TM Forum DTW Ignite 2026
Xyna Bulletin #31
Dear friends, partners, and customers of Xyna,
"The Future. Faster." – that is the motto of this year’s DTW Ignite.
A quick glance at the calendar reveals that this future is indeed arriving very soon: in less than three weeks, the telco IT community will gather once again in Copenhagen to take photos of one another and get a look at the latest developments in service orchestration, autonomous networks, and AI-driven automation.
We will be represented this year with a Catalyst project, an industry showcase, and our Xyna exhibition booth:
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Catalyst: Trusted Agentic AI for Access Management
Now more than ever, companies face the challenge of operating increasingly complex networks—not only securely and efficiently but also in compliance with regulations. Beyond core performance requirements, customer connections must be set up while adhering to standards regarding compliance, information security, data protection, and mandates arising from regulations or multinational tenders. Which users or systems are permitted to access specific parts of the network or specific customers—from which countries and under what rules?
Resolving such questions is far from trivial, particularly within the complex system landscapes of large providers. Multi-stage process chains, applications spanning different generations, and persistent manual interactions all give rise to compliance risks. Introducing agentic AI to supplement (or potentially replace) human operators does not automatically simplify the situation; on the contrary, it makes it even more challenging to resolve.
This is precisely where this year’s Catalyst project, "Trusted Agentic AI for Access Management," comes into play.
https://www.tmforum.org/catalysts/projects/C26.0.921
(the short video on the page explains the case very clearly.)
Deutsche Telekom and different national subsidiaries of Vodafone Group are participating as "Champions" (with a specific need). We have teamed up with Celfocus and Tallence as "Participants" (to implement such a solution).
The Catalyst demonstrates how trustworthy, traceable, and auditable agentic AI can fundamentally transform the management of access rights and network configurations. Intelligent AI agents analyze existing configurations, identify risks and inconsistencies in permission structures, verify adherence to policies and compliance requirements, and assist operations teams in securely implementing changes. All decisions are made transparently, are explainable, and operate within clearly defined governance boundaries.
Alexander has taken on the role of Technical Lead for Catalyst; using Xyna, we are integrating various sub-functions into a unified, automated system. The combination of AI-driven analysis, automated compliance checks, and controlled automation creates a new approach to the compliant operation of critical networks. Instead of relying on manual checks and isolated tools, companies gain a continuous, trustworthy control mechanism for their networks.
Here is what it looks like in practice: as you can see, we are—naturally—leveraging a range of TM Forum standards (Open APIs) and weaving in sophisticated AI features based on private LLMs and MCP access.
The result is reduced operational risk, fewer misconfigurations, faster policy implementation, and a robust foundation for next-generation autonomous network operations. The Catalyst demonstrates how agentic AI can do more than just automate processes—it can make trust, security, and compliance integral features of modern networks.
If you’re interested in learning more, feel free to stop by in Copenhagen—or get in touch with us anytime; we can certainly arrange a chat in a place where the drinks aren't quite so expensive...
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Showcase: Intent-based Service Activation @ DT Technik
A more recent format at DTW is the "Industry Showcases," presented on a dedicated TM Forum stage. The focus here is less on speculative future-gazing and more on concrete results from projects that have actually been implemented.
For this format, we were able to secure Eric Dorr from Telekom Technik. Eric is the Head of SuperSquad IP Connectivity Services within the IP Core (T-IPC) division and a key stakeholder for several Xyna projects in this area of Deutsche Telekom.
The presentation he will deliver jointly with Dr. Kai Schorstein focuses on an innovative approach to transforming the Telekom IP core network toward a higher level of automation and autonomy. Central to this is the "One IP Core" initiative, which aims to introduce the modularized and highly automated provisioning of high-quality B2B and carrier services on backbone network elements.
Spoiler: Lego bricks will play a role…
Kai and Eric present the results of a proof-of-concept conducted last year, in which we jointly demonstrated how an intent-based activation approach helps automatically translate business-level service requirements into technical network configurations. Through modular service building blocks and model-driven service activation, new services can be deployed faster, more consistently, and with significantly less manual effort. At the same time, sources of error are reduced, operational processes are simplified, and the foundation for higher-level autonomous networks is established.
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Xyna Booth: Meet & Greet the future
And, of course, we will once again be present at the exhibition with our own booth (#323), where we will showcase Xyna 10 and delve into the details from Catalyst and the Industry Showcase.
Among other things, we are bringing along:
- Xyna OAS / TMF Apps for TMF Open APIs
- Xyna Netconf / YANG for generic and vendor-specific models
- Xyna SRM (Shared Resource Management) for cloud-native operations
- Xyna Git integration for dynamic CI/CD pipelines
- … and, of course, Modeler, Monitor, Manager, and much more
In total, we have four colleagues active on site.:
… perhaps not quite as polished after a few days at the trade fair as in these (only slightly retouched) images, but definitely excited and up for a chat.
Come by and say hello!