Leading Communications service providers gather in Paris to share value of using TM Forum’s Frameworx standard and set future roadmap
MORRISTOWN, NJ—January 31, 2011— More than 25 leading communications service provider companies gathered in Paris earlier this month to shape the future of TM Forum’s Frameworx standard. TM Forum’s first-ever Frameworx Spotlight brought the service provider community together to share the value they have gained from using Frameworx, and shape the development roadmap for this critical industry standard.
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, UPC, Saudi Telecom, E-Plus and PT Inovação presented case studies illustrating how the Frameworx standard is being used to simplify complex transformation and enable the agility today’s market demands.
Hosted by Alain Fouquet VP OSS of Orange Labs Networks and Carriers and Martin Creaner, President and Chief Operating Officer, TM Forum, the Spotlight explored the use of Frameworx and its core components - the Business Process (eTOM), Information (SID), Application (TAM), and Integration frameworks.
Frameworx case studies presented include:
Wolfgang Woelker, VP Group OSS Strategy and Architecture, Deutsche Telekom AG, looking at “Experiences During Design, Development and Implementation of the OSS Reference Architecture Based on TM Forum Frameworx”
Marek Stawinski VP Enterprise Architecture, UPC Broadband Holding Services b.v.and Paul Spoors, VP OSS Delivery, UPC Broadband Holding Services b.v , looking at “The Value of TM Forum Frameworx in a Multi-Country Environment”
Mohammed A. Alhakbani, OSS Director, Saudi Telecom, looking at “Using TM Forum's Frameworx at Saudi Telecom”
Heinz Wudtke, Team Manager Processes & Support, E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG, looking at “Business Process (eTOM) Framework as a Key Component of Process Re-engineering During Implementation of a Network Planning System”
Alexandre Laranjeira, Head of Mediation & Activation OSS Division OSS Department, PT Inovação, looking at “Deploying Frameworx at PT Inovação”
These case studies were complemented by a series of roundtable discussions to shape the future roadmap for Frameworx, which is collaboratively developed by TM Forum’s 750-strong membership. Attended by more than 80 service provider professionals from around the world, topics included:
B2B Interfaces in the Value-Chain
Charging and Billing
Cloud Services
Data Analytics
Enterprise Risk Management, including Fraud and Revenue Assurance
Security Management
Spectrum Management
The Spotlight also featured a series of workshops for service providers, covering subjects ranging from effective procurement of Frameworx Conformance Certified products using TM Forum’s new RFx templates, through to TM Forum’s Benchmarking Program, which uses standardized business metrics to benchmark service providers in critical business functions.
