"The Madrid-based global comms provider's Autonomous Network Journey (ANJ) programme was launched in 2021, and is based on the Autonomous Networks framework defined by the TM Forum, which aims to provide a systematic method for operators from AN strategy planning to implementation, and guide operators to carry out AN work more efficiently. For Telefónica, network autonomy is conceived as a path that advances from fully manual environments to fully autonomous networks, classified in levels 0 to 5."
"At their highest levels, networks are capable of self-learning, span multiple domains, and possess self-configuration, self-optimisation and self-healing capabilities. This is said to ensure "the highest levels" of efficiency and reliability. Telefónica recurrently measures the evolution of autonomy in each principal network domain - fixed access, mobile access, transport, IP, core and telco cloud - as well as in what it calls a number of key processes such as planning, testing, deployment and operations."
"In November 2025, the operator revealed a roadmap to reach an average level of autonomy of 3.75 by 2028, and reach level 4 by 2030. The resulting weighted indicator reflects the actual maturity of each of the operations in the countries in which it operates, and shows how each country is progressing towards more predictive, efficient and self-sufficient operating models. The group's global level consolidates the progress of the operations in a standardised way, offering a unified view of Telefónica's progress towards autonomous maturity."
Telefónica launched the Autonomous Network Journey (ANJ) programme in 2021 based on the TM Forum Autonomous Networks framework. Network autonomy is defined across levels 0 to 5, moving from fully manual operations to fully autonomous networks capable of self-learning, multi-domain operation, self-configuration, self-optimisation and self-healing. Telefónica measures autonomy evolution across fixed access, mobile access, transport, IP, core and telco cloud domains and across processes such as planning, testing, deployment and operations. A roadmap targets an average autonomy level of 3.75 by 2028 and level 4 by 2030. Telefónica finished 2025 with 12 Level 4 use cases and a weighted indicator that standardises and reflects country-level maturity.
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