Twenty-three leading companies named as finalists in TM Forum’s prestigious seventh annual awards program; winners to be announced at Management World 2013
MORRISTOWN, NJ — April 4, 2013: As the global communications industry prepares to converge on Management World 2013, held May 13-16 in Nice, France, for the industry’s leading conference that focuses on helping all players in the ecosystem navigate the digital storm, TM Forum today announced the 23 finalists for its prestigious Excellence Awards. The finalists, chosen from 50 nominees by an impartial judging panel, represent the leading and most innovative companies in the industry.
TM Forum will announce the Excellence Awards winners during a special ceremony as part of the exclusive VIP Gala Dinner for TM Forum’s annual Management World conference on Monday, May 13, at the Palais de Mediteranee, and will highlight the winners during the opening keynote session at Management World on Tuesday morning, May 14.
Now in its seventh year, TM Forum’s Excellence Awards honor communications and digital service providers and their suppliers who demonstrate commitment to the future of the industry through innovation, underpinned by TM Forum’s Frameworx suite of best practices and standards.
The 2013 Excellence Awards finalists are:
TM Forum New Digital Services Award – New for 2013, this award showcases the digital service provider demonstrating the most innovative and successful digital service.
- BT Group
- China Mobile Communications
- Chunghwa Telecom
- Hughes Telematics
- Mobily
TM Forum Industry Contribution Award – This award showcases the member company demonstrating leadership, dedication and contribution to the future of the industry.
- Amdocs
- cVidya Networks
- Ericsson
- Microsoft
- NetCracker Technology
- Oracle
TM Forum Operational Excellence Award – This award showcases the service provider demonstrating the most innovative and effective use of TM Forum’s Frameworx to reduce time-to-market, deliver tangible cost reduction, and improve efficiency and operational agility.
- Cablevision Argentina
- China Mobile Communications
- Reliance Communications
- Telekom Malaysia Berhad
- Telstra
- Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş
TM Forum Solution Excellence Award – This award showcases the supplier or system integrator demonstrating the most innovative and effective use of TM Forum Frameworx to reduce time-to-market, deliver tangible cost reduction and improve efficiency and operational agility.
- Amdocs
- ConceptWave Software
- Infosys
- NetCracker Technology
- Oracle
- Portugal Telecom Inovação
The TM Forum Excellence Awards are judged by an impartial and independent panel comprised of leading industry and subject matter experts and analysts. The winners of New Digital Services, Industry Contribution, and Operational Excellence categories are decided by the judging panel, while the winner of the Solution Excellence Award will be decided by TM Forum’s 250 service provider members, which collectively represent more than 85% of the global communications revenues. Voting for the winner of the Solution Excellence Award opens on April 8, 2013.
“Our congratulations to all of this year’s Excellence Awards finalists,” said Nik Willetts, chief strategy officer, TM Forum. “The quality and diversity of this year’s finalist entries is a testament to the leadership of TM Forum’s members during a turbulent time for our industry, and once again demonstrates the global reach of TM Forum, its relevance in the emerging digital world, and the vital role it plays in enabling service providers to support the efficiency and agility necessary to transform the way they do business in order to meet the demands of the rapidly changing digital economy.”
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About TM Forum
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