I tuned into the newest to latest neXt Curve Rethink podcast episode, which provided a comprehensive recap of TM Forum‘s DTW Ignite 2025. The discussion, featuring the insightful perspectives of industry veterans Dean Bubley and Patrick Lopez, offered valuable insights into the ongoing evolution and transformation within the telco sector.
Thought these points were especially helpful, so wanted to pass them along:
- Growing excitement for Autonomous Networks and Open Digital Architecture (ODA).
- Automation is now viable due to maturing technologies: cloud-native functions, virtualization, and cloud tools (e.g., Chef, Puppet).
- Intelligent network discussions are transitioning from theory to implementation.
- Greater focus on network orchestration and management, rather than just BSS.
- Widespread discussion about Agentic AI in telecom but still in proof-of-concept (POC) stage.
- Growing interest in Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) and open access models.
- Current uses of Network APIs: fraud prevention, identity, location services.
- Future aspiration for Network APIs: enable network capacity monetization and inter-network APIs (e.g., for carrier aggregation or best user experience).
- Essential components: fiber to the tower, virtualized infrastructure, undifferentiated hardware, orchestration tools.
These observations highlight significant shifts in how we approach network management and service delivery.
I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on these developments.
Podcast link: https://lnkd.in/dZpTFpEh
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