- Media and entertainment applications (e.g. streaming platforms, online gaming) uses Connectivity Insights Subscriptions API to monitor network performance metrics, dynamically adjusting video quality or game performance parameters to maintain optimal user experience as network conditions change.
- Remote control applications (e.g. industrial robots, drones, automated vehicles) rely on Connectivity Insights Subscriptions API to continuously evaluate network conditions, enabling real-time adjustments to control parameters and failsafe mechanisms to ensure safe and precise operations.
- Computer vision applications (e.g. AI-powered surveillance, real-time video analytics) utilize Connectivity Insights Subscriptions API to monitor network performance, adapting video stream quality and processing priorities to maintain reliable detection and timely delivery of critical events and alerts.
- Network Quality Monitoring: Checking if the network quality meets the application’s requirements for a given user session.
Connectivity Insights Subscriptions
API Description
The “Connectivity Insights Subscriptions” API enables application developers to receive continuous updates about network quality through event notifications. This allows developers to monitor network performance for their application users and receive alerts when network conditions change, helping them take informed decisions related to optimizing the application’s end user experience.
The API is an extension to the connectivity insights API with support for ability to subscribe and receive notifications if the network is not able to meet the key performance requirements as required by the application.
Use Cases
Benefits
- Make informed decisions: With Connectivity Insights Subscriptions API, you can understand network capabilities in real-time, enabling your application to adapt and optimize performance based on current network conditions. Whether adjusting video quality, game parameters, or processing priorities, you’ll have the data needed to enhance user experience.
- Proactive performance management: Monitor network quality continuously which impact user experience. This allows you to take preventive actions like requesting network boosts or adjusting application parameters, reducing user frustration and service interruptions.
- Enhanced user satisfaction: By understanding network capabilities and limitations, you can deliver more reliable and consistent service quality.
- Operational efficiency for the API customer (cost savings).
API Portfolio: Communication Quality
SubProject Wiki: Connectivity Insights
(incl. how to meet the team)
API Wiki: Connectivity Insights Subscriptions
API Repository: Connectivity Insights Subscriptions
API Repository Status: Sandbox
API Status: Initial
API Version(s) and Release Date(s):
- v0.4.0 (11.09.2024)
API availability: Information which APIs are available in which country and network, and how to get access can be found on the GSMA public launch status page.