In this episode, Joseph Attwood, Analyst, and Michelle Lam, Senior Analyst, discuss the need for telecoms operators to evolve their approach to network automation if they hope to achieve their autonomous networking goals.

They explore the two pathways that operators can follow to overcome the limitations of NFV MANO. The first of these pathways is to implement cloud-native automation based on Kubernetes’s orchestration capabilities and GitOps methodologies. The second is for operators to adapt their network automation as ETSI evolves its NFV MANO architecture to the new Telco Cloud MANO architecture.

Joseph and Michelle discuss the advantages and trade-offs of each pathway as well as which approach various operators are likely to adopt.

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As fixed broadband providers upgrade home broadband equipment or as consumers switch providers, a growing stream of electronic waste such as modems, routers and set-top boxes is produced. Managing this e-waste is both costly and complex, and operators often fall short in transparently reporting on the disposal of home broadband equipment.

In this podcast episode, analysts Grace Langham and Donye Liu explore the progress and challenges operators face in building circularity into their home broadband hardware. They also highlight initiatives from operators that are working to responsibly recover, reuse and recycle obsolete equipment.

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The US Golden Dome programme offers a significant prospect for satellite manufacturers and related players. This proposed multi-layered network of satellites aims to improve and consolidate the US military’s security and prevalence in space, via a large number of highly capable satellites and support infrastructure. Manufacturers and vendors capable of delivering on time, at cost and with competitive offerings will benefit from the significant budget allocations. However, there havebeen challenges related to manufacturers and supply chains for similar programmes. Such challenges must be properly navigated in this programme to best meet the opportunity ahead.

Our space and satellite experts, Christopher Baugh and Dallas Kasaboski, discuss these issues in this episode of the Analysys Mason podcast.

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