2024 Autonomous Networks Summit Releases the Stage 4 Trade Blueprint

Press Launch

[Copenhagen, Denmark, June 19, 2024] The Autonomous Networks Summit was held throughout DTW 2024. Distinguished visitors, together with executives and representatives from China Cell, TM Discussion board, Vodafone, Telefonica, Huawei, Ericsson, and AsiaInfo, in addition to Professor Joseph Sifakis, the winner of the 2007 Turing Award, delivered speeches and engaged in discussions concerning the Stage 4 improvement path. In the course of the summit, business companions collectively launched the Autonomous Networks Stage 4 business blueprint: high-value situations. 

This report introduces the Autonomous Networks (AN) Stage 4 business blueprint, which incorporates the imaginative and prescient and targets, worth situations, know-how structure, and evolution path. It serves as a priceless reference for communications service suppliers (CSPs) seeking to plan and deploy AN Stage 4. TM Discussion board has chosen 15 high-value situations primarily based on service and operations worth and know-how maturity for CSPs to prioritize when implementing Stage 4. Moreover, TM Discussion board has proposed the mixing of AI and GenAI into the three-layer AN structure to develop role-specific copilots and scenario-specific brokers. Moreover, TM Discussion board has outlined the general AN Stage 4 evolution plan. The plan focuses on attaining single-domain closed-loop autonomy in upkeep and optimization situations in part 1. In part 2, the plan focuses on implementing end-to-end closed-loop autonomy in advanced situations. 

Determine 1. Launch Ceremony – Autonomous Networks Stage 4 Trade Blueprint 

In the course of the occasion themed ‘L4 is Coming’, a various group of visitors shared their ideas on Stage 4 high-value situations, key challenges, options, and sensible experiences. The discussions centered across the journey in direction of attaining Stage 4. 

Within the welcome speech, Nik Willetts, TM Discussion board CEO, mentioned, “ As one in every of TM Discussion board Missions, Autonomous Networks not solely enhance the O&M effectivity and consumer expertise, but additionally permits operators to effectively innovate new companies and merchandise, and unlock the brand new income alternatives.” 

Dr Li Huidi, Vice President of China Cell, emphasised in his speech that “As 5G, AI and different applied sciences shortly develop, we’re writing a brand new chapter of historical past. To attain AN Stage 4, we suggest the next options. First, we should seize the alternatives for innovation and encourage numerous organizations to collaborate on the event of an AN requirements system. Second, we should advance business collaboration and develop a brand new ecosystem for converged improvement. Then, we should broadly promote worldwide collaboration primarily based on the idea of mutual advantages.” 

“Autonomous Networks are a sophisticated integration of AI and networks, and Extremely Autonomous Networks have to be achieved part by part. We should combine an AI agent structure to networks, whereas guaranteeing reliable techniques and community group intelligence.” mentioned Professor Joseph Sifakis, whereas presenting his options to AN L4+ technical challenges. 

As a consultant of main distributors, Dang Wenshuan, Huawei’s Chief Technique Architect, said, “Autonomous Networks are at the moment witnessing large progress. We advise that the business take Stage 4 as a brand new place to begin and cling to 5 ideas, that are single-domain autonomy, cross-domain collaboration, value-driven, visualization, and productization. We should always develop scenario-specific AI brokers and role-specific copilot apps as merchandise {and professional} companies to realize a quantum leap to Autonomous Networks Stage 4.” 

Reaching Stage 4 will likely be a gradual and long-term course of that requires step-by-step and phase-by-phase implementation. The Stage 4 business blueprint is anticipated to function a priceless information for the business because it progresses in direction of Stage 4. All business stakeholders are devoted to working collectively to drive the transformation of the telecom business in direction of Extremely Autonomous Networks. 

About Autonomous Networks Summit 

Autonomous Networks (AN) was collectively proposed by TM Discussion board and business companions, together with carriers and distributors in 2019, aiming to make companies faster, cheaper and less complicated to deploy and handle. After 5 years of improvement, AN has achieved exceptional milestones in business consensus, standardization and sensible implementation. Autonomous Networks Summit is a communication platform for business leaders to share their practices, ideas, and viewpoints round AN and focus on methods to collaborate to advance AN improvement.