Telin launches network API-based authentication for enterprises

Details: John Tanner; Category: Enterprise Ecosystems; 20 February 2026; 2428 views

Telkom Indonesia’s intermational arm Telin announed on Thursday it is partnering with IPification to commercialize its Mobile Network Verification (MNV) solution, which leverages Telkom’s network APIs to authenticate users without the need for OTPs.

The MNV solution, which based on IPification's mobile identity technology, has already been launched commercially by Telkom’s mobile unit Telkomsel, and is now available across more than 40 mobile networks worldwide.

Telin said its global network reach and operator relationships enables enterprises to authenticate users with a single user tap in which they consent to the use of the network data.

Network API-based authentication has been touted as a more secure and convenient alternative to SMS OTPs, which are vulnerable to phishing scams, SIM swaps, and bot attacks.

"Digital identity works best when it's built into the infrastructure users already rely on," said IPification CEO Stefan Kostic. "Together with Telin, we're enabling authentication that happens at the network level – removing unnecessary friction while giving enterprises a more secure and reliable way to verify users."

Telin said the MNV service enables organisations in areas like finance, e-commerce, gaming, OTT platforms and public services make authentication easier for users, as well as protect themselves from phishing and account takeovers. It also gives mobile operators a potential new revenue stream by turning network intelligence into high-value API services.

“This is an important development for the OTT developer community and mobile network operators, as it enhances authentication options while complementing existing SMS-based authentication revenue,” said John Tolton, SVP for messaging mobile identity and voice at Telin.

Telkomsel has been a member of the GSMA Open Gateway initiative for standardised network APIs since February 2024. The same month, it launched Number Verification, SIM Swap and Device Location services based on CAMARA Open Gateway APIs. Telkomsel formed an alliance with rivals (and fellow Open Gateway members) Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and XLSmart in September 2025 to adopt a unified telco API protocol based on the CAMARA standard.