Assessing CSPs' progress towards Level 4 autonomous networks

Communications service providers (CSPs) are making steady progress in their march towards true autonomous networks. Indeed, increasingly they are declaring and validating their attainment of Level 4 autonomy – the point at which networks represent a major shift from traditional human-defined automation processes to true autonomous decision-making – in specific network domains. One of the key drivers is AI, as operators look to deliver AI-ready infrastructure and services.

TM Forum is at the heart of developments to drive autonomous networks. In this report we look at which domains and processes CSPs are targeting for AN Level 4, the progress they are making, and the methodologies they are using to evaluate that progress using tools developed by TM Forum and its Members.

Read the report to learn about:

• CSPs’ progress towards Level 4 autonomous networks
• How TM Forum’s AN level assessments work and are being developed by Member companies
• Industry sentiment towards AN adoption, drivers and challenges
• The attainment levels of specific operators in different regions
• Best practices for AN development
• Recommendations for moving up the AN levels.