Press Release:
Telcordia Engineer Named TM Forum Distinguished Fellow
NICE, France - May 22, 2007 - Telcordia (www.telcordia.com) today announces that Stephen Fratini, Senior Engineer, Telcordia, has been named a TeleManagement Forum (TM Forum) Distinguished Fellow at a prestigious awards ceremony at this year's TeleManagement World event in Nice, France. Fratini is the second honoree from Telcordia, following Robbie Cohen, who received the honor in 2003.
Fratini, who also serves as the TM Forum mTOP director, joins an exclusive group of just 13 executives ever to be honored with the award. Recipients of the award are individuals who are deemed to have made a valuable contribution to the TM Forum and to the global communications industry. Previous award winners include: Dr. Makoto Yoshida (Professor of Tokyo University and former NTT board member), David Milham (OSS Strategies, BT) and Enrico Ronco (Project Manager at Telecom Italia Lab).
"We are pleased to present Stephen with this well-deserved award for his distinguished service and contribution to the TM Forum. Our organisation benefits from his professional expertise and commitment, and we applaud him for his service to TM Forum and the industry at large" commented Keith Willets, Chairman of the TM Forum.
Fratini was singled out with specific praise concerning his development work on TM Forum standards within the Multi Technology OSS Program (mTOP), which drives the capability of operators to implement NGOSS solutions. The mTOP program has created MTOSI (Multi-Technology Operations Systems Interface), the industry standard interface designed to facilitate interoperation between OSS.
"I am honored to be recognised for the sustained, innovative work that Telcordia has performed on initiating and supporting TM Forum initiatives," said Fratini. "I look forward to working closely with the TM Forum as Telcordia continues guiding the development and implementation of solutions that provide greater efficiencies for operator networks and services."
The award, which was presented on Monday, May 21, 2007 at TeleManagement World in Nice, France, is given to those who have a proven track record of achievements and accomplishments, a sustained record of service to the industry and to the TM Forum and helped to materially advanced the OSS/BSS industry
More information about Telcordia can be found at www.telcordia.com.
More information about the TM Forum can be found at www.tmforum.org.
About the TeleManagement Forum
The TeleManagement Forum (TM Forum) is a consortium of 570 members in 63 countries that provides leadership, strategic guidance and practical solutions to improve the management and operation of information and communications services. The Forum currently facilitates over 80 technical programs and provides extensive training, conferencing and information services to its members. Through the "Lean Operator" initiative for 21st century automated business processes, the Forum helps its members manage change and develop, procure and deploy operational and business support systems that will work seamlessly across various parts of the service delivery chain.
The TM Forum members include service providers, equipment suppliers, software solution suppliers and systems integrators. For further information regarding the TM Forum, related programs and TeleManagement World, please visit www.tmforum.org.
Contact:
Sharon Oddy
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
(732) 699-4203
oddys@telcordia.com
Simon Marshall
Liberty Communications
+44-20-7751-4444
simon@libertycomms.com