What is the rationale behind Nokia’s acquisition of API marketplace vendor Rapid, in November 2024? Where does this fit within wider industry efforts to monetize networks, and enter into non-traditional (for telecom) business models and markets? And how does it relate to Ericsson’s efforts with Vonage?

In this analysis, Appledore looks at this news from multiple perspectives to uncover what it is – and what it is not – about.