An industry-first effort to develop a vendor-neutral Connectivity API that empowers enterprises to discover and compare WAN connectivity options in real time—with standardized metrics like latency, SLA commitments, and path diversity.
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Manual RFPs. Limited visibility. Slow deployments. WAN procurement is overdue for disruption.
The need for instant, automated global connectivity is urgent as enterprises accelerate their cloud, AI, and real-time data initiatives.
ONUG is leading an industry-first effort to develop a vendor-neutral Connectivity API that empowers enterprises to discover and compare WAN connectivity options in real time—with standardized metrics like latency, SLA commitments, and path diversity.
This enterprise-driven initiative brings together IT leaders, telcos, SD-WAN and cloud providers to automate and modernize network sourcing—eliminating inefficiencies and enabling faster, data-driven decisions.
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AI-Enabled WAN Connectivity API Working Group
In an increasingly cloud-first, AI-driven world, enterprise networks are expected to deliver faster, more reliable, and more dynamic connectivity than ever before. Yet the procurement of WAN services—a foundational component of enterprise infrastructure—remains painfully manual, opaque, and inefficient.
This Working Group is a collaborative initiative between enterprise IT leaders, network vendors, cloud providers, and carriers to change that. Our mission: design and drive adoption of a standardized Connectivity API that enables real-time discovery, evaluation, and procurement of WAN connectivity services.
Why Now?
With the rise of hybrid multicloud environments, edge computing, and AI workloads, enterprises are under pressure to ensure resilient, low-latency connectivity between users, data centers, clouds, and applications. But the process to procure connectivity—especially from carriers—is slow, fragmented, and inconsistent.
It’s time to modernize the WAN buying process—and ONUG is building the framework to make that possible.
The Vision: A Vendor-Neutral Connectivity API
A standardized, vendor-neutral API that allows IT teams and sourcing professionals to:
This is not just about improving procurement—it’s about making connectivity programmable, agile, and on-demand, like compute and storage in the cloud.
Who Should Participate
What Members Gain
Upcoming Milestones
June 23 Kickoff Webinar – Introduction to the API, initial use cases, and working group charter
Summer 2025 – Design of initial data models and reference architecture
Fall 2025 (AI Networking Summit, NYC) – Live demonstrations and enterprise/telco showcases
Winter 2025 – Draft specification and request for feedback from broader ONUG community
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