A structured, auditable assessment of your network's autonomy maturity for a chosen operational scenario, delivered by a TM Forum certified evaluator applying TM Forum's Autonomous Networks Levels framework and its published evaluation tools (IG1252 methodology and the GB1059 ANLET questionnaire library).
What we can evidence
Establish where you actually sit on the TM Forum autonomy scale.
Run by a TM Forum certified evaluator — certified since 2025. A questionnaire- and process-based assessment following TM Forum's IG1252 evaluation methodology and the GB1059 ANLET library, covering RAN and core fault management, IP network optimisation and fault management, change management, network planning and RAN energy-efficiency optimisation, scored against levels 0 to 5.
Digitata Networks has been a TM Forum certified evaluator since 2025, applies TM Forum's published methodology, and its team has undertaken TM Forum AN Levels training. The result is portable because the framework and the scoring are TM Forum's, not ours.
The problem it addresses
Operators are targeting autonomy — many have publicly committed to reaching high autonomy levels, but lack an objective way to assess where they are today and measure progress against industry standards and peers. Self-assessment without a methodology produces a number nobody trusts.
The six-level scale
TM Forum defines autonomy on a six-level scale. Assessment is always per-scenario rather than a whole-network verdict.
| Level | Name | Characteristic |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Manual Operation & Maintenance | Offline manual implementation; assisted monitoring only |
| 1 | Assisted Operation & Maintenance | Manual implementation with online recording of events |
| 2 | Partial Autonomous Networks | Automation driven by statically configured rules |
| 3 | Conditional Autonomous Networks | Automation driven by dynamically programmable policies; senses real-time change |
| 4 | High Autonomous Networks | AI-assisted decisioning across domains; predictive closed loops; continuous learning |
| 5 | Full Autonomous Networks | Self-evolving closed-loop automation across services, domains and lifecycle |
Scope and method
The assessment covers a specific domain and operational flow, for example RAN fault management or core network stability. It is questionnaire- and process-based, following the IG1252 evaluation methodology and the relevant ANLET questionnaire, and is designed to be vendor-independent. Scoring runs on the Intent–Awareness–Analysis–Decision–Execution activity chain, with each question answered by selecting the option that matches observed practice, supported by evidence. Completing it requires your subject-matter experts — first and second-line operations, RAN and core specialists, field maintenance — working alongside the evaluator. TM Forum's Autonomous Networks Level 4 solution packages define the scenarios; the packages published so far are listed below, and are a separate artefact from the ANLET questionnaires used for scoring.
| Reference | Scenario | Applies to | Orientation |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG1502A | Service delivery | Mobile service | Service |
| IG1502G | Service delivery | Edge and computing service | Service |
| IG1503B | Quality assurance | Home broadband | Service |
| IG1503D | Quality assurance | Private line | Service |
| IG1504A | Complaint handling | Mobile service | Service |
| IG1505A | Problem management | Mobile service | Service |
| IG1505G | Problem management | Edge and computing service | Service |
| IG1521C | Network planning | FAN | Network |
| IG1523 | Fault management | Main template | Network |
| IG1524B | Change management | Core | Network |
| IG1525E | Quality optimisation | IP | Network |
| IG1526A | Energy efficiency optimisation | RAN | Network |
What you receive
- An assessment report for the chosen scenario.
- Your current autonomy level score against the framework, with the supporting evidence recorded.
- A clear statement of where you stand in your automation journey.
- A tailored roadmap toward higher levels, with Insight and Enhance available as follow-on execution.
How the roles work
The framework defines two roles: the Evaluator, who runs the assessment, and the Evaluated, whose network is scored. Digitata Networks acts as Evaluator. TM Forum itself does not carry out assessments — it operates a separate validation service that verifies a submitted self-assessment used the tooling correctly and that the evidence matches the scores. It is worth being precise about what that validation covers: it confirms process and evidence, not that the network physically performs at the assessed level, which would require separate network testing.
Accreditation, stated plainly: Digitata Networks has been a TM Forum certified evaluator since 2025, applies TM Forum's framework and methodology, and its team has undertaken TM Forum AN Levels training. Beyond running the assessment, we can facilitate submission of a completed assessment to TM Forum for independent validation.