Winners' transformation projects span intelligent network diagnostics, culture changes, customer experience, network assurance in the public cloud, smart grid 5G, and autonomous programmable networks.
Eight digital transformations clinch Excellence Awards
Commitment to collaboration on display in winning case studies demonstrating business and technology benefits of TM Forum assets and standards During the opening Headliner sessions of Digital Transformation World Series, Nik Willetts, CEO, TM Forum announced eight winners for its prestigious Excellence Awards 2020. Spanning intelligent network diagnostics, culture changes, customer experience, network assurance in the public cloud, smart grid 5G, and autonomous programmable networks, the winners showcase the success of real-life digital transformation projects undertaken by communications service providers (CSPs) and their suppliers around the world.
The annual Excellence Awards recognize the world’s leading companies for their innovative achievements spanning digital transformation, business and IT agility, customer centricity, cross-industry partnering and collaboration, and product and service innovation. The awards also recognize the organizations making a significant contribution to the acceleration of digital transformation throughout the industry. “The eight winners of this year’s Excellence Awards demonstrate some of the most unique digital transformation projects in the industry today,” said Judging Chair Camille Mendler, Chief Analyst, Omdia. “Our decision was not an easy one. All of the entries we reviewed exemplify extraordinary commitment to the evolution of the industry through digital transformation, and the adoption of TM Forum’s suite of best practices and standards.” Watch the Excellence Awards winner videos here. Read the winners list below.
This category focuses on deployment of autonomous networks and edge computing solutions as essential ingredients of monetizing 5G:
This category focuses on how 5G and AI-enabled IoT cyber physical systems and B2B2x services are creating new growth opportunities.
This category focuses on how hyper-converged infrastructure can deliver faster time-to-value and dynamic zero-touch operations.
This category focuses on how companies are creating and managing complex digital services to deliver greater customer satisfaction, build trust and loyalty, and ensure business growth.
This category focuses on how businesses are managing data and AI to get useful customer insights and real-time operational efficiencies.
This category focuses on how organizational structures, behavior and culture are changing from analog to digital, as a new generation brings business and agile technology skills across the organization.
“Congratulations to the winners of this year’s prestigious Excellence Awards,” said Nik Willetts, CEO, TM Forum. “The winners selected by our impartial judging panel showcase the pace of change in our industry, with bold yet pragmatic transformation programs delivering tangible business results. I commend all the finalists for their hard work in turning their ideas into reality, making workable solutions and being true agents of change.”
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