The document outlines a panel discussion on the challenges and advancements in network automation, covering topics such as budget constraints, lack of skills, and various technologies including APIs and configuration tools. It presents audience polls on the most significant barriers to automation and the key areas for potential automation in telecommunications. The discussion emphasizes the importance of skills like Python and YANG modeling for network operations staff in adapting to automation.

1. Let's Get the
Machines to Do It
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#2020VISION

2. Panel
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Alexander Havang
CTO
Sandvine
James Crawshaw
Senior Analyst
Heavy Reading
Omar Javaid
Chief Product Officer
Vonage
Iain Milligan
Head, E2E Operations
Transformation
Three UK
Andy Tiller
EVP, Collaboration
& Innovation
TM Forum

3. Four Phases of Automation
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4. Automation Toolkit
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5. Audience Question Poll
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What is the key thing holding back your network
automation today?
• Lack of budget to invest in tools
• Lack of time to spend on automation projects
• Lack of in-house skills in scripting, modeling and
templating languages
• Too many different initiatives being pursued
concurrently (NFV, SDN, telco cloud, etc.)
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6. Matthew Oommen, Reliance Jio
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7. APIs & Programmability
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• REST APIs increase programmability but lack interoperability.
• NETCONF is a standardized way of configuring network
devices with transactionality.
• YANG can model configuration and state data of network
elements.
• NETCONF/YANG is a universal southbound protocol for
configuration and management.
Sounds great. So what is holding up NETCONF/YANG adoption?

8. Jim Fagan, Telstra
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9. Audience Question Poll
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In which part of telco operations is there the greatest
scope for automation?
• Customer and service management
• Resource management
• Technology management
• Infrastructure and network functions
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10. Configuration Tools & Templates
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• CI/CD tools have been enhanced to make them more
useful for network provisioning and management.
• Templates are used to send a configuration to a network
device, reducing the likelihood of human error and saving
time.
• Jinja template is built for Python and integrates well with
configuration tools.
To what degree is network configuration integrated into a
CI/CD pipeline?

11. AI in Telecom Operations
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Company Customer Care Networking & IT
Ops
Fraud & Security
AT&T ✓ ✓ ✓
Colt ✓ ✓
Deutsche Telekom ✓
Globe Telecom ✓ ✓ ✓
KDDI ✓
KT ✓
SK Telecom ✓
Swisscom ✓
Telefónica ✓ ✓
Vodafone ✓ ✓

12. Kevin McBride, CenturyLink
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13. Audience question poll
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Which is the most important new skill network
operations staff should learn to adapt to the
automation age?
• Python
• YANG modelling
• VM and container management
• CI/CD tools
To vote please go to:
pollev.com/cosmicbee491