Building a private network revenue stream is not straightforward for telcos, and they face many challenges. As shown in the diagram, A3 offers some solutions:
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The most striking thing about a self-healing network is its wide-ranging use of intelligence. The diagram shows that a telco will need to develop a range of new intelligence capabilities, alongside new data collection techniques and downstream automations. In recent research on automation, self-healing was identified as one of the last automations to mature in […]
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This research started by investigating the definition of self-healing because, although it is part of the Self-X terminologies within the TM Forum’s autonomous network project, it is often used to describe different functionalities within the network. At interview, there was a mix of enthusiasm for using the phrase “self-healing”, given that it is often interchangeable […]
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Bi-yearly research estimates the financial value of AI, automation and analytics (A3) through bottom-up analysis of potential capex/opex savings or revenue uplift from integrating these technologies into 60 processes/use cases across a telco’s network and OSS. This value is measured on an annual basis in dollar terms and as a proportion of total revenue for […]
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In recent research with 14 vendors providing telco automation, I was struck by some of the phrases used by those interviewed. 5 of them nicely summed up the current state of progress: Phrases used Translation “automation is a journey” automation is difficult but necessary “random acts of automation” most telcos currently lack a big-picture automation […]
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The diagram illustrates the development of automation and intelligence in a telco and considers the financial value for a “typical” telco. The pink lines illustrate the timeline for delivery of all intelligent and automation in a particular area – most lines stretch out over multiple years as more simple automations are completed and additional intelligence […]
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The model below uses a database of 100 Generative AI capabilities. The seven bubbles on the diagram group these capabilities and are defined in more detail in the previous blog post. The 7 categories are measured against: Likely availability The y-axis measures the maturity of the use case. A score of 3 expects the use […]
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As the saying goes, “if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. The current hype levels around generative AI make it hard to build a clear picture of where it can be used in a telco. The diagram below builds a picture of 7 main capabilities (in the rows) and their […]
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A spreadsheet of 120 use cases for intelligence and automation in open RAN was developed in recent research. The diagram provides an analysis of the use of intelligence on the x-axis (from analytics through to more complex machine learning) and automations on the y-axis. The distribution on the graphic illustrates that there is a […]
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The RAN will become the biggest user of analytics, AI and automation (A3) in the telco and its virtualisation/disaggregation in the open RAN specifications enables a range of vendors to participate in the provision of A3. The diagram describes the major groupings of network requirements found during research into r/xApp deployments – the size of […]
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