Awards
Join us in congratulating the 2025 winners of the Excellence Awards, Moonshot Catalyst Awards, Open Innovation Catalyst Awards, People Awards, and Hackathons
2025 Excellence Awards Winners
Excellence in ODA Implementation
Jio Platforms: Redefining Telecom Excellence Through Pioneering IT Transformation and ODA Composability in the 5G/6G Era
Excellence in Data & AI Innovation
AI Agents Driving New Era of O&M and Transforming Customer Experience
Excellence in Customer Experience
Customer Innovation Unleashed through Inversion of Control: The Adaptive Networks Product Experience
Excellence in Monetizing The Network
Industrial-Focused Innovative Private 5G Network Products
Excellence in Innovation for People & Planet
Claro Argentina + Amdocs’ innovative AI-driven energy-efficiency approach which significantly improves network and operational performance
Excellence in Autonomous Networks
China Mobile and Huawei: E2E Autonomous Network Operation Center (Dark NOC)
Impact & Innovation Award
Pioneering ODA-based transformation accelerates growth and innovation for Swisscom
Since 2007, TM Forum’s Excellence awards have recognized 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.
Moonshot Catalyst Awards:
Best Moonshot Catalyst - Telco Monetization Challenge
Best Moonshot Catalyst - Attendees' Choice Award
Open Innovation Catalyst Awards:
Outstanding Catalyst - Interactive Showcase
Outstanding Catalyst - Use of TM Forum Assets
Outstanding Catalyst - Rising Star (For Phase I/ New Catalyst Only)
Outstanding Catalyst – Attendees' Choice Award
Hackathon Winners:
Google Cloud AI Autonomous Networking Challenge
WINNER: Telenor
Sponsored by: Google Cloud
China Telecom Naas Challenge
WINNER: Miracle Squad
Sponsored by: China Telecom & Whale Cloud
Individual Awards 2025:
Kamal Maghsoudlou
Distinguished Engineer Award Winner 2025
Senior Architect, Ericsson
Kevin McDonnell
Distinguished Fellow Award Winner 2025
Huawei
Haiping Che
John P. Reilly Award Winner 2025
Huawei
