Automation Is Not Autonomy

L4 Autonomous Networks Daily — a daily briefing on the road to Level 4 autonomous networks, hosted by AI voices Marcus and Lena. In this episode: • The difference between automation and autonomy, and why Verizon's CTO says scripted speed is not the same as reasoning through the unscripted • How Verizon executed more than 70 million closed-loop configuration changes in 2025, on a common data layer with a shared library of agent skills • What ETSI's TeraFlowSDN Release 6 adds for autonomous transport: policy-driven closed loops, P4 in-band telemetry, and a digital-twin connector • SK Telecom's standards-first route to Level 4, and why it argues proprietary per-vendor tools cannot scale • The 3GPP Madrid decisions on 5G-to-6G migration that autonomous networks will have to operate under • Omdia's caution: why deterministic automation still beats agents for stable, well-defined tasks New briefing every day. Subscribe to follow the road to Level 4 autonomous networks. Sources and further reading: • Constellation Research — Verizon aims at the autonomous network: https://www.constellationr.com/insigh... • The FastMode — ETSI launches TeraFlowSDN Release 6: https://www.thefastmode.com/technolog... • The FastMode — SK Telecom unveils standards-based autonomous network strategy: https://www.thefastmode.com/technolog... • IEEE ComSoc Technology Blog — 3GPP Plenary #113 coverage: https://techblog.comsoc.org/category/... • 3GPP — RAN #113 reports: https://www.3gpp.org/news-events/3gpp... • Light Reading — AI agents creep into broadband networks: https://www.lightreading.com/broadban... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0FPDDQs... Full archive:    • L4 Autonomous Networks Daily   #autonomousnetworks #telecom #5G #6G #ORAN #AI #networkautomation #Verizon