insights and extensive regional coverage, further enhancing Aduna’s ability to deliver cutting-edge network capabilities on a global scale.
With this strategic partnership, e& is positioning itself at the forefront of the platformization era in telecoms. As the transaction moves forward, pending regulatory approvals, the collaboration between e& and Aduna will drive innovation, unlock new revenue streams, and reshape how businesses and developers interact with telecom networks worldwide. The future of network APIs is here, and e& is set to play a pivotal role in shaping it.
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