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75 Percent of Network Providers Expect Significant or Full Network Automation Within Five Years
Organizations across the globe are transforming their networks with
intelligent automation, programmable optics and advanced analytics
capabilities to be able to adapt and respond dynamically to changing
market demands. Understanding the critical role automation plays in
responding to future business and market changes, Ciena
(NYSE: CIEN) sponsored an independent research report by ACG
Research to highlight the current state of adaptive networking and
further explore service provider motivations and implementations as they
transform their networks to meet customer demands.
Overall, the study found that network automation investments are
expected to grow by approximately 30 percent between now and 2021, with
75 percent of respondents expecting to achieve full or significant
network automation in the next five years.
Other Key Findings:
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The top motivations cited for increasing automation include: faster
service delivery, improved customer satisfaction, the ability to
support more complex and innovative services, and increased business
agility.
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Respondents stated that the top concerns and gaps they must address to
ensure the success of their network transformations are: security,
intelligence/analytics, and a skilled workforce that not only
understands traditional telecom networks but new IT and software
innovations, as well.
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All regions ranked analytics and security as top requirements when
asked what elements are needed to increase automation, but there were
some differences of opinion on other requirements. For example, 68
percent of operators in Central and Latin America named the ability to
access network performance data as one of the top 3 important elements
while 55 percent of respondents in the European region and 40 percent
of respondents in the Asia-Pacific region pointed to open,
programmable infrastructure as being in the top 3.
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Overall, 60 percent of respondents across the globe indicate openness
and interoperability as being "very important" for their automation
solution and 82 percent plan to use open source software from vendors
or a mix of sources.
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When asked hat superhero they want their future network to be
associated with, respondents' top three answers were: The Hulk,
Spider-Man, and Black Widow. When asked why, the top responses
included Strength, Speed and Intelligence.
Executive Comments:
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"We all realize that network automation is happening, but we really
wanted to delve deeper into service provider and large enterprise
experiences, expectations and challenges with automation. One of the
key survey findings that stood out to me was the need for trained,
skilled personnel in the area of programmable networks and
automation. Operators expect their vendor partners to be able to help
them with not only products and services but also with bridging the
skills gap between telecom and IT as they execute their automation
journey."
- Tim Doiron, Principal Analyst, Intelligent
Networking, ACG Research
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"A new theme has started to emerge in our conversations with customers
around the globe. Automation, programmability, and intelligence have
become critical keystones of future networks. With the pace of growth
in capacity, devices, and mobility moving exceedingly fast, adaptive
networks, which combine these attributes, will allow organizations to
not only survive, but thrive in the face of increasing complexity and
unpredictable growth to support the services and applications of
tomorrow."
- Joe Cumello, Vice President, Head of Global
Marketing, Ciena
About the Study:
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The report is based on insights from 208 decision-makers from 200
different service providers and large enterprises across the globe.
This was an independent study conducted by ACG
Research, a leading analyst and consulting firm. Ciena was not
involved in identifying any of the survey or interview participants.
About Ciena
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