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National Post
7 days ago
- Automotive
- National Post
Netcracker Receives TM Forum Moonshot Catalyst Award for Groundbreaking Monetization Model for the Automotive Industry
Article content Netcracker, Toyota, Vodafone, NTT Data and Other Partners Collaborated on Sophisticated Applications to Enhance Connected Vehicle Experiences and Create New Revenue Opportunities Article content WALTHAM, Mass. — Netcracker Technology announced today that it has been recognized, along with partners including Toyota, Vodafone and NTT Data, for a revolutionary TM Forum Moonshot Catalyst project focusing on the complex technical and business challenges that automotive OEMs face when deploying advanced applications for connected and autonomous vehicles. Article content The Monetizing Federated Connectivity for Automotive OEMs project, which was honored with the Telco Monetization Award during DTW Ignite in Copenhagen, speeds up the deployment of new vehicle applications and reduces deployment costs through seamless access to on-demand network resources supported by standardized APIs to ensure interoperability. Moonshot Catalysts are the highest achievement in TM Forum technical projects, with the goal of reaching significant breakthroughs that push the limits of innovation. Article content Netcracker's next-generation cloud solution provided the IT and integration platform that connected Toyota's automotive applications, Vodafone's Procure & Connect platform and NTT Data's 5G slicing, creating the capability for end-to-end monetization. Article content Netcracker's solution leveraged TM Forum and CAMARA Open APIs and TM Forum's Open Digital Architecture (ODA), and provided essential functions such as GenAI-assisted partner onboarding and adjustments of billing and invoicing among partners. Significant business outcomes were validated, including optimized operational efficiency, 3-5% increase in average revenue per user for telecommunications partners, successful monetization of low-latency connectivity services, accelerated service rollout capabilities, enhanced vehicle safety features and substantial carbon dioxide emission reductions through optimized routing and vehicle efficiency improvements. Article content 'This particular Catalyst caught the attention of the judges due to its applicability in an industry that's on the cutting edge of technology but that can also be used in other verticals such as healthcare, smart factories and augmented reality,' said Aaron Boasman-Patel, VP, Innovation at TM Forum. 'We congratulate all the companies involved in developing this truly promising scenario that lays the groundwork for broader transformation initiatives.' Article content 'Edge computing and seamless connectivity will improve the potential for advanced vehicle connectivity services, which will spark further innovation and monetization opportunities for automobile manufacturers and the wider ecosystem,' said Bob Titus, CTO of Netcracker. 'We are proud to be part of this pioneering project and thank the judges and TM Forum for their recognition of the hard work from all participants.' Article content Netcracker Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has the expertise, culture and resources to help service providers around the world transform their businesses to thrive in the digital economy. Our innovative solutions, value-driven services and unbroken delivery track record have enabled our customers to grow and succeed for more than three decades. With the latest technological advancements in key areas including 5G monetization, AI, automation and vertical industries, we help service providers to reach their transformation goals, advance their telco to techco evolution and realize business growth and profitability. To learn more, visit Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contact Article content Article content Article content Article content
National Post
15-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
Netcracker and Swisscom Win TM Forum Excellence Award for Pioneering Autonomous Operations Program
Article content Swisscom's Successful Creation of Autonomous Network Domains to Accelerate Growth and Maximize Agility Recognized With Impact & Innovation Award During DTW Ignite in Copenhagen Article content WALTHAM, Mass. — Netcracker Technology announced today that, along with its customer Swisscom, it has received the TM Forum Excellence Award for Impact & Innovation during DTW Ignite in Copenhagen. The joint entry was recognized for Swisscom's groundbreaking operations transformation, which the operator embarked on to create more value for its customers and shareholders and drastically cut service delivery times. Article content Article content With Netcracker as its strategic partner, Swisscom set out on an ambitious transformation program encompassing network and IT that would simplify its path to autonomous networking across the company. The approach was based on the decomposition of its OSS into many smaller autonomous operational domains based on the TM Forum ODA framework. Article content Using Netcracker's Domain Automation solution, IP Transport was the first domain to be fully modernized and automated, incorporating advanced intent-based Service Orchestration, real-time Resource Inventory and AI/ML. The cloud-native solution brought numerous benefits to Swisscom, including shorter time to market, increased service stability, cost reductions and improved efficiencies. Article content Swisscom and Netcracker further innovated with the creation of a domain automation blueprint to maximize tool sharing, best practices and standards across all domains. In addition, offering IT-as-a-Service allows domain teams to rapidly modernize and deploy additional domains to deliver efficient replication and scale across the organization. Article content 'We've worked closely with Netcracker for years, and our bold transformation approach and proven success with the IP Transport domain is creating the path for autonomous networking company wide,' said Rudolf Strijkers, Enterprise and Security Architect at Swisscom. 'With modular architecture and IT-as-a-Service, we're accelerating domain and cross-domain automation to bring agility and efficiency across our business. We could not be more gratified to receive this very prestigious award as validation of our joint work with our partner Netcracker.' Article content 'The judges were very impressed with the significant improvements in service rollout, cost savings and advanced automation,' said Joann O'Brien, VP, Digital Ecosystems at TM Forum. 'We congratulate Netcracker and Swisscom on this groundbreaking project.' Article content 'Netcracker is proud to be part of Swisscom's pioneering work to modernize and automate its network through such an ambitious transformation,' said Ari Banerjee Chief Strategy Officer at Netcracker. 'Our deep collaboration together with our intelligent automation solutions are helping Swisscom achieve operational excellence that will help them stay at the forefront of innovation.' Article content Netcracker Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has the expertise, culture and resources to help service providers around the world transform their businesses to thrive in the digital economy. Our innovative solutions, value-driven services and unbroken delivery track record have enabled our customers to grow and succeed for more than three decades. With the latest technological advancements in key areas including 5G monetization, AI, automation and vertical industries, we help service providers to reach their transformation goals, advance their telco to techco evolution and realize business growth and profitability. To learn more, visit Article content Article content Article content Article content Media Article content Article content Article content
Business Wire
15-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Netcracker and Swisscom Win TM Forum Excellence Award for Pioneering Autonomous Operations Program
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Netcracker Technology announced today that, along with its customer Swisscom, it has received the TM Forum Excellence Award for Impact & Innovation during DTW Ignite in Copenhagen. The joint entry was recognized for Swisscom's groundbreaking operations transformation, which the operator embarked on to create more value for its customers and shareholders and drastically cut service delivery times. With Netcracker as its strategic partner, Swisscom set out on an ambitious transformation program encompassing network and IT that would simplify its path to autonomous networking across the company. The approach was based on the decomposition of its OSS into many smaller autonomous operational domains based on the TM Forum ODA framework. Using Netcracker's Domain Automation solution, IP Transport was the first domain to be fully modernized and automated, incorporating advanced intent-based Service Orchestration, real-time Resource Inventory and AI/ML. The cloud-native solution brought numerous benefits to Swisscom, including shorter time to market, increased service stability, cost reductions and improved efficiencies. Swisscom and Netcracker further innovated with the creation of a domain automation blueprint to maximize tool sharing, best practices and standards across all domains. In addition, offering IT-as-a-Service allows domain teams to rapidly modernize and deploy additional domains to deliver efficient replication and scale across the organization. 'We've worked closely with Netcracker for years, and our bold transformation approach and proven success with the IP Transport domain is creating the path for autonomous networking company wide,' said Rudolf Strijkers, Enterprise and Security Architect at Swisscom. 'With modular architecture and IT-as-a-Service, we're accelerating domain and cross-domain automation to bring agility and efficiency across our business. We could not be more gratified to receive this very prestigious award as validation of our joint work with our partner Netcracker.' 'The judges were very impressed with the significant improvements in service rollout, cost savings and advanced automation,' said Joann O'Brien, VP, Digital Ecosystems at TM Forum. 'We congratulate Netcracker and Swisscom on this groundbreaking project.' 'Netcracker is proud to be part of Swisscom's pioneering work to modernize and automate its network through such an ambitious transformation,' said Ari Banerjee Chief Strategy Officer at Netcracker. 'Our deep collaboration together with our intelligent automation solutions are helping Swisscom achieve operational excellence that will help them stay at the forefront of innovation.' About Netcracker Technology Netcracker Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has the expertise, culture and resources to help service providers around the world transform their businesses to thrive in the digital economy. Our innovative solutions, value-driven services and unbroken delivery track record have enabled our customers to grow and succeed for more than three decades. With the latest technological advancements in key areas including 5G monetization, AI, automation and vertical industries, we help service providers to reach their transformation goals, advance their telco to techco evolution and realize business growth and profitability. To learn more, visit
National Post
01-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
Netcracker and e& UAE Win Excellence in Service Orchestration Awards From FutureNet
Article content Awards Recognize Successful Outcomes for Operator in Operational Efficiency, Time to Delivery and Customer Experience Article content WALTHAM, Mass. — Netcracker Technology announced today that it has received FutureNet World and FutureNet MENA awards for Service Orchestration with its customer e& UAE. The awards, which were presented in London and Dubai during events in May, recognize the most innovative automated service orchestration solution. Article content Article content Netcracker's E2E Service Orchestration Solution was selected by e& UAE as a strategic driver of transformation to redefine how services are designed, provisioned, assured and managed across multiple network domains. Today, the solution is drastically reducing service delivery timelines, automating services at scale and driving new levels of customer experience for the leading Middle Eastern operator. Article content The successful deployment gave e& UAE a new way to operate services and a path to autonomous networking across the business. Netcracker's E2E Service Orchestration features significant innovations, including AI-native automation, dynamic programmability and intent-based processing, as well as empowering e& UAE's customers with full visibility and control of their services. Article content 'We congratulate Netcracker for its innovative solutions that address the real-world challenges operators are facing as they continue on their digital transformation journeys,' said Giles Cummings, Founder and CEO of FutureNet World. 'Netcracker's success with its customers really impressed the judging panel, and we are delighted to recognize their pioneering solutions and implementations.' Article content 'It is an incredible achievement to receive these awards from FutureNet, and we are very proud of the recognition of our work with e& UAE,' said Bob Titus, CTO at Netcracker. 'These awards validate our strategy and successes in complex digital transformation programs around the world and specifically on a major project that has led to proven positive outcomes for the operator and its customers.' Article content About Netcracker Technology Article content Netcracker Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has the expertise, culture and resources to help service providers around the world transform their businesses to thrive in the digital economy. Our innovative solutions, value-driven services and unbroken delivery track record have enabled our customers to grow and succeed for more than three decades. With the latest technological advancements in key areas including 5G monetization, AI, automation and vertical industries, we help service providers to reach their transformation goals, advance their telco to techco evolution and realize business growth and profitability. To learn more, visit Article content Article content Article content Article content
Business Wire
01-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Netcracker and e& UAE Win Excellence in Service Orchestration Awards From FutureNet
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Netcracker Technology announced today that it has received FutureNet World and FutureNet MENA awards for Service Orchestration with its customer e& UAE. The awards, which were presented in London and Dubai during events in May, recognize the most innovative automated service orchestration solution. Netcracker's E2E Service Orchestration Solution was selected by e& UAE as a strategic driver of transformation to redefine how services are designed, provisioned, assured and managed across multiple network domains. Today, the solution is drastically reducing service delivery timelines, automating services at scale and driving new levels of customer experience for the leading Middle Eastern operator. The successful deployment gave e& UAE a new way to operate services and a path to autonomous networking across the business. Netcracker's E2E Service Orchestration features significant innovations, including AI-native automation, dynamic programmability and intent-based processing, as well as empowering e& UAE's customers with full visibility and control of their services. 'We congratulate Netcracker for its innovative solutions that address the real-world challenges operators are facing as they continue on their digital transformation journeys,' said Giles Cummings, Founder and CEO of FutureNet World. 'Netcracker's success with its customers really impressed the judging panel, and we are delighted to recognize their pioneering solutions and implementations.' 'It is an incredible achievement to receive these awards from FutureNet, and we are very proud of the recognition of our work with e& UAE,' said Bob Titus, CTO at Netcracker. 'These awards validate our strategy and successes in complex digital transformation programs around the world and specifically on a major project that has led to proven positive outcomes for the operator and its customers.' About Netcracker Technology Netcracker Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has the expertise, culture and resources to help service providers around the world transform their businesses to thrive in the digital economy. Our innovative solutions, value-driven services and unbroken delivery track record have enabled our customers to grow and succeed for more than three decades. With the latest technological advancements in key areas including 5G monetization, AI, automation and vertical industries, we help service providers to reach their transformation goals, advance their telco to techco evolution and realize business growth and profitability. To learn more, visit
