Shape the Future of the Telecom Industry
By joining TIP, you’ll become part of a dynamic ecosystem of innovators and industry leaders committed to transforming the future of telecommunications. Collaborate on technical and operational challenges through our Project Groups, test and validate cutting-edge technologies in lab and real-world environments, and exchange insights through workshops, webinars, and our flagship event, FYUZ.
Access to all Project Groups
Band | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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Annual Gross
Revenue (USD) | > $500M | $50M to $499.9M | $25M to $49.9M | $10M to $24.9M | $1M to $9.9M | ‹ $1M |
Base Annual
Dues (USD) | $50,000 | $40,000 | $25,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
Access to all Project Groups
Research & Testing
Test Labs & Specialists | Academia & Government Agencies |
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$ 30,000 | $ 2,000 |
Access to OpenLAN Only
Open Source Focus
Implementers | Contributors |
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$ 5,000 | $ 10,000 |
Open Source:
Implementer vs. Contributor Participation
Implementers are organizations that want to deploy, integrate, or commercialize the open-source technologies developed within OpenLAN. Implementers gain access to TIP’s collaboration tools, community discussions, and project outputs, enabling them to test and deploy solutions without taking on primary responsibility for core technical development.
Contributors are organizations that want to actively shape and build TIP’s open-source projects. Contributors play a direct role in developing code, specifications, architectures, and test artifacts, and participate fully in technical decision-making. This participation level includes full contribution rights, and carries additional opportunities related to governance, intellectual property, and contribution agreements.
In short:
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Choose Implementer if your focus is adoption and deployment.
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Choose Contributor if your organization plans to lead, build, and influence the technology itself.
Feature/Right | Implementer | Contributor |
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Annual Dues | $5,000 | $10,000 |
Primary focus | Deploy and integrate technology | Contribute and develop technolgy |
Ability to influence technical direction | Limited | Full contributor rights |
Access to collaboration tools and community | Yes | Yes |
Permission to submit code/design to repositories | Typically limited | Yes |
Participation in Project Group meetings | Yes | Yes |
Eligible to propose new features and artifacts | Limited | Yes |
Submit Your Application
Provide us with some information about your organization, your participation goals, and your Project Group interest.
Participant Committee Review
Our team will review your application against our approval criteria, and provide you with a decision (usually within 1-3 business days).
Participant Invoicing
Before your participation can begin, we'll send you an invoice for your participation dues. Once we receive your payment, you can get started in our platforms.
Platform Onboarding
Our Operations team will onboard your organization to our community platforms.
Collaboration
Join the TIP Project Groups that interest you, connect with our member community, and drive telecom innovation forward!
New Organizations Joining after the January Renewal Cycle
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If you are a new Organization signing up for TIP, we will prorate your invoice! For your initial participation year, your participation dues will be calculated to account for the months your organization will be active in TIP, and provide a credit for any months you missed.
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Once you are an active Organization within the TIP community, you will be invoiced for the full year's renewal dues on January 1 of each calendar year.
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We created a proration table to help new Organizations calculate their expected membership dues for their initial participation year. Click below to access the table, as well as our Participant FAQs. If you have any questions, please contact our Participation team.
Participant Benefits
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Access
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Full access to our community platform, Hivebrite, where our Project Groups collaborate
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Access to industry-prioritized TIP Product Release requirements, with the opportunity to input new requirements
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Access to operators, vendors, and system integrators
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Access to TIP Test & Certification framework for vendor product and multi-vendor systems, including certification test labs, specialist test suites, and tools
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Access to our knowledge hub containing a listing of systems and products already tested, certified, and accepted at carrier grade levels
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Growth
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Opportunity to integrate vendor solutions into multi-vendor systems
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Opportunity to offer commercial services & tools for system deployment, operations, and lifecycle management
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Opportunity to put forward new areas of innovation for consideration
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Business development gains through access to a wider global market
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Efficiency gains in defining, building, and testing of commercially ready, multi-vendor open and disaggregated systems
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Education
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TIP Academy: learning and development platform to promote your products and case studies
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Access to industry-neutral training courses, as well as certificates, in open and disaggregated network solutions
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Free and discounted stimulus courses for your first 10 learners (some restrictions apply)
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Uplift in employee learning and development
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Engagement
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Featured as a participating organization on TIP’s platforms
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Fyuz: an award-winning industry event platform
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Promotion of vendors and integrators that pass certification requirements on TIP global newsletter and social media
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Uplift in channel-to-market, with lower risk of procurement and deployment
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