Race to 2030

The Race to 2030 is TM Forum’s call to action for the global communications industry to move fast, work together, and become AI‑native by 2030. The goal - to become an autonomous enterprise that is composable, autonomous, and trusted by design. The opportunity - to deliver radical efficiencies, new agentic experiences, and a level of growth the industry has never seen before. 

Today’s networks and systems weren’t built for AI. Bolting AI onto legacy foundations only goes so far. To compete in the AI economy, communications providers must reinvent how they operate from the ground up. That means moving beyond pilots and point solutions to cross-domain autonomy, where decisions are data-driven, services are outcome-based, and operations run in real time across the entire business.

The race has started. The outcome is not decided. The winners will be the ones actively building the future, not observing it - Nik Willetts, CEO

TM Forum brings the industry together to make this real. Through our Missions: Composable IT and Ecosystems, Autonomous Networks, and Trustworthy AI and Data, we’re tackling the hardest problems head-on. Underpinned by AI‑Native Open Digital Architecture (ODA), our members come together to provide the blueprints, standards, and tools to turn ambition into action, enabling autonomous flows that connect customer intent to delivery and measurable commercial outcomes.

The Race to 2030 is about real implementation, proven in code, and delivered at scale by a global community working in the open. The stakes are high: those who move fastest will lead the AI-native future; those who don’t risk being left behind. The journey has started, join us today!