A system and method are provided for enabling access to presence status for mobile devices. The method comprises receiving, via an application programming interface, a subscription request, the subscription request requesting a presence data for at least one mobile device; registering a subscription for a subscriber device according to the subscription request; obtaining network data from one or more network infrastructure nodes associated with providing service to the at least one mobile device; determining that at least a portion of the network data is associated with the subscription; and providing the at least a portion of the network data to the subscriber device via the application programming interface.