Bharti Airtel opened up its network capabilities to third-party developers using a Nokia platform, giving them access to tailored data and features to build advanced services.

The vendor explained in a statement Airtel’s network APIs will be made available on a subscription basis to developers, system integrators and enterprises using Nokia’s Network as Code platform.

The platform gives developers standardised access to network functions without having to navigate underlying network technologies, with more than 60 partners joining its global ecosystem, Nokia added.

Airtel Business CEO Sharat Sinha noted it is partnering with Nokia on network APIs to enable “the ecosystem to leverage our network capabilities” to automate and build secure digital services.

Arvind Khurana, Nokia’s head of Cloud and Network Services for India, stated the partnership “represents a significant step in expanding the Network as Code ecosystem”, which helps operators make money from network investments, while “fostering innovation in the developer community”.