Lessons from DTW Ignite 2026 that will change the rules for OSS

The telecoms industry has spent the last several years experimenting with AI to enable more advanced network automation. Now many operators are stuck with AI-driven network automation trials that look compelling in controlled environments but cannot progress to live production environments. Vendors are sensing these concerns and adapting their marketing pitches and solution propositions accordingly. At DTW26, we saw how vendors, operators and standards bodies are starting to rewrite the rules for autonomous operations in the AI era.