Innovate

Accelerate innovation with TM Forum's unique spectrum of innovation programs and initiatives

TM Forum is the place where the connectivity industry comes to innovate

Innovation at TM Forum is focused, collaborative, and designed to deliver real impact. We enable you to work together with other Members to tackle some of the industry's biggest challenges. This is where ideas move from concept to reality—through projects, prototypes, and shared insights that shape the future of our industry.
You can innovate at speed, at least 10x faster than using traditional collaboration methods and 6x faster than innovating in-house. You can also multiply your ROI by sharing investment, IP, and results through collaborative innovation that benefits the whole ecosystem and contributes to the future of the industry.

As collaboration is at the heart of TM Forum, we offer you a range of innovation programs, each designed to support a different stage of co-innovation. Together, they provide you with a complete path from prototype to product, and from product to continuous improvement.

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Our innovation programs

Catalysts

Catalyst projects offer the opportunity to work together with the sharpest minds and top industry trailblazers to team up and create ground-breaking solutions.

You'll join fast-paced collaborative initiatives that unite CSPs and technology partners to prototype real-world solutions using TM Forum’s Open Digital Architecture (ODA), Open APIs, AI, and automation.

Catalysts ideas are proposed by our Members and reviewed for innovation and strategic fit. Once selected, we work with the teams to recruit additional companies and complete the contractual and commercial arrangements.
Once a Catalyst goes live, you have the opportunity to register your interest to join in.
By taking part, you'll also get a chance to highlight your contribution across the industry. Catalysts showcase their solutions to influential industry peers at TM Forum global events - DTW Ignite and Innovate Asia.

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The Innovation Hub

The Innovation Hub is a dynamic collaboration space, based in Mumbai, India, where industry experts from leading Members co-create practical, production-ready solutions that address real-world challenges.

Through in-person and virtual teamwork, you will rapidly develop reference implementations, interoperable platforms, and scalable architectures that deliver tangible business value.

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Hackathons

TM Forum’s Hackathons are high-energy, intense collaborative live events where teams come together to develop, prototype and showcase solutions, all within a short timescale.

As part of a participating team of enterprise developers, you can accelerate your R&D, and validate new ideas rapidly, while showcasing your skills and leadership to industry peers at TM Forum flagship global events.

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Innovate and learn with industry peers

TM Forum presents unparalleled opportunities for organizations and individuals to innovate and collaborate with the sharpest minds across the connectivity industry.

As a participant, you will work as part of a diverse team comprising different companies. The result is an exciting team dynamic, the creation of long-term partnerships with life-long connections, and a powerful opportunity to learn and upskill from others.

Innovate without the barriers

We remove all the friction that traditionally slows innovation down. Our frameworks remove the tedious back-and-forth of legal paperwork, meaning teams work without delay.

Members collaborate in a secure, neutral environment designed to support open, trusted co-innovation. We focus on providing expert facilitation, technical guidance, and project delivery to ensure strong momentum.