자동화 및 오케스트레이션 : 통신사업자와 클라우드

Actionable Benefits:

• Understand the impact of cloud software on automation and orchestration.
• Identify business drivers and value that automation adds to Communication Service Providers' (CSPs) business.
• Develop an understanding of some challenges that CSPs face as they continue to invest in automation products and services.

Critical Questions Answered:

• How does automation in the Information Technology (IT)/cloud domain differ from that in the telecoms industry domain?
• What constitutes automating a network domain?
• What are some key business areas where CSPs are expected to initiate change as they embark on their network transformation?

Research Highlights:

• Analysis of several practice areas that CSPs should consider for their network transformation.
• Analysis of a select group of CSPs on their automation software and Application Programming Interface (API) investments.
• A breakdown of key pillars that vendors should consider as they build their next-generation automation products for cloudified networks.

Who Should Read This?

• Automation suppliers' product management and solution architects.
• CSPs' network engineers and technical and network maintenance providers.
• Professional services executives working in network transformation projects.

Table of Contents

Market Trends and Automation Drivers

• Impact of Cloud on Automation
• Drivers for Automation and Orchestration

Ecosystem Complexity and Associated Challenges

• Growing Network Complexity
• Challenges CSPs must Contend with

IT/Cloud versus Telco Automation

• Automation in IT and Cloud Domain
• Automation in Telco Domain

4G versus 5G Cloud Network Automation

• 4G versus 5G Intelligent Automation
• Automation in 4G Networks
• Automation in 5G Networks
• Three Conditions for E2E Cloudified Automation Stacks

What Constitutes Automating a Network Domain?

• Cross-Layer Automation within a Single Domain
• Cross-Layer Automation in a Cross-Domain Environment
• Three Stages in Automation Decision-Making
• Multi-Vendor Network Transformation
• Network Modernization Phasing and Planning

Picking a Cloud and Automation Partner

• Automation and Integration with Cloud Vendors
• Six Practice Areas for CSPs' Network Transformation
• Four Selection Criteria for Automation Suppliers
• Service Lifecycle Management in Cloud Networks

Overcoming the Knowledge Gap

• Telco Domain Plus Data Science Expertise
• Software Expertise in Telcos
• CSPs' Software and Automation Investments

Key Pillars of Next-Generation Automation Solutions

• Key Pillars of Next-Generation Automation Solutions
• Business Outcomes Achieved through Automation

Recommendations and Concluding Remarks

• Recommendations for CSPs
• Recommendations for Vendors
• Concluding Remarks