Tech Mahindra Wins Prestigious TM Forum Upskilling Award at DTW Ignite 2025

Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM), a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, announced that it has been awarded the TM Forum Upskilling Award at DTW Ignite 2025 (DTW). The recognition reaffirms Tech Mahindra’s continued leadership in building a future-ready workforce that empowers Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to navigate and lead in an increasingly autonomous and platform-driven telecom landscape.

Presented by TM Forum, a global alliance of telco and tech companies, the Upskilling Award celebrates organizations that have demonstrated outstanding commitment to workforce development through standard-aligned learning and capability-building. The award highlights Tech Mahindra’s achievement in creating the largest pool of TM Forum-certified professionals within the CSP IT services ecosystem. The upskilling initiative supports CSPs in modernizing legacy environments, embracing disaggregated architectures, and delivering differentiated, customer-centric services.

Manish Mangal, Head – Americas Communication Business, Tech Mahindra, said, “Telco transformation involves embracing new technologies and implementing large-scale operational autonomy. Tech Mahindra facilitates this by aligning its talent strategy with global standards like those of TM Forum. By integrating these capabilities into its delivery frameworks, we empower Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to adopt Autonomous Operations as a core principle. The recognition is a testament to our dual commitment of skilling our teams and equipping the customers to lead the next era of telecom evolution.”

The recognition also underscores Tech Mahindra’s broader strategy to drive innovation in telecom through domain expertise, global delivery, co-innovation partnerships, and an “Outcome-Drive- As-a-Service” model for business transformation. Tech Mahindra continues to nurture a workforce equipped to navigate the complexities of 5G, Open RAN, and Autonomous Operations, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner for telecom modernization and growth.

Shuvo Saha, Vice President of Education, TM Forum, said, “It’s been a real pleasure to see Tech Mahindra’s success, with TM Forum’s certification programs playing a key role in their journey. Their commitment to continuous learning and structured upskilling sets a benchmark for the industry, and the impact of that commitment is clearly visible in the business outcomes they deliver.”

With decades of deep-rooted expertise in the telecom industry, Tech Mahindra has consistently been at the forefront of enabling next-gen networks through innovation, strategic partnerships, and platform-centric delivery models. Its long-standing focus on building industry-aligned talent has played a pivotal role in accelerating CSP transformation journeys globally.