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Explore active and upcoming projects - join one that interests you, or submit a new idea.
Get involved
Innovation starts here
Following a highly successful pilot, the Innovation Hub is now open to all TM Forum Members. Join an existing project or propose a new one and help shape the future of the industry.
Whichever path you choose, you'll become part of a collaborative community focused on turning bold ideas into real-world impact. Explore the opportunities below and get involved.
Connect
A matchmaking discussion to confirm alignment, project scope and revenue band.
Join
Onboard into relevant projects and begin collaborating with industry peers.
Build
Collaborate on structured delivery, demos and outputs that drive deployable industry solutions.
Featured projects
ODA accelerator
Accelerating ODA deployment through shared development, testing and validation.
End-to-end autonomous fault management across multiple domains
ACES - Autonomous canvas-enabled slice management
Transforming network slices into autonomous, intent-driven digital products
Project foundation: AI-native ODA canvas
A shared AI-native ODA sandbox for building and demonstrating agents
Submit a proposal
Have an idea that needs industry collaboration to succeed? We'll provide a submission template and help shape your proposal for review.
Pricing
Core project: Follows an annual subscription model, allowing Members to participate in five projects per annum - most cost-efficient and highly recommended.
Pioneer project: These fixed‑term projects follow a 'per project' fee model.
What's included
Event showcase opportunity
Project presentation and demo slot
Lead generation through event stand badge scans
Onsite support from TM Forum
Networking opportunities with senior executives
One complimentary event pass per company
25% discount on additional event passes
Direct access to industry experts to learn faster, build smarter, and deliver for real
Dedicated project support, technical leadership
Agile cadence with sprints, stand-ups, technical clinics
Access to shared tooling, environments and artefacts
Support for demos, reviews and tangible, production‑ready reference implementations
Company logo featured on the TM Forum Innovation Hub website
Opportunity to contribute to Innovation Hub webinars and articles via TM Forum Insights
Access to a self-promotion marketing toolkit
Social media promotion
Ready to join us?
The Innovation Hub brings telco industry standards to life and delivers a tangible, production-ready solution. The telco industry will benefit from increased efficiency by standard methods to run applications. Faster time-to-market will come from more consistency for design, development, and operations across different teams. Enhancing developer experience and productivity will lead to reduced costs.
My experience with the Innovation Hub has been overwhelmingly positive. The initiative has demonstrated the power of collaboration across multiple member companies, and we have successfully developed a working solution that is already benefiting our Members.
The exponential change stemming from converging technology trends like generative AI, cloud and data transparency gives communications companies an opportunity for meaningful growth beyond connectivity. Our goal with this Innovation Hub collaboration is to help the communications industry explore the technology, data and talent needed to continuously drive innovation and solve problems with new solutions at pace.
I feel the Innovation Hub is helping the telecom industry grow faster by making everyone work together. For our company, it gives us a platform to test new ideas, create new solutions, and stay updated with the latest trends.