PARSIPPANY, NJ— July 12, 2018— Between May and June 2018, 30 organizations from across the global telecom value chain joined TM Forum as members. Spanning from China to Colombia and Austria to Australia, there was a good mix of CSPs, media companies, hardware and software suppliers, system integrators, consulting houses, universities as well as the local government of Austin joining the community.

Companies across the ecosystem understand the value of working collaboratively to address common challenges and opportunities faced by the industry. And they know a global telecom think-tank is an excellent platform for this. For example, Oluseye Farodoye, Senior Manager API Services at the MTN Group said “The TM Forum membership offers MTN Group and its operating companies the resources required to accelerate our digital transformation initiatives. From digitizing BSS and OSS, to Open APIs and microservices, network modernization and cloud strategies – we are able to collaborate with peers across industries to shape the digital future, adopt best practices and deliver delightful digital experiences and products to our customers.”

Simon Eid, Area Vice President, Australia and New Zealand, Splunk said “We are thrilled to become a TM Forum member, making contributions to the digital transformation of global communications. We welcome the opportunity to reach out to prospective customers and partners; enabling more organizations to harness the power of big data and achieve business goals with real-time, actionable insights.”

TM Forum is an association of over 850 member companies that drives collaboration and collective problem-solving to maximize the business success of communication and digital service providers and their ecosystem of suppliers.

Nik Willetts – President & CEO of TM Forum said “I am pleased to welcome the 30 new members of TM Forum. Each new member brings great potential to add value to the other Forum members and to the communication industry’s digital transformation. In turn, TM Forum will contribute a wealth of actionable thought leadership, proven tools and frameworks, valuable how-to guides and unique training courses on contemporary skills. To every new member – a very warm welcome, we look forward to getting to know you!”. Here’s the list of the new members:

If you’re thinking about becoming a member, contact [email protected]. We are here to answer all your questions and help you make a case for the membership.