The telecoms sector is at a crucial juncture, grappling with the need for innovation amid evolving technologies and consumer expectations. Embracing scalable, sustainable, and profitable networks has become imperative, with AI adoption and cloud-native transitions being key drivers of industry competitiveness.
This era, especially marked by the advent of 5G, demands not just technological advancement but a strategic overhaul of business models to foster growth and meet market demands.
The TM Forum Tour in India will allow delegates to gain deeper insights into leveraging cloud technologies for more agile and efficient network operations, harnessing the power of AI to enhance customer experiences and operational capabilities, and exploring innovative strategies for monetization in the era of 5G and beyond.
Stay tuned for when registration opens.
Event information:
13 March 2025
8:30 am - 5:30 pm IST
Courtyard by Marriott Mumbai International Airport
Interested in speaking at the TM Forum Tour stop in Mumbai?
We are seeking submissions that explore how the integration and use of TM Forum's assets help advance telcos' automation, AI strategies, and deployment.
Please contact Katrin Peränen for more information.
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2025 Agenda:
Agenda at a glance
Opening Keynotes
Panel: Scaling AI for Real Customer Value
- How do you identify and prioritize AI use cases that are most likely to deliver tangible value for customers?
- What are the challenges with scaling AI solutions from pilot projects to full-scale implementations and how can they be overcome?
- How can CSPs balance the need for quick wins in AI with the longer-term investments required for impactful customer experiences?
- What metrics or KPIs are most useful for measuring the real customer value AI delivers?
Panel: 5G and the Digital Leap: Enabling Smart, Sustainable Growth for India
- What unique challenges and opportunities do Indian CSPs face in accelerating 5G deployment and how can these efforts be aligned with India’s broader digital growth goals?
- How is 5G expected to drive sustainable growth across India’s key industries and what role do CSPs play in supporting this transformation?
- How can CSPs ensure equitable access to 5G services across urban and rural areas?
- What strategies are CSPs implementing to ensure that 5G growth aligns with sustainability goals and how does this impact network infrastructure and energy usage?
Case Study: Data & AI Innovation
Case Study: Autonomous Network Operations
Case Study: Composable IT & Ecosystems
Case Study: Growth Powerplays
Networking Lunch
Panel: Forging the Path to Mature and Integrated Network Autonomy
- What are the main roadblocks to progress from current levels of network automation to a fully autonomous network and how can they be overcome?
- How can CSPs integrate AI and ML with existing network infrastructure to enhance autonomy without compromising stability and security?
- What role does cross-functional collaboration between IT and network operations play in achieving true network autonomy and how can these teams work together effectively?
- What skills will be critical in managing increasingly automated networks?
Panel: Shifting from Legacy Systems to Composable Architectures: A Blueprint for Telco Agility
- What are the biggest challenges CSPs face when transitioning from legacy systems to composable architectures and how can they be effectively managed?
- How can composable architectures enhance agility and speed up the deployment of new services?
- What role do APIs and microservices play in creating a flexible, composable architecture, and what best practices can CSPs follow to implement them successfully?
- How can CSPs ensure seamless interoperability and minimize disruption to existing operations as legacy systems are gradually phased out?
Networking Break
TM Forum Mission Breakout - Roundtable, Workshop or Masterclass
- Composable IT & Ecosystems
- Data & AI Innovation
- Autonomous Network Operations
TM Forum Mission Breakout - Round Up
Closing Remarks
2024 Speakers:
Aayush Bhatnagar
SVP
Jio Platforms
Rajesh Awasthi
Vice President & Global Head of Managed Hosting and Cloud Services
Tata Communications
Rahul Atri
Managing Director and President, OSS BU
Rakuten Symphony
Aaron Boasman-Patel
Vice President, AI, Labs & Innovation
TM Forum
Sigrid Braun
Enterprise IT Architect
Deutsche Telekom
Sudhir Mittal
Executive Vice President and Chief Architect
Jio Platforms
Vivek Murthy
Director of Private Cloud and Secure Platforms
BT Group
Viswanathan Ramaswamy
Vice President - 5G and Digital Solutions
Tata Communications
Ribhu Shadwal
VP & Head of Engineering - B2C
Airtel
Anish Shah
COO
Jio Platforms
Ishari Siriwardane
General Manager - Digital Transformation Projects
Sri Lanka Telecom
Krishnamurthy Srinivasan
Head, Data & AI/ML Solutions, Telco Industry
Google
Kiran Thomas
CEO
Jio Platforms
Lester Thomas
Head of Digital & IT New Technologies & Innovation
Vodafone
Anuradha Udunuwara
Senior Engineer / Enterprise Business Solutions
Sri Lanka Telecom
Venue
Courtyard by Marriott Mumbai International Airport
C.T.S No. 215 Andheri Kurla Road Andheri East
Mumbai, 400059 India
courtyardmarriottmumbai.com