{"id":25491,"date":"2026-06-29T14:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=25491"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:15:37","slug":"the-race-to-2030-wont-be-won-in-theory-dtw-ignite-2026-celebrates-catalyst-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=25491","title":{"rendered":"The race to 2030 won\u2019t be won in theory: DTW Ignite 2026 celebrates Catalyst Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Record 59 Catalysts showcase proof-of-concept solutions to real-life challenges, including agentic network operations<\/strong><\/p>\n

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By TM Forum<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

TM Forum celebrated the telecommunications industry’s boldest problem-solving at the DTW Ignite 2026 Catalyst awards. This year, a record 59 teams solved real-life industry challenges with working code and a focus on measurable impact to reach the future, faster.
\nThis year, 59 Catalyst teams involving more than 1,350 individuals representing over 250 organizations \u2013 including 105 CSPs \u2013 showcased the power of collaboration with live demonstrations of innovation across TM Forum’s three Mission Summits: Autonomous Networks, Composable IT and Ecosystems, and Trustworthy AI and Data.
\nTM Forum Catalyst Awards celebrate teams experimenting boldly with real code, real proof-of-concepts, and real solutions to industry challenges, accelerating the industry’s journey to the AI-native enterprise: not in theory, but in working demos that, at the same time, test and advance TM Forum’s standards and frameworks.
\n\u00abThe Catalyst program shows what happens when the industry comes together with shared purpose and real urgency,\u00bb said Aaron Boasman Patel, VP Innovation at TM Forum. \u00bb Bold ideas become working solutions, collaboration turns ambition into momentum, and teams deliver progress in useable code. What we see on stage at DTW Ignite is more than innovation; it is proof that the future can move faster when the right people build it together.\u201d
\nThe ceremony opened by recognizing the Innovation Hub projects that are at the forefront of innovation. In six months, these projects moved beyond pilots, laying the foundations for an AI-Native ODA Canvas and advancing Level 5 autonomous networks.<\/p>\n

Best Moonshot Catalyst awards were presented for:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Autonomous Networks challenge
\n\u2022 WINNER: Game X – Phase II<\/p>\n

\u2022 Composable IT and Ecosystem challenge
\n\u2022 WINNER: Hyperconnected intelligent network of trust (HINT) for supply chain – Phase III.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Trustworthy AI and Data challenge
\n\u2022 WINNER: Zero-trust agents for Autonomous Networks<\/p>\n

\u2022 Showcase and storyline excellence
\n\u2022 WINNER: Business-aware GNN-healing networks and The butler did it: Turning telco infrastructure into AI services<\/p>\n

\u2022 Attendees’ choice
\n\u2022 WINNER: Conflict management in intent-based networks – Phase II<\/p>\n

Outstanding Catalyst awards were presented for:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Business gamechanger
\n\u2022 WINNER: Multi-agent intelligence for packet core operations<\/p>\n

\u2022 Customer experience reinvention
\n\u2022 WINNER: Agentic I2O \u2013 Intent to outcome<\/p>\n

\u2022 Innovative and futuristic
\n\u2022 WINNER: Robotic dog: AI at the edge – sustainable revenue at scale<\/p>\n

\u2022 TM Forum asset excellence
\n\u2022 WINNER: E2E multi-agent smart network CapEx – Phase III<\/p>\n

\u2022 AI and automation
\n\u2022 WINNER: Agent fabric: A2A-T runtime – Phase III<\/p>\n

\u2022 Autonomy accelerator
\n\u2022 WINNER: Agentic NOC: AI-native operations for the autonomous telco<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rising star
\n\u2022 WINNER: Cyber twin: Cyber-aware ontology for AIOps<\/p>\n

\u2022 Showcase and storyline excellence
\n\u2022 WINNER: Inter-operator composability for emergency response: OmniBOSS – Phase III<\/p>\n

\u2022 Attendees’ choice
\n\u2022 WINNER: AI accelerated: Network optimization to intelligent maintenance and A2A-T: Accelerating AN L4 toward the era of multi-agent collaboration<\/p>\n

We also recognized the service providers and vendor companies with the highest levels of involvement and engagement in the Catalyst program, with Innovation Voyager and Visionary awards:
\n\u2022 Catalyst Innovation Visionary: Telkomsel, Huawei
\n\u2022 Catalyst Innovation Voyager: China Mobile, Telefonica, AsiaInfo, Infosys<\/p>\n

For more than 25 years, the Catalyst program has continuously evolved to stay ahead of emerging industry challenges and opportunities, including breakthroughs in AI, automation, and agentic frameworks. The program forms a core part of TM Forum’s Innovation Engine, enabling Members to collaborate openly, test ideas quickly, and progress solutions into commercial environments.<\/p>\n

Above, image credited to TM Forum<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Record 59 Catalysts showcase proof-of-concept solutions to real-life challenges, including agentic network operations   By TM Forum TM Forum celebrated the telecommunications industry’s boldest problem-solving at the DTW Ignite 2026 Catalyst awards. This year, a record 59 teams solved real-life industry challenges with working code and a focus on measurable impact to reach the future, … <\/p>\n

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