Features
Autonomous networks: service quality and revenue growth?
The TM Forum has been promoting the Autonomous Networks (AN) concept since 2019, providing a systematic approach to network automation. Read more…
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Features
Zero-touch autonomous networks achievable only by collaboration
Zero-touch autonomous networks are a major goal for telecoms industry and the only way to succeed is by embracing collaboration at new levels Read more…
News
TM Forum postpones Digital Transformation World to October
TM Forum today announced that it is postponing its flagship Digital Transformation World conference in Copenhagen until October 7-9, 2020. Read more…
Past Events
TM Forum Digital Transformation World Series 2020, Oct 7 – Nov 12
Now in its 20th year, Digital Transformation World will continue its successful legacy by providing a platform for industry’s change-makers. Read more…
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What CSPs need for 5G success will surprise you: TM Forum
A snap TM Forum audience poll revealed that almost everyone believes the main monetization opportunity for 5G is in enterprise, not consumer services. Read more…
Features
TM Forum survey says support lags demand in Open APIs
TM Forum survey on Open API adoption by communications service providers (CSPs) and software product vendors. Read more…
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New API suite speeds IoT deployment
TM Forum’s new Internet of Things (IoT) Device Management API Suite aims to simplify end-to-end IoT device management. Read more…
Off the Wire
AI, 5G, IoT, blockchain catalysts at Digital Transformation Asia
TM Forum has announced that 17 innovative Catalyst proof-of-concept projects are lined up for Digital Transformation Asia in Kuala Lumpur Read more…
Off the Wire
Axiata, IoT Forum, Vodafone collaborate with TM Forum on IoT
TM Forum has released an IoT Device Management API Component Suite developed in collaboration with Axiata, Vodafone and the IoT Forum. Read more…
Features
TM Forum Catalyst brings a digital business marketplace to life
TM Forum Catalyst shows how a B2B2X marketplace enables companies to digitize their business and take advantage of commercial internet of things (IoT) Read more…
Off the Wire
TM Forum’s Open API program attracts major players
TM Forum, driving digital transformation, has announced that AT&T, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and Salesforce support TM Forum’s Open APIs. Read more…
Off the Wire
TM Forum announces new Chairman – Steffen Roehn
TM Forum today announced that Steffen Roehn has been elected as the organization’s new chairman for a two-year term. Read more…
News
Transformation’s useless unless telcos transform into partners
Telcos desperately need to undergo digital transformation to stay relevant in the digital era, but that doesn’t mean just becoming digital telcos – they must become digital collaborators as well. That was the overarching theme Read more…
News
‘MindReader’ Catalyst PoC uses APIs to track customer intent
To improve customer experience (CX) and increase ARPU, communications service providers (CSPs) traditionally have relied on rather rudimentary tools like surveying customers to determine whether they’re satisfied. More recently, operators have begun using CRM platforms Read more…
Off the Wire
Open ROADS and TM Forum team to power digital transformation
The Open ROADS Community and TM Forum announced that they will join forces to provide a comprehensive set of frameworks and tools for businesses to define, plan and successfully execute digital transformation. Digital business transformation Read more…
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Digital Transformation Asia – bigger than you remember
By the time you read this, the TM Forum’s big Asia-Pacific event – Digital Transformation Asia, formerly known as TM Forum Live! Asia – will be less than 24 hours from kickoff at the Shangri-La Read more…
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RFP R.I.P.? CSPs and vendors seek new procurement models
There is overwhelming support – both from CSPs and their technology suppliers – for a new approach to procuring new technology, systems and services. While the traditional request for information (RFI) and request for proposal Read more…
Off the Wire
CSPs struggle to find business case for network transformation
Communications service providers (CSPs) are reporting slower-than-expected progress towards network transformation in a new TM Forum survey, despite 44% of them agreeing that it plays an integral part in digital transformation success. According to TM Read more…
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Open source isn’t just for cool kids – telco nerds can play too
When open source first emerged as a significant part of the telecom industry’s future – around the time that software-defined networking was emerging – there was a tendency to see open source communities as competitive Read more…
Features
TM Forum’s Digital Transformation Asia event – what to expect
Ahead of the forthcoming return of the TM Forum’s Digital Transformation Asia (Kuala Lumpur, 13-15 November), Tony Poulos caught up with the Forum’s CEO, Nik Willetts to get some insights into what we can expect. Read more…