1、Executive Briefing THE TELECOM TECHCO:THE ROLE OF NETWORK CLOUD,AUTOMATION AND AI Telcos are pursuing a telecom techco vision to renew business models.This report explores how network cloud,automation and AI accelerate this transformation,with insights on scaling these technologies,impactful AI/auto

2、mation use cases and the advantages of open source.Network Innovation Will Davies,Senior Consultant|January 2025 Kindly supported by:THE TELECOM TECHCO:THE ROLE OF NETWORK CLOUD,AUTOMATION AND AI|JANUARY 2025 STL Partners EXECUTIVE BRIEFING 2 Executive summary According to our survey,80%of telcos ar

3、e aiming to transform into telecom techcos within the next three to five years,driven by the need to overcome stagnant revenues,improve efficiency and regain relevance in capital markets.At the core of this shift are autonomous cloud network platforms,which is a term to describe future networks,powe

4、red by cloud-native technologies,automation and AI.This will enable telcos to unlock techco-style revenue streams,such as AI-driven services,network application programming interfaces(APIs)and network slicing.However,progress is slow.Only 28%of telcos expect to achieve high autonomous network maturi

5、ty within the next three years,with many still reliant on non-cloud-native architectures that limit agility and innovation.Figure 1:A wide range of significant challenges are limiting telco progress Source:STL Partners telco autonomous cloud networks survey,n=50(Nov 2024)As shown in Figure 1,signifi

6、cant challenges remain,preventing telcos from reaping the full benefits of their networks and potential for value creation.This report offers three key recommendations to help telcos overcome these barriers.1.Link network modernisation to the telecom techco strategy Telcos have struggled compared to