Hansen is an award-winning member of the TM Forum (TMF) and over the past 20 years, we have played a key role in advancing their vision of simplifying the IT landscape for the telecommunications industry.
Our commitment stems from our intimate understanding of the telecommunications, media and technology challenges at hand, and how legacy IT is holding service providers back from becoming the digital service leaders of tomorrow.
Hansen remains committed to TMF’s standards, best practices and key initiatives, including certifying our growing range of TMF Open APIs, evolving our products in line with the Open Digital Architecture (ODA), and leading and contributing to Catalyst innovation programs with other leading players.
Hansen and TM Forum
Membership Since 2006
First-ever SID-certified Product
Hansen Catalog
Hansen CPQ, OM & Provision Support
OSS/J JSR264 (OM API)
Hansen Authored
TAM, Product Management Domain
Two-Time Catalyst Winner
Contributed to 15+ Catalysts Since 2014
Signatory of Open API Manifesto
Signatory of ODA Manifesto
Silver Open API Certified
Winner, Outstanding Contributor 2024
Brian Cappellani, CTO Communications & Media
Leading ODA Component
Conformance Workstream
Actively Progressing
ODA-Canvas (CA) Workstream
Open Digital Architecture (ODA) and Open APIs
a first vendor to be awarded Ready for ODA
Since 2023 Hansen Catalog has met the stringent criteria of the TM Forum’s ‘Ready for ODA’ compliance, a testament to our proactive role in the shaping these standards within the evolving industry. As a result, we have obtained preliminary ODA component certification for TMFC001: Product Catalog Management, offering a significant advantage towards full ODA certification, once the conformance process is finalised.
Our engagement in initiatives like these ensures that Hansen Suite components, like Hansen Catalog, are designed not only to integrate seamlessly with today’s digital ecosystems but also to anticipate and facilitate meeting the needs of tomorrow’s landscapes.
silver-tier Open API Conformance
Hansen currently holds Silver-tier status reflecting our ongoing commitment to TMF Open API certification across Hansen Suite components. Our current Open API certifications include:
- TMF 620, Product Catalog Management
- TMF 633, Service Catalog Management
- TMF 638, Service Inventory
- TMF 641, Service Order Management
- TMF 648, Quote Management
To enrich the end user experience through value-added features and functionality, available out-of-the-box, we continue investing significantly in extending TMF standards for each API we conform with, sharing these back to the TMF for consideration as part of their evolving standards. For example, our product team is currently involved in the Open Gateway API workstream, defining application interfaces for monetising CAMARA Open GW APIs.
Our ongoing investment in Open APIs is driven by our commitment to empower service providers to address their evolving pressures, including reimagining their broadband-based business models, creating new revenue opportunities via digital marketplaces, monetising key investments like 5G, and evolving and growing their business with the latest technologies like Cloud and AI.
Learn more about TM Forum Open APIs.
Hansen and ODA Components and Canvas
Open Digital Architecture (ODA) offers service providers, technology vendors, SIs and other players a common, industry blueprint to develop and seamlessly evolve their IT and network systems to address the evolving business demands of today and tomorrow.
To advance the ODA, Hansen leads the component conformance workstream, focusing on defining and promoting conformance specifications for different components and interfaces. This industry workstream aims to ensure interoperability and compatibility between components from different technology vendors, enabling CSPs to more easily construct and evolve their IT landscapes.
Beyond our own goal of ensuring Hansen Suite components adhere to ODA standards, our commitment to the growth and evolution of the ODA canvas and components underlies our broader industry commitment to delivering greater business agility and innovation, enhanced customer experiences, and improved operational efficiencies.
Learn more about Hansen’s ODA component support.
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