According to a study by Analysys Mason commissioned by Nokia, telecom operators can expect up to 81 per cent cost savings after deploying optical network automation for network and service lifecycle management.
This comes amid surges in data traffic from sources such as augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML), and the internet of things (IoT), as well as the growing trend of more programmable optical networks.
According to the findings, the benefits of optical network automation spanned multiple areas of network and service lifecycle management including a reduction in network lifecycle management operational costs by up to 56 per cent, operational cost savings of up to 81 per cent for service delivery, capital expenditure (Capex) avoidance of 26 per cent, and up to 10 per cent uplift in anticipated revenue from the improved win rates.
The findings also stated that a decrease in time taken for service order fulfillment, from an average of 10 days to 24 hours, contributing to around 90 per cent savings in operational costs. The study found that this enabled a tier-1 North American telco to improve their win rates by five-times. Despite this, the adoption of optical network automation remains slow due to new challenges with increasing operating expenditure (opex).
