• Over 145 service providers and vendors are participating in Catalysts at Digital Transformation World.
• AT&T, BT, China Mobile, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, NTT, Orange, Telstra, Verizon and Vodafone are champions of 2019’s projects.
• Projects focus on intelligent operations for the 5G era: 5G service development and monetization, AI, machine learning, customer experience, service orchestration and more.

Parsippany, NJ— May 8, 2019 — TM Forum, the industry association driving digital transformation through collaboration, today announced the line-up of its innovative, Catalyst proof-of-concept projects, slated for Digital Transformation World in Nice, France, May 14-16, 2019. Spearheaded by the world’s largest communications service providers and vendors, Catalysts represent the power of TM Forum’s collaboration community.

At Digital Transformation World, Catalyst teams demonstrate their proof-of-concept work. With a faster cycle time than in-house R&D, the Catalyst projects prove the application of new technologies and validate standards. Over the last six months, 32 teams have worked together to solve some of the most pressing challenges faced by the telecom industry and beyond.

“The Catalyst projects lined up for Digital Transformation World are extremely innovative and demonstrate real solutions to industry challenges,” said Andy Tiller, EVP Collaboration and Innovation, TM Forum. “Championed by the world’s largest communications service providers, Catalysts showcase the power of collaboration enabled by TM Forum, and bring together a wide range of companies, industries and ecosystems.”

The 30+ Catalyst projects and their participants confirmed for Digital Transformation World include the following:

IT & Network Transformation

• Business Operating System (BOS) – An Implementation of ODA Core Commerce Management – Champions: Orange, Vodafone; Participants: Globetom, IBM, Sigma Systems, Sigscale
• 4G & 5G NaaS for B2B & B2I Business Ecosystems – Champions: China Unicom; Participants: BOCO, Whale Cloud, Huawei, Inspur
• Skynet (Phase II) – Champions: BT, Chunghwa Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Du, NTT Group, Orange, Verizon, Vodafone, Telecom Italia, Telus; Participants: Amartus, BearingPoint, Ericsson, EXFO, Infosys, RIFT.IO
• 5G Riders of the Storm – Champions: BT, KDDI Research, Orange, Telecom Austria Group, Telecom Italia, Telenor; Participants: Accenture, Gen-E, Huawei, Incognito, Netcracker, TEOCO
• Zero-Touch Partnering – Champions: BitX, BT, Vodafone; Participants: DGIT, Sigma Systems, Oracle, Sinefa
• Digital Twins – Champions: Globe Telecom, Singtel, KDDI Research; Participants: Ericsson, ETIYA, Huawei, Infosys, Neural Technologies
• 5G Operations & Monetization – Champion: China Mobile (CMCC); Participants: APIGate, BUPT, CAICT, Huawei
• 5G Optimized Capacity & E2E Experience – Champions: BT, Verizon; Participants: Amdocs, ARRIS, CanGo Networks, MYCOM OSI, Nokia, Wipro
• 5G Services Validation & Practices (Phase II) – Champion: China Telecom; Participants: BOCO, CAICT, Huawei, Whale Cloud

Insights & Intelligence

• Blockchain-Based Data Sharing – Champion: China Unicom; Particpants: CAICT, BUPT, Whale Cloud
• New Retail – Digital Ecosystem Symphony (Phase II) – Champions: China Telecom, China Unicom; Participants: AsiaInfo, BONC, Sunrizetech, Whale Cloud
• Blockchain-Based Telecom Infrastructure Marketplace (Phase II) – Champions: Orange, Vodafone; Participants: Infosys, IOTA, Nokia, r3
• Maximizing Engagement with Predictive Customer Journeys (Phase III) – Champions: Deutsche Telekom, China Telecom, Ncell, Orange; Participants: Comarch, Nomensa, NTS Retail, Sterlite, Synchronoss, Whale Cloud
• Phoenix Tree: Centralized Big Data PaaS Platform – Champion: China Mobile; Participants: AsiaInfo, BONC, BUPT, Huawei
• 5G Profitable Lifecycle – Champion: Telefonica (O2); Participants: Celfinet, Cognizant, Mercato, Software AG, Vlocity
• Machine Learning Engine for Product and Sales Management through Digital Channels – Champion: Claro Colombia; Participants: Blue Prism, Everis, IBM, Salesforce
• MindReader (Phase II) – Champions: Telstra; Participants: Cloudsense, Infosys, Nokia, Socia
• Open AI Business Assurance Market Place (Phase II) – Champions: BT, Deutsche Telekom, Hrvatski Telekom, Orange; Participants: Amdocs, Bulb Technologies, FICO, IBM

AI Zone

• Cognitive Contact Center (Phase II) – Champion: Telefonica; Participants: Everis, Blue Prism, Nokia, Salesforce, Verbio
• Proactive Service Assurance via Closed Loop Predictive AI/ML – Champions: Du, Sri Lanka Telecom; Participants: Enghouse, NetYCE, Florida Institute of Technology
• AI Leap – Champions: BT, Orange; Participants: Arago, Galileo Software, Federos, Wavelength Communications
• AI for IT & Network Operations (AIOps) (Phase II) – Champions: China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, PCCW, Telecom Italia, Telefonica (Germany); Participants: BOCO, BONC, Huawei, Si-Tech, Tech Mahindra

Digital Ecosystems

• Manufacturing Predictive Maintenance Using 5G – Champion: TWI; Participants: Huawei, Nquiring Minds, Verizon Wireless
• AI Indexing for Regulatory Practice – Champions: Associated Press, Al Jazeera, RTE; Participants: Metaliquid, QCRI, Tech Mahindra, V-Nova
• Driver Connect – Fueling a Personalized Customer Experience with AI – Champion: Jaguar Land Rover; Participants: Cerillion, Salesforce, Nokia, TechSee
• Real-time Campaign with Big Data Monetization and Open APIs – Champions: China Mobile, Telenor DK; Participants: AsiaInfo, AwareX, Data-u
• 5G-Enabled Tourism Experience – Champions: Aardman Entertainment, BBC R&D; Participants: Bristol University, Cambridge Communications Systems, Zeetta Networks
• Enabling an Affordable and Quality Digital Health Ecosystem for More than 1 Billion Lives – Champions: Icliniq, HealthCubed; Participant: Reliance Jio
• Mobile News Gathering Using AI Powered Compression – Champions: Associated Press, Al Jazeera, RTE; Participant: V-Nova
• Connected Citizens: The Smart City Accelerator (Phase II)– Champions: CABA, Nice Cote D’Azur, NTT, Orange, City of Saint Quentin; Participants: BearingPoint, Cognizant, Globetom
• Digital Business Marketplace – Champions: BT, Deutsche Telekom, NTT, T-Mobile USA; Participants: Agile Fractal Grid, BearingPoint, Digiglu, Intel
• Smart City Ecosystem Enablement & Business Models – Champion: STC; Participants: Cognizant, Oracle, Sigma Systems

Learn more about TM Forum’s Catalyst program at Digital Transformation World in Nice, France, May 14-16, 2019. With a focus on intelligent operations for a 5G world, Digital Transformation World showcases how businesses can seize opportunity and remain competitive in a rapidly evolving digital world. Click here for the latest event agenda: https://dtw.tmforum.org/agenda/

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