Wireless Watch has long been skeptical of the claims that network APIs will unlock billions of dollars of new revenue for MNOs. The announcement from 12 MNOs and Ericsson that a new company has been jointly founded to bring the opportunity to market, has been tentatively received by the industry. It is really quite a headscratcher, and one that risks major anticompetitive interest. There is still no proven demand for this trend. Sure, it would be nice for a developer to be able to validate a user on a mobile network, facilitate payments, and tap into various security functions, but what are these MNOs bringing to the table that is new and not already provided by a healthy software development…