Telefónica collaborates on advancing AN progress evaluation

The 6th TM Forum Autonomous Networks Workshop, co-hosted by Telefónica at its global headquarters in Madrid, gathered more than 70 experts from 27 companies to collaborate on the next stage of network autonomy.

The two-day, in-person workshop focused on defining the business motivation and measurable outcomes for Level 4 autonomy, advancing the AN Levels Evaluation Tool (ANLET), and aligning cross-domain orchestration and agentic architectures to enable real-time, data-driven networks.

Connecting AN Levels to business value

The workshop underscored the importance of cooperation between CSPs and technology partners to build autonomous networks that transform how we operate and how we deliver value - not only for efficiency but for innovation, sustainability, and customer experience.

Attendees explored how operators can connect Key Enabler Indicators (KEIs) and Key Business Indicators (KBIs) to the Autonomous Network Level (ANL) framework, providing a unified model to track both progress and business impact.

Deep-dive agenda: from agents to orchestration

Participants engaged in interactive sessions on the main building blocks of autonomy:

• Business Motivation for Level 4 Autonomy: quantifying efficiency gains, OPEX savings, and ecosystem readiness.
• Agentic Architectures: exploring how AI-powered multi-agent systems coordinate tasks across domains, drawing on lessons from the Agent Fabric Catalyst and Open APIs.
• Self-Healing Networks: implementing proactive, reactive, and hybrid closed-loop assurance across heterogeneous environments with knowledge graphs modelling.
• Cross-Domain Orchestration: aligning intents, policies, and resources across core, RAN, transport, cloud, and IT layers.
• ANL, KEIs & KBIs: linking metrics to transformation roadmaps and solution adoption.
• HVS & Solution Packages: advancing high-value scenarios toward production-ready blueprints.
• ANLET Development: reviewing the roadmap and operator contributions to the evaluation tool.

Collaboration is the engine of autonomy

Participants highlighted that the collaboration between CSPs and vendors is not only valuable but fundamental to advancing automation maturity. The joint exchange of insights, challenges, and best practices enables the industry to align architectures, standards, and solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

Olta Vangjeli, AN Programme Director of TM Forum highlighted: “When CSPs and vendors collaborate with a shared vision, innovation moves faster, and outcomes become tangible. Together, we turn automation from a concept into a measurable business reality.”

Building the future of autonomous operations

The Madrid workshop reaffirmed TM Forum’s commitment to building open, collaborative frameworks that accelerate the industry’s move toward self-governing, intent-driven, and sustainable networks.

Outcomes from the sessions will inform updates to TM Forum’s Autonomous Networks Framework Release 6.0 and ongoing Catalyst projects demonstrating measurable business impact.