AECC would like to congratulate member company NTT Data on winning the prestigious TM Forum Catalyst Award for Best Moonshot Project in Telco Monetization at DTW25! The Catalyst, “Monetized Federated Connectivity for Automotive OEMs,” enables automotive OEMs to deploy low-latency vehicle services seamlessly across networks by standardizing API access to telecom capabilities. Read more about the project and view a short video here.

This well-deserved recognition highlights the importance of advancing monetization strategies and intelligent infrastructure management — not only for communications service providers, but for the wider ecosystem of vertical industries. It also marks the beginning of a promising new phase: moving from concept to real-world application.

Kudos to the entire team at NTT DATA, and to project champions Toyota Motor Corporation and Vodafone. Special thanks as well to the participants at Netcracker Technology, the full Xacria team, and of course, to the TM Forum for their collaborative guidance and support throughout.

According to the TM Forum, “Winners are selected by an independent panel of expert judges from across global member organizations who review and judge the Catalyst projects against specific judging criteria.” Check out the full list of Catalyst Award winners here.

AECC was honored to serve as a project champion for this effort — and we look forward to what comes next!