TM Forum
TM Forum is a global industry association for service providers and their suppliers in the telecommunications industry. Members include communications and digital service providers, telephone companies, cable operators, network operators, cloud providers, digital infrastructure providers, software suppliers, equipment suppliers, systems integrators and management consultancies. The Forum has over 850 member companies, including ten of the top ten world's largest telecommunications service providers, that collectively generate US$2 trillion in revenue and serve five billion customers across 180 countries. Activities. TM Forum provides an open, collaborative environment along with practical tools and information to help its members in  their digital transformation initiatives. Its services include collaboration programs and Catalyst proof-of-concept projects, industry research and benchmarks, technology roadmaps, best-practice guidebooks, business process guidelines and open APIs, as well as certified training, conferences and research. The Forum also provides its member community with marketing and networking opportunities, and provides insight and analysis through its website. TM Forum's online community of over 60,000 professionals provides a portal for members and non-members to collaborate with peers, foster connections and support each other on day-to-day work challenges. TM Forum's work includes Open Digital Framework, Open  Digital Architecture, a suite of over 50 REST-based Open APIs, Frameworx, Business Process Framework (eTOM), Frameworx Shared Information/Data Model (SID) and Telecom Application Map (TAM). History. TM Forum was founded as the OSI/Network Management Forum in 1988 by eight companies to collaboratively solve systems and operational management issues with the OSI protocols. In 1998 the name was changed to the TeleManagement Forum. In 2008, the organization changed its name to TM Forum. Conferences & Events. TM Forum hosts a variety of digital and in-person events year-round. In 2020, TM Forum held Digital Transformation World Series held  online from October 7 - November 12 in lieu of Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen due to the Covid-19 pandemic.