Open Digital Architecture (ODA) transforms business agility, customer experience, and operational efficiency by creating simpler IT solutions that are easier and cheaper to deploy, integrate & upgrade.

In the video below, Lester Thomas (Head of New Technologies and Innovation), explains Vodafone's role as a founder of TM Forum's ODA initiative and how it is linked to Vodafone's own digital transformation strategy.

And can also hear from Steve Garley (Senior Manager) about the strategic learning programs that support their business strategy in technology and Stephen Harrop (Principal Integration Architect), outlining how Vodafone uses TM Forum Open APIs and the role they play as building blocks to enable ODA standardized software components to run in a cloud-native environment.

Changing from telco to techo is another way of saying ‘telcos need to transform’. Many telco CEOs and boards would like to make the companies they run more capable of growing and adapting to changes in their environments. They would also like to embrace concepts developed in techos, such as agile methods, that allow more rapid change. Read more about this subject here.