STL Partners：2024网络与自动化投资的战略优先级研究报告：运营商转型策略（英文版）（22页）.pdf

1、Executive Briefing UNLOCKING VALUE:STRATEGIC PRIORTISATION OF NETWORK AND AUTOMATION INVESTMENT Operators are transforming their networks to provide advanced services and tackle network complexity.However,progress is uneven as operators develop various capabilities at different stages.We outline fou

2、r common pathways and provide recommendations for operator peer groups.Executive Briefing Service Ela Eren,Consultant|February 2024 Kindly supported by:UNLOCKING VALUE:STRATEGIC PRIORTISATION OF NETWORK&AUTOMATION INVESTMENT|FEBRUARY 2024 STL Partners EXECUTIVE BRIEFING 2 Executive Summary Opera

3、tors must invest in network transformation to stay competitive.They must drive their own costs down(to free up resource for service innovation and keep margins stable as connectivity gets commoditised)and“unlock”new revenues from differentiated services(which they have struggled to do at scale).STL

4、Partners,in collaboration with Amdocs,has undertaken a two-phase project to clarify operators transformation progress and provide actionable recommendations to accelerate transformation and unlock value sooner.Phase 1 In the first phase of the research programme,STL Partners interviewed 23 operators

5、 and five vendors globally.The insights were used to produce an evidence-based“next-generation network maturity framework”.See Figure 1 for a high-level overview and the Appendix for more detail.The framework details the maturity milestones for operators on their network transformation journey acros

6、s four key pillars:Data&AI Cloudification&programmability Automation API exposure The output is a set of normalised industry benchmarks that operators can use to qualify and quantify their transformation progress.Figure 1:The four pillars of network transformation and automation Source:STL P