From Automation Towards Autonomy - China Mobile's Practice in Autonomous Networks

Explore China Mobile's journey and practical implementation of autonomous networks in this 29-minute conference talk. Learn how the telecommunications giant progressed from single-domain network automation to complex end-to-end network-wide autonomy, developing methodologies and tools successfully deployed in large-scale production environments. Discover their motivations, goals, and approaches to overcoming challenges in network automation, as well as their vision for future developments. Gain insights into how open source communities contribute to advancing automated and intelligent operation maintenance capabilities through reference implementations, technical specifications, and certification tests. Understand the importance of building an open, cooperative ecosystem that enhances core capabilities for both in-house and outsourced OSS solutions.