The complexity of future 5G networks, simultaneously handling consumer, enterprise and machine-based data transmission, requires investments in network automation. But, as operators take a step-by-step to automating operational processes, the rewards are clear but the risks are myriad and speak to both technology-facing decisions as well as a shift in internal structure and culture.
In an interview with RCR Wireless News, EXFO VP, SASS Division, Abdelkrim Benamar said, “Automation is extremely powerful if you make the right decisions but if you start to make wrong decisions, automation only increases the damages.
