ODA Accelerator
The Concept
ODA Accelerator
Accelerating the AI-Native ODA Canvas
The ODA Accelerator develops and validates the ODA Canvas — TM Forum’s open reference implementation environment for deploying, integrating and operating ODA-compliant components, AI agents and digital platform capabilities.
The project provides a shared runtime where members collaboratively develop, test and demonstrate interoperable implementations of Open Digital Architecture (ODA), enabling faster adoption of industry standards and reducing integration complexity across CSP environments.
The ODA Canvas is evolving beyond component deployment into a platform for:
- AI-native service composition
- Agent-to-Agent (A2A) collaboration
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration
- Event-driven architectures
- Autonomous operations
- Secure runtime governance
- Sustainable infrastructure management
Value
The ODA Accelerator delivers value by:
- Providing a shared environment for implementation and validation
- Supporting interoperability across ODA-aligned solutions
- Enabling experimentation with emerging implementation patterns
Accelerating adoption of TM Forum standards
By validating implementation approaches in a collaborative environment, members can gain practical experience and contribute to the evolution of ODA reference implementations.
Progress to date
- The ODA Canvas continues to evolve through collaborative development and validation activities led by members of the ODA Accelerator project.
- Recent work has focused on strengthening the core runtime capabilities of the Canvas, including enhancements to component dependency management, service discovery and lifecycle automation. Members have also progressed work on the Component Registry and Canvas Portal, improving visibility, deployment management and operational understanding of Canvas-based environments.
- The project has expanded its support for secure and interoperable deployments through integration of identity and access management capabilities, enabling more robust approaches to authentication, authorization and policy enforcement
- In parallel, members are exploring emerging implementation patterns that support the evolution of ODA. This includes experimentation with AI gateway capabilities, integration approaches for Model Context Protocol (MCP) services, and mechanisms for connecting agent-based services within standards-aligned architectures
- Additional activities have investigated event-driven integration patterns, enhanced observability across runtime components and approaches for sustainable operations through carbon-aware workload management.
These developments are being validated through collaborative demonstrations and reference implementations, helping members assess practical adoption approaches and identify future areas for standardisation and industry collaboration.
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Projects
End-to-end 5G dynamic slice management
This Innovation Hub Pioneer Project is working on how to manage dynamic 5G slices end-to-end from the customer to the network. This is part of a wider objective to redesign AI-enabled systems and processes for the end-to-end management of the IT and network elements of an autonomous network. This is a key aspect of accelerating the journey to Autonomous Networks level 4, with a set of flexible, agile IT systems to standardize how network resources and services are managed.
ACES - Autonomous canvas-enabled slice management
This Innovation Hub Pioneer Project is a collaborative initiative focused on delivering fully autonomous, end-to-end network slice lifecycle management. Built on TM Forum’s Open Digital Architecture (ODA) and aligned with the AI & Automation Blueprint and Autonomous Networks framework, the solution enables CSPs to treat network slices as intent driven digital products, not operational constructs. By replacing manual, siloed processes across business, service and resource layers, the solution introduces a unified, closed-loop orchestration model. Business intent is translated directly into network action—and continuously assured—so commercial commitments are met automatically, without human intervention.
Agentic autonomics: Towards self-remediating networks
This Innovation Hub Pioneer Project is bringing together industry partners to demonstrate an end to end, AI enabled fault management scenario aligned with the Open Digital Architecture (ODA). The project focuses on showcasing how faults can be detected, analysed, and resolved in near real time through a closed loop workflow that integrates observability, AI driven root cause analysis, ticketing, and human in the loop governance, culminating in a live industry showcase at DTW Ignite.
Wrapping Network Resources
This TM Forum Innovation Hub Pioneer Project focuses on standardizing network resource management via Open APIs. Achieving Autonomous Networks level 3 or level 4 requires a set of flexible, agile IT systems to standardize how network resources and services are managed. This project aims to enable legacy networks and network resources to be managed alongside the newer, more flexible software-enabled virtual network resources of an Autonomous Network. This will include removing vendor-specific interfaces and redesigning and ‘wrapping the network services and resources with a set of industry-standard management and operational APIs to simplify how network services and resources are managed.
Project Foundation: AI-native ODA canvas
This Innovation Hub Pioneer Project is creating a secure, open, multi‑vendor AI‑native ODA Canvas sandbox where CSPs, vendors, and innovators can build, integrate, and demonstrate AI agents aligned to the TM Forum’s AI‑Native Blueprint. With a “code‑first” approach, the project shifts participants from conceptual discussions to hands‑on, production‑driven engineering across data, agent interactions, and model lifecycle management. At DTW Ignite 2026, this Foundation platform will showcase a live, production-like implementation, powering real use cases such as fault resolution, 5G dynamic slice management, and security agents, positioning the AI-native ODA canvas as a reusable industry reference platform.
Innovation Hub Core projects
These projects bring together telco and tech experts to focus on shared industry challenges and accelerate the building of production-ready solutions, faster and cheaper than in-house innovation. Developed and deployed on TM Forum’s Innovation Hub infrastructure, with the support of TM Forum planning, management, and governance, their outputs directly feed into TM Forum’s three Missions - Composable IT and Ecosystems, Autonomous Networks, or AI & Data Innovation. An annual subscription fee enables involvement in up to 5 projects. Click to explore the projects >>
API Petstore
The API Petstore project accelerates the creation, testing, and certification of Open APIs at scale, enabling members to design once and deploy anywhere. With built-in automation, validation, and collaboration tools, the project ensures every API is robust, compliant, and production-ready. New features now allow real-time certification and cross-vendor interoperability, putting it on par with the best developer platforms worldwide while staying rooted in telecom standards.
End-to-end autonomous fault management across multiple domains
This Innovation Hub Pioneer Project is working on a comprehensive fault management solution piloted at China Mobile, which identifies and resolves base station out-of-service caused by power/environment, wireless, and transmission domains failures. The solution will integrate Agentic single-domain autonomy and cross-domain orchestration to unify multiple domains. The objective is to significantly reduce Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), minimizes FME site visits, and ultimately enhances customer experience (QoE).
Component Conformance Tooling
The Conformance Tooling project aims to streamline and automate the validation of compliance with TM Forum standards and Open Digital Architecture (ODA). It provides testing, certification, and reporting capabilities to ensure interoperability and consistency across implementations. The tool integrates with existing TM Forum frameworks, offering automated validation, real-time feedback, and comprehensive dashboards. By enhancing quality assurance and accelerating ODA adoption, it supports a standardized approach to digital transformation. The project will progress through technical development, stakeholder engagement, and pilot testing before full deployment.
Agentic Innovation
The Agentic Innovation project is a collaborative sandbox where members rapidly experiment with generative AI and agentic systems in real telecom environments. It delivers practical outcomes like AI copilots for assurance and orchestration, while embedding transparency, trust, and interoperability with ODA. With recent prototypes proving measurable efficiency gains, TM Forum AI Virtual Assistant (TM Forum AIVA) is positioning itself as the telecom industry’s trusted path to responsible AI adoption - comparable to global AI labs, but laser-focused on connectivity.
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Innovation Hub Pioneer Projects
Innovation Hub Pioneer Projects (IHPPs) are specialized, high-impact initiatives, part of the TM Forum Innovation Hub ecosystem. Designed to drive practical innovations in telecom, they focus on demonstrating real-world applications. The projects are fixed-term, facilitated by TM Forum but developed externally by members on their own infrastructure. Key outcomes are showcased at TM Forum events. Click to explore the projects >>