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At this stage of the process we don’t expect that you will necessarily have a full team in place, or have met all the requirements for full approval (in fact, the TM Forum Catalyst team will provide support for matchmaking and other aspects of the project to help you succeed).   Learn more at Catalsyt Projects.

Please review Table 1 below to ensure you understand Catalyst Project Minimum Requirements before submitting your proposal. 

Catalyst Type

Requirement for full approval

All Catalysts

1 Marketing Lead

All Catalysts

1 Project Lead

All Catalysts

Completed proposal

CSP Catalysts

Address a Communication Service Provider’s challenges (ie the prospective buyer of the solution developed by the Catalyst is a CSP)

1 CSP Champion + 4 Participants
(Minimum of 3 paying participants)

Ecosystem Catalysts

Address an ecosystem challenge (ie the prospective buyer of the solution developed by the Catalyst is a vertical industry player, not a CSP)

1 Champion (Vertical Market Player) + 4 Participants
(Minimum 3 paying participants, 2 TM Forum members)

Open Source Catalysts

Primary mission is to leverage open source to create solutions or mainly use open source software to showcase their demonstration

1 CSP Champion + 1 Open Source Organization
(Minimum 3 TM Forum members)

Table 1: Catalyst Project Minimum Requirements



[1] Communications Service Provider