Up to 50%-60% traditional activities will be automated in telecom networks in 5 years: Ericsson’s Bradley Mead

NEW DELHI: Up to 50% to 60% of traditional activities will be automated in telecom networks in another 5 years if the operators make the necessary investments in tools and people skilling. Discussing at length about the viability of zero-touch networks with ETTelecom’s Tina Gurnaney; Bradley Mead, Ericsson’s head of network managed services shared about investments, security and challenges of deploying automated networks. Edited excerpts: