Annual report examining the telco network and service automation market, its status, trends, and prospects. Omdia has added the category of service management and orchestration (SMO), the foundation block of future RAN automation.
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Telco Network and Service Automation Market Tracker Report – 2025
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Christoforos Sarantopoulos
Follow AnalystSenior Analyst, Service Provider Networks
Christoforos is a senior analyst that covers telco cloud and network automation. His main field of research is the implementation of network cloudification in fixed and mobile communication service provider networks. His research helps both service providers and network vendors understand the cloud technology setting and explore opportunities to expand their capabilities.
Christoforos joined Omdia in September 2022. Before Omdia, he worked as a network designer for BT, specializing in designing network performance and customer experience monitoring systems for the mobile core network. Christoforos holds a Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and a Master of Science in Telecommunications with Business from University College London.
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