Subex Ltd, a leading global provider of Business Support Systems (BSS) for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), has announced that TM Forum’s Strategy & Adoption Subcommittee has appointed John Brooks, Vice President – Product Management of Subex as Project Lead for the new Asset Management project.

With over 900 member companies, TM Forum is the largest global trade association focused on bringing together the digital ecosystem, including communication service providers, digital service providers and enterprises, with the goal of enabling an open digital world. The TM Forum Asset Management project deals with network capex management and asset optimization which helps network providers enhance annual capital savings.

As project leader, John will be responsible for targeting deliverables and guiding the project activities for the work period leading up to the release of TM Forum’s Frameworx 14, slated for release next year. John will be responsible for coordinating Catalyst projects for TM Forum’s Asset Management project and additionally will assign responsibilities and serve as a point of contact for introducing new companies into the Forum as well as produce promotional material to demonstrate the group’s work.
Steven Cotton, Director, Business Assurance Programs, TM Forum said, “I am pleased to announce that TM Forum’s Strategy and Adoption Subcommittee of TM Forum’s Board of Directors has appointed John Brooks of Subex as Project Lead for the new Asset Management project. John is an old hand in the Business Assurance Programs, having been the inaugural Lead of the Fraud Management work in 2010. We wish him the very best.”

John Brooks, Vice President- Product Management, Subex said, “It is an honour to be selected again by TM Forum for a project leadership role. I am excited to be appointed the leader of the new Asset Management Project, and thrilled to see that TM Forum recognises the growing need for leadership and guidance in the Asset Management domain. With billions of dollars flowing annually from most large operators into network assets growth, being able to lead the creation of industry best practices for Asset Management, as it fits neatly into the widely recognized Frameworx model, is a tremendous opportunity.”