# Affirmed Networks

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/affirmed-networks/  
**Website:** https://www.affirmednetworks.com  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Affirmed Networks is a cloud-native mobile core networking company, acquired by Microsoft in 2020 and now operating as part of the Azure for Operators initiative. It builds virtualized, fully software-based mobile network functions for telecommunications operators, including a Virtual Evolved Packet Core (vEPC), the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G Core, private network services, network slicing, and analytics. Its packet-core technology underpins Microsoft's Azure Operator Nexus and Azure Operator 5G Core platforms. Affirmed serves carriers and service providers modernizing their networks and does not expose a public developer API or SDK surface.

## Kin Score — 5.7 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 5.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 4.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 10.5 |
| Access Clarity | 10.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Telecommunications**: 13.9 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **Affirmed Networks Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Cloud, Telecommunications, 5G, Mobile Core, Networking, NFV, Microsoft

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/affirmed-networks/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.