Operators must overhaul metrics for network autonomy
By Ray Le Maistre
Jul 7, 2026
Alex Boyd, Director Systems Engineering, Telcos, Everpure
Speaking at DTW Ignite 2026 in Copenhagen, Alex Boyd, director of systems engineering for telcos at Everpure, sets out the foundational changes operators must make to move from network automation towards true autonomy. He argues that existing change-control processes, infrastructure architectures and measurement frameworks are all inadequate for closed-loop, agentic operations, and warns against framing the shift purely around cost reduction, advocating instead for value creation and capex liberation as the primary measures of success. He also notes that the KPIs needed to assess autonomous systems robustly do not yet fully exist.
Recorded June 2026
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