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DTW Asia 2023 Catalyst Awards, the winners are…

Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact

Channels & markets – Phase II
To help foster a dynamic B2B2B market, this Catalyst introduced new configurable elements to the TM Forum Open APIs to remove the ‘catalog barrier’, create domain-specific service specifications so almost any CSP can be supported; and achieve equity between assisted and non-assisted channels.
Champions: Vodafone
Participants: CSG, Microsoft, Nokia

The finalists were:

  • Zero-touch digital marketplace – Phase IV
  • Translating customer needs into service and network intent- Phase II

Outstanding Catalyst – Sustainability and Impact on Society

Translating customer needs into service and network intent – Phase II 
Simplifying the provision of 5G network slices by meeting precise customer needs is essential to realizing 5G’s revenue potential. This Catalyst uses TM Forum’s Open APIs and Open Digital Architecture to match network resources dynamically to customer needs, making it easier for both parties to set up and deploy new services.
Champions: KDDI Research, TELUS, Verizon
Participants:Nokia, Salesforce

The finalists were:

  • Ethical AI
  • Autonomous networks hyperloops – Phase IV

Outstanding Catalyst – Showcase

Autonomous networks hyperloops – Phase IV
Autonomous networks can achieve much more than operational efficiency for CSPs – those benefits can be passed on to customers, enhancing everyday experiences of energy, work and tourism. This Catalyst shows how autonomous network hyperloops can enable new applications in digital twinning, drones, connected triggers and the metaverse – enabled by zero-touch partnering, connectivity-as-a-service, and intent-based AI – to revolutionize everyday life and fight climate change.
Champions: Chunghwa Telecom, NTT, Orange, Telecom Italia, Verizon
Participants: Beyond Now, FutureWei Technologies, Ubiqube

The finalists were:

  • The Metaverse experience: Re-inventing telco business – Phase II
  • Zero-touch digital marketplace – Phase IV
  • Translating customer needs into service and network intent- Phase II

Best innovation and Future Techco

The Metaverse experience: Re-inventing telco business – Phase II
This Catalyst is working to advance the customer experience in the Metaverse by offering personalized customization in a metaverse storefront and and a metaverse conference hall. This will empower telcos to reimagine the customer experience they can offer and give them insights into their feasibility.
Champions: China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, SLT Mobitel
Participants: AsiaInfo Technologies, Beijing Tianyuan DIC Information Technology, Whale Cloud

The finalists were:

  • 5G Enablement through industry standardized APIs
  • Translating customer needs into service and network intent- Phase II
  • Autonomous networks hyperloops – Phase IV
    • Overview of TM Forum Catalyst Awards 2023
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