1、REPORTAuthors:Sponsored by:Dean Ramsay(Principal Analyst)Editor:Ian KempISBN:000 from toautonomous networks:August 2022|www.tmforum.orgAuthor:Dean Ramsay,Principal AnalystEditor:Ian Kemp,Managing Editorsponsored by:contents03 the big picture07 section 1:AN concept and the vision of the future11 sect

2、ion 2:forward momentum CSPs mark strategic milestones16 section 3:user experience gains through network automation 20 section 4:empowering future CSP business diversification 25 section 5:AN reality CSPs advance their strategies30 section 6:make it happen strategies for moving AN from concept to rea

3、lity33 additional feature:Futurewei Autonomous Networks realization:top-down business-driven,bottom-up stepwise implementation36 additional resourcesWe hope you enjoy the report and,most importantly,find ways to use the ideas,concepts and recommendations detailed within.You can send your feedback to

4、 the editorial team at TM Forum via editortmforum.orgbigpicturethe3inform.tmforum.orgAs a flavor of the significance of this industry trend,one network operations executive that we interviewed for this report said:“AN is fundamental to the advancement of the industry as a whole,and the rewards for t

5、he first operators to get to fully autonomous operations will be huge,both in terms of competitive advantage over other telcos and in terms of entering other verticals as an IT services firm.More than anything,we want AN to be an exercise in not letting the company stagnate.Pushing ahead with this g

6、ives us purpose to use the very latest technology available to us to define our own destiny.”Research methodology As part of this research report,we have undertaken an extensive industry survey of decision-makers at communications service providers(CSPs)to gauge the current attitude to AN implementa