Insights - FutureNet World

AI rises up the network automation agenda

Contributing Editor Annie Turner rounds up the summer’s news headlines and notes how AI is moving beyond ML and positioned to unlock telcos’ data to speed automation Heavy Reading has published a timely and, as far as we know, the first study into the future of network automation for Tier 2 and Tier 3 network […]

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

7th September 20237th September 2023

Data is the new gold! Why data driven transformation puts you ahead of the game in Industry 4.0

Contributed by Lucky La Riccia, Head of Cloud Software & Services, Ericsson Middle East and Africa. The ever-increasing pace of digital technology has transformed and created a new business climate that is moving faster than... Read more

Autonomous Networks

17th July 202318th July 2023

AWS tees up gen AI for telecoms, Nokia shifts to Red Hat as primary infra platform

June was a hectic month for developments in network automation. Contributing editor Annie Turner rounds up some highlights. AWS’ CodeWhisperer “coding companion” came out of beta in April. It has been trained on trillions of... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

4th July 20235th July 2023

FutureNet World 2023: Highlights Video

Catch up with the highlights from FutureNet World in May 2023. Hear what the CxO... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Automation and Sustainability, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

27th June 202327th June 2023

FutureNet World 2023 Awards – The winners who cleared the ever-higher bar

FutureNet World was delighted to announce and congratulate the winners of its prestigious industry awards... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Automation and Sustainability, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

3rd June 20236th June 2023

Presentation: Data transformation: The pathway to becoming a data driven company

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 4th of May 2023. Antonietta Mastroianni,... Read more

Autonomous Networks

2nd June 20232nd June 2023

Automation’s chickens start to roost, Open RAN goes local in Turkey

Annie Turner rounds up network automation and AI stories from what turned out to be... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

2nd June 20232nd June 2023

Panel: The Future Telco – Transforming the way we run our businesses through automation

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 4th of May 2023. James Crawshaw,... Read more

Autonomous Networks

25th May 2023

Opening CxO Keynote PANEL Open networking, programmability, and disaggregation: what does this mean for the future telco?

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 4th of May 2023. Andrew Collinson,... Read more

Autonomous Networks

25th May 2023

FutureNet World 2023: The Six ‘Ps’ Shaping Automation Strategies

Robert Curran, Consulting Analyst at Appledore Research shares his takeaways from FutureNet World 2023 I... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Automation and Sustainability, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

24th May 202325th May 2023

Wake up Neo…

Contributed by Sam Keys-Toyer, Head of Business and Portfolio Development, Managed Services Networks, Ericsson. The... Read more

Autonomous Networks

23rd May 202323rd June 2023

Network automation market to rise at 23% CAGR to 2033, action at the edge

Contributing Editor Annie Turner takes a fast but insightful look at new tech, continuing trends... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

1st May 20231st May 2023

Embracing a next-generation network management approach

Contributed by João Miguel Antunes, Head of Autonomous Networks Offer, Celfocus. From connectivity to connected... Read more

Autonomous Networks

27th April 202328th April 2023

FutureNet World Speaker Interview with Sam Keys-Toyer, Ericsson

In the leadup to FutureNet World (3 & 4 May, London) we caught up with... Read more

Autonomous Networks

25th April 202326th April 2023

IP network automation: Realizing the benefits and overcoming challenges

Contributed by Sasa Nijemcevic, Vice President and General Manager, IP Network Automation business unit, Nokia.... Read more

Autonomous Networks

25th April 2023

Tough times for new entrants but network automation is set to soar

Contributing Editor Annie Turner rounds up some highlights and low points of the last month... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

5th April 20235th April 2023

A long game: driving patient urgency to reinvent Vodafone’s networks

Scott Petty, CTO, Vodafone Group, describes how many strands and immense effort, woven into a... Read more

Autonomous Networks

5th April 2023

FutureNet MENA Speaker Interview with Sam Keys-Toyer, Ericsson

In the leadup to FutureNet Middle East & North Africa (20 March, Dubai) we caught... Read more

Autonomous Networks

9th March 20233rd April 2023

Orange puts automation at the heart of telecoms’ future fortunes

Automation has been absolutely everywhere in the welter of announcements made at and around MWC... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

3rd March 20233rd March 2023

BT – automating complex network functions will underpin emerging enterprise technologies

Greg McCall, BT’s new Chief Networks Officer, talked to FutureNet World about the opportunities and... Read more

Autonomous Networks

3rd March 20233rd March 2023

Orange automation reinvents operations, powers innovation

Laurent Leboucher talks to Contributing Editor Annie Turner about automation’s pivotal role in network evolution... Read more

Autonomous Networks

6th February 20239th February 2023

Telefónica’s network automation: the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

Enrique Blanco talks to Contributing Editor Annie Turner about being close to completing the foundations... Read more

Autonomous Networks

2nd February 20237th February 2023

Microsoft reportedly invests $10 bn in ChatGPT, DT hits €100bn market cap

AI and automation seem to be entering a new era, generating headlines the world over... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

2nd February 20232nd February 2023

Secure and trustworthy networks: staying ahead of the wave

Security is very much like insurance. Not many people understand it in detail, but everyone... Read more

Autonomous Networks

27th January 20239th March 2023

STC enables Network Automation to propel and disrupt markets

Haithem M. Alfaraj, CTO, stc, is a keynote speaker at FutureNet MENA, 20 March, Dubai.... Read more

Autonomous Networks

17th January 20236th March 2023

Microsoft ups the Open RAN ante, SA and private 5G to rise in 2023

As a tumultuous 2022 ends, network automation and intelligent operations went out with a bang... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

5th January 20235th January 2023

ETSI says network automation can improve telcos’ finances

Annie Turner, Contributing Editor, rounds up news from October and reports that while network automation... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

1st December 20222nd December 2022

Announcing the FutureNet World 2023 Advisory Board

FutureNet World is excited to unveil the 2023 Advisory Board, a group of 22 senior... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Automation and Sustainability, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

3rd November 20224th November 2022

Vodafone announces slew of ambitious Open RAN plans with multiple partners

The operator is looking beyond accelerating its own Open RAN goals to those of Europe... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

3rd November 2022

Interview with Basar Akpinar, P.I. Works at FutureNet Asia

Recorded at FutureNet Asia on the 19th of October 2022.

Autonomous Networks

1st November 20221st November 2022

Keynote CxO panel: Redefining the Telco in the digital era – What do next generation telecom operators look like and how will the dynamics change as the ecosystem evolves?

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet Asia on the 18th of October 2022. Roy Chua,... Read more

Autonomous Networks

1st November 2022

Keynote Presentation: Telstra Case study- The transformation journey towards intelligent networks: AI and video at the edge of the network

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet Asia on the 19th of October 2022. Angela Logothetis,... Read more

Autonomous Networks

1st November 20224th November 2022

Cloud infrastructure market on the up, service assurance gets a makeover

It’s been a busy month for new products and solutions that will power future networks.... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

5th October 20225th October 2022

Delivering Automation and Agility for Telecom Networking Transformation

Contributed by Saad Sheikh, Lead Systems Architect APJ, Dell Technologies. Digital transformation and network modernisation... Read more

Autonomous Networks

14th September 202221st September 2022

Network slicing Down Under, revitalised BSS/OSS and very different greenhouse effects

Contributing Editor Annie Turner looks at some of the market and technology moves around network... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

8th September 20228th September 2022

Automation: Moving CX from engaging with service providers to deep interaction with products

Telstra’s Angela Logothetis explains to Contributing Editor Annie Turner how the next phases in automation... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Zero Touch Automation

8th September 20228th September 2022

Welcome to the Future of Network Automation: Juniper Paragon Automation as a Service

Contributed by Kanika Atri, Senior Director, Strategic Marketing, Juniper Networks. Service Providers (SPs) don’t invest in... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks

15th July 202215th July 2022

Presentation – The Future Telco: Autonomous networks

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 11th of May 2022. Dr. Muslim... Read more

Autonomous Networks

17th June 2022

Keynote Panel Discussion – Automation Now: Role of automation in running a network with disaggregation technology

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 11th of May 2022. Patrick Kelly,... Read more

Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

17th June 2022

Opening Keynote Panel – Future Networks: Injecting intelligent automation into network and service operations

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 11th of May 2022. Amy Cameron,... Read more

Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

6th June 2022

BT private 5G partnership buoys Ericsson, while declarative code gets a grip

Contributing Editor Annie Turner looks at some of the market and technology moves around network... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

6th June 20226th June 2022

FutureNet World 2022 – Review

Contributed by Robert Curran, Appledore Research. Back to the Future(Net) May 2022 saw the welcome... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

1st June 20221st June 2022

Closing Keynote Fireside Chat: The Industry Vision of a Hyperscaler

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 10th May 2022. Amy Cameron, Principal... Read more

Autonomous Networks

31st May 2022

FutureNet World ’22 Review – Challenging & Possible

Contributed by CTO, Alejandro Medina, Future Connections. The world is changing in so many ways,... Read more

Autonomous Networks

29th May 20221st June 2022

Google moves further into telco, HPE automates the RAN and DISH ponders 5G deadline

The Linux Foundation, the open source community, said it has formed project Nephio in partnership... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

6th May 2022

Cloudifying the network infrastructure

Contributed by Teresa Monteiro, Director of Marketing, Infinera In recent years network automation has evolved... Read more

Autonomous Networks

12th April 202219th April 2022

Multi-cloud dangers for telcos, automating fixed networks and the future of network slicing

March kept up the pace of developments for future networks that was set by MWC... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

7th April 20227th April 2022

Intelligent infrastructure was at the heart of this year’s MWC

This year’s theme was Connectivity Unleashed, and so it was, writes Contributing Editor Annie Turner.... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

8th March 20228th March 2022

Planning today for the networks – and revenue opportunities – of tomorrow

Report Snapshot How to break down silos and integrate processes to plan and deploy a... Read more

Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS , Zero Touch Automation

13th February 202216th February 2022

MTN ups network automation ante across its entire footprint

Elsewhere Jio celebrates accolades for its pioneering use of API and clouds continue to gather,... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

7th February 20227th February 2022

Panel Discussion – The Network of the Future and the Future Telco

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet MEA on the 26th January 2022. Aaron Boasman –... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks

7th February 20227th February 2022

AWS Outage Fails to Encourage Migrating Network to Public Cloud

Contributing Editor Annie Turner takes a brief look at recent network automation highlights – and... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

12th January 202213th January 2022

FutureNet Middle East & Africa, Speaker Interview with Haithem M. Alfaraj, STC

Haithem M. Alfaraj, CTO, STC, is speaking on a Panel at FutureNet Middle East &... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks

17th December 202121st December 2021

AWS launches Private 5G – an automated, managed network out of the box

Contributing Editor Annie Turner looks at November’s biggest moves in network automation. Amazon Web Services... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

2nd December 202127th January 2022

Telstra Case Study: Industry 4.0: The intersection of Cloud, Edge, 5G, IoT and AI: The real growth opportunity

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet Asia on the 27th October 2021. Kim Krogh Andersen,... Read more

Autonomous Networks, Zero Touch Automation

10th November 2021

Keynote Presentation: Automation Now: next generation operating models for the telco of the future

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet Asia on the 27th October 2021. Kailem Anderson, Vice... Read more

Autonomous Networks, Zero Touch Automation

10th November 2021

Opening CxO Panel: The Network of the Future and the Future Telco

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet Asia on the 27th October 2021. Roy Chua, Founder... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks

10th November 202110th November 2021

Service Assurance and Modern, Autonomous Networks

In this podcast, Ian Russ, Technology Strategist, BMC Software is quizzed by FutureNet World’s Founder &... Read more

Autonomous Networks, Service Assurance & AI

5th November 202110th November 2021

FutureNet Asia: Review by Appledore Research

Contributed by Robert Curran, Consulting Analyst, Appledore Research Europe’s telcos are, broadly speaking, much like... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS , Zero Touch Automation

4th November 20215th November 2021

Reinventing operations through cloudification, automation and disaggregation

Thomas van Briel is SVP, Architecture & Strategy at Deutsche Telekom. He talked to contributing... Read more

Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

4th November 202110th November 2021

DISH add Helium to 5G, IBM buys Volta to manage cloud resources

News in brief: a lot went on in October in network automation. Were you paying... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

4th November 20214th November 2021

FutureNet Asia 2021 Preview

Six key speakers at our FutureNet World Asia event answered a rapid round of questions... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

21st October 202131st March 2022

Unleash Experience-First Networking with Juniper Paragon Automation

Free Download. Unleash Experience-First Networking with Juniper Paragon Automation by Brendan Gibbs, Vice President, Automated... Read more

Autonomous Networks

19th October 20211st April 2022

News in Brief: Open RAN breaks into an autumn gallop

A brief look at developments in network automation in September by Contributing Editor Annie Turner.... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

4th October 20215th November 2021

3GPP Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF). The Cornerstone for Autonomous 5G Networks

Free Download – 3GPP Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF). The Cornerstone for Autonomous 5G Networks.... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks

4th October 202110th November 2021

Thoughts From the Field: Lessons Learned from Early Network Automation & Orchestration Initiatives

Contributed by Morgan Stern, VP of Automation Strategy, Itential In the past three years, we’ve... Read more

Autonomous Networks, Service Assurance & AI

28th September 202110th November 2021

WAN Optimisation: A roadmap to enhanced customer experience

In this podcast, James Kershaw, Chief Architect (ANZ), Juniper Networks is quizzed by FutureNet World’s... Read more

Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity

22nd September 202110th November 2021

Thanks, OSS, It’s been fun.

Contributed by Robert Curran, Consulting Analyst, Appledore Research Followers of FutureNet World need no convincing of... Read more

Autonomous Networks

5th August 20215th August 2021

News in Brief: Microsoft acquires AT&T’s automation IP as operator moves 5G core to Azure

Contributing Editor Annie Turner rounds up the latest automation highlights. AT&T caused something of a... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

5th August 20215th August 2021

News in Brief: Hard to tell where telco ends and cloud begins

Contributing Editor Annie Turner rounds up the latest automation highlights. Google announced it has joined... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

1st July 20218th September 2021

AsiaPac Telco Advisory Board unveiled to support event agenda focused on Network Automation & AI

Thought leaders and visionaries from across the APAC telco ecosystem have agreed to join a... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

29th June 202118th October 2021

Hear from the Winners

FutureNet World announced the world-beating winners of its prestigious industry awards during its eponymous, award-winning... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

3rd June 20214th June 2021

News in Brief

Contributing Editor Annie Turner rounds up the latest automation highlights. Blue Planet (a division of... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

3rd June 20214th June 2021

FutureNet World selected as the WINNER of the Virtual Events Awards

We are delighted to announce that the 3rd edition of FutureNet World that took place... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Service Assurance & AI, Zero Touch Automation

2nd June 20213rd June 2021

April 2021 News

Contributing Editor Annie Turner rounds up April’s automation highlights. Automation everywhere: cranes, RAN and business... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

7th May 20217th May 2021

Panel: Autonomous networks – enabling the future of the telco industry?

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 21st April 2021. New customers and... Read more

Autonomous Networks

4th May 202110th November 2021

CxO Interview: Mark Newman, TM Forum quizzes Tareq Amin, Rakuten

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 21st April 2021. Network Transformation and... Read more

Autonomous Networks

4th May 202119th November 2021

Cohesion in Autonomous Networks Accelerates Industries Transformation

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 21st April 2021. Business is the... Read more

Autonomous Networks

4th May 202119th November 2021

Autonomous Networks Empower Digital Operation Transformation

Watch On-Demand. Broadcast live at FutureNet World on the 21st April 2021. New challenges and... Read more

Autonomous Networks

4th May 202119th November 2021

Autonomous networks in the spotlight at FutureNet World

What is the current state of play? STL partners’ recent survey revealed that operators have automated around... Read more

Autonomous Networks

2nd May 20215th August 2021

Mobile operators, it’s time to get your mojo back

Contributed by Ashwin Moranganti, Chief Product Officer, Affirmed Networks, a Microsoft Company Mobile operators are... Read more

Autonomous Networks

15th April 20215th August 2021

The FutureNet World ‘Operator Award’ shines a light on 6 outstanding deployments

With populations around the globe being consigned to the task of doing very little for... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks

13th April 20214th May 2021

Data Ops

Free Download. – A study in removing the barriers to Telecom Network Automation via AI... Read more

Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI

7th April 20211st April 2022

March 2021 News

Operators embrace automation as a disruptive force Contributing Editor Annie Turner rounds up March’s automation... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

2nd April 20216th April 2021

Telcos Stance on Innovation; a Matter of Identity

Contributed by Ned Taleb, CEO and Founder, B-Yond. Over the last two decades, I have co-founded... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS

30th March 202110th November 2021

February 2021 News

Network automation market set to boom post-Covid Contributing Editor Annie Turner rounds up February’s automation... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

3rd March 20214th March 2021

January 2021 News

Access networks are where the action is. Contributing editor Annie Turner rounds up AI and... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

4th February 20214th March 2021

AI and ML in the networks: risky business or critical to success?

STL Partners and Futurenet World are running a free survey for telecoms operators, benchmarking the... Read more

Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Service Assurance & AI

4th February 20215th August 2021

Autonomous Networks – A state of play

In the first of our series of podcasts for 2021, we focus on why Autonomous... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks

8th January 202115th January 2021

December 2020 News

Automation moves up the agenda As we look forward to what 2021 brings, Contributing Editor... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

6th January 20216th January 2021

Why Telefónica’s automation journey “will never end”

Juan Manuel Caro Bernat – better known as Juanma – is Director of Operations Transformation... Read more

Autonomous Networks

6th January 202110th November 2021

How can CSPs achieve the Autonomous Networks vision?

Contributed by Anil Rao, Principal Analyst, Analysys Mason. Communications service providers (CSPs) are introducing network... Read more

Autonomous Networks

4th January 20215th August 2021

Collaboration on Autonomous Networks enabling the digital transformation of Telecom and vertical industries

Part of the Industry Directions > Autonomous Networks Campaign. Contributed by Dong Sun, Chief Business... Read more

Autonomous Networks

28th December 20205th August 2021

Industry Directions > Autonomous Networks Webinar

Watch On Demand. Panelists discuss commercial opportunities, use cases, & what needs to be done... Read more

Autonomous Networks

16th December 202019th November 2021

Massive network automation might be years away, but there’s plenty of scope now

Contributing Editor, Annie Turner asks Steve Jarrett, Global Head of Data and AI at Orange,... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Service Assurance & AI

3rd December 20205th August 2021

AI in telecoms – bounded rationality or wider ecosystem game changer?

Contributed by Don Alusha, Senior Analyst, ABI Research. Communications Service Providers (CSPs) are making good progress... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Service Assurance & AI

2nd December 20205th August 2021

November 2020 News

Network automation is revving up. A new report from HTF Market Intelligence outlines how network... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Service Assurance & AI

1st December 20204th May 2021

Betting on the automation clash: Sumo vs Kung Fu

Contributed by Stefan Walraven, Co-founder and CEO, Inmanta. Automation is all about change… The real... Read more

Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

6th November 202010th November 2021

Spotlight Issue: Achieving a common architecture: the holy grail or fantasy?

This panel features MEF, ETSI, Linux & TM Forum debating whether the ecosystem can collaborate... Read more

Autonomous Networks

23rd September 202012th November 2020

CxO Keynote: The foundation of future networks: How do we accelerate the move to automation and autonomy?

CxOs from Airtel, T-Mobile, Telefonica and o2 discuss the paths to acceleration and the role... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Zero Touch Automation

23rd September 202012th November 2020

CxO Keynote: Networks of the Future – What have we achieved to date and defining the roadmap ahead?

CxOs from BT, Vodafone, TELUS & Swisscom discuss their vision for networks of the future.

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Zero Touch Automation

22nd September 202012th November 2020

In Conversation: Human factors in building the network of the future: Navigating the cultural, people & organisational challenges

T-Mobile & Telenor in discussion about the human factors and the changing environments and cultures... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks

22nd September 202012th November 2020

Network Automation and AI: The Key Drivers – Operational efficiency vs revenue growth

TM Forum’s CEO, Nik Willetts shares his thoughts on the driver for automation.

Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS

22nd September 20204th May 2021

Embedding automation and autonomy in telco operations to achieve real opex savings – what is the roadmap?

This Panel featuring o2, Telstra, Telia & Celfocus discuss how cost can be driven out... Read more

Autonomous Networks

22nd September 202012th November 2020

Zero Touch Operations – creating sustainable reductions in operational costs, managing the complexity and simplifying service introduction: what are the keys to success?

Listen to DT, Vodafone Egypt and HPE exploring the roadmap to Zero Touch operations and... Read more

Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Zero Touch Automation

22nd September 202012th November 2020

Network Automation and AI driving growth: opportunity or hype?

Vodafone, Elisa & o2 debate the real commercial opportunity that automation can provide.

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks

22nd September 202012th November 2020

5G and Network slices to revolutionise Enterprise networks: Can we really launch and scale 5G without automation?

This case study focuses on Telia’s automation journey and how they are leveraging the 5G... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

22nd September 20204th May 2021

Deploying Intelligent Network Automation for 5G and virtualised networks

Listen to DT’s SVP of Services and Platforms explaining why a cognitive self operating network... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS

22nd September 20204th May 2021

BT Case study: Accelerating Network Automation and AI

Hear about BTs plans to accelerate the adoption of AI and Automation across the group... Read more

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Zero Touch Automation

22nd September 20204th May 2021

Ecosystem Discussion: Collaboration: how can we increase the pace of industry collaboration on autonomous networks?

TM Forum, GSMA, ETSI, DT & Futurewei discuss how the industry can align and come... Read more

Autonomous Networks

22nd September 202016th December 2020

Zero Touch Automation: Myth or Reality

Listen to Blue Planet’s view on the role of Zero Touch in business transformation

Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks, Zero Touch Automation

22nd September 20204th May 2021

Rahul Chandra Interview

5G Automation and Intelligent Edge, Autonomous Networks, Uncategorised

20th August 202012th November 2020

Domenico Convertino Interview

Autonomous Networks, Uncategorised, Zero Touch Automation

11th August 202012th November 2020

Anand Gonuguntla Interview

Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS , Uncategorised, Zero Touch Automation

30th July 202012th November 2020

Neil McRae Interview

Autonomous Networks, Uncategorised

15th July 202012th November 2020

Automated Service Orchestration: delivering true value and new capabilities in a 5G world

Orchestrating and automating network functions with agility from the core to the edge, and from private to... Read more

Automated Service Orchestration, Autonomous Networks

9th July 20205th August 2021

Kirsi Valtari Interview

Autonomous Networks, Intelligent OSS , Service Assurance & AI, Uncategorised

23rd June 202012th November 2020

Customer Centric Operations: transforming customer experience in the network

This expert industry panel delve into the following topics: • Operational Transformation: Defining the roadmap... Read more

Autonomous Networks, Customer Centricity, Intelligent OSS

18th June 20205th August 2021

Christian Maitre Interview

Autonomous Networks, Uncategorised

11th June 202017th December 2020