ESPOO, Finland, May 09, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tecnotree, a global digital platform and services leader for AI, 5G, and cloud-native technologies, announced its partnership with people+ai, an initiative of the non-profit EkStep Foundation, on joining the Open Cloud Compute (OCC) project.

As the market leader in TM Forum Open API Conformance, Tecnotree holds the top position with the highest number of certified APIs among all members. With 59 certified Open APIs and an additional 17 transformation APIs from Camara defined by GSMA, Tecnotree offers a comprehensive suite of 76 APIs. This extensive API portfolio enables Tecnotree to support over 250 out-of-the-box journeys across the order-to-cash and provisioning lifecycle for monetization.

The partnership aims to enhance India’s compute ecosystem by creating a network of providers offering accessible and customized compute resources. The platform shares a collective vision of bringing ecosystems together across the world, for the future common standards and capabilities for AI, Cloud Infrastructure, Sustainability, Trusted AI, Cloud Compute, and SDNs.

In addition to Tecnotree, various other technology providers are collaborating to meet increasing compute requirements. Other companies participating include industry stalwarts such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Oracle, Dell Technologies, Tata Communications, IBM, and more.

Mr. Nandan Nilekani, CoFounder & Director, EkStep Foundation, and Dr. Pramod Varma, CTO, EkStep Foundation held a closed-door session with representatives of more than 20 organisations on doing the groundwork to create a compute ecosystem in India, importantly for the creation of a single and open interface for providers and customers of computing infrastructure.

Nilekani said, "India’s approach to building technology at scale is unique. We have successfully unbundled the building blocks to create population-scale digital public infrastructure for identity, payments, and education. We see that India’s ideas for technology are being recognised globally. I believe it is now time to rebundle and make AI work to empower every individual and identify AI use cases unique to India. AI will help reduce barriers and personalise at scale."

Tanvi Lall, director of strategy, people+ai, EkStep Foundation, said, "Just like energy sources, compute resources come in diverse forms. Over the next few years, demand for compute will go up due to increased digitalisation and AI, and the global cloud compute market is expected to triple in size. Through OCC, we are taking a digital public infrastructure approach to unlocking access to compute at scale."