Digital transformation means getting rid of manual tasking so that networks become self-managing, and network managers can play a passive, observational role. Prodapt’s Head of Product Consulting, Paul Termijn laid out his views on the pitfalls preventing some operators from this renaissance. At a recent Rakuten Symphony event, the RAN-focused software vendor shared the stage with another telco services provider and IT firm, Prodapt. The decision to join forces with Prodapt may be a sign of a new strategy from Rakuten Symphony to extend its role to be a systems integrator, rather than a sole vendor. Regardless, the event led to discussion of the much-needed digital transformation of networks. The telco sector, typically slower to adopt systemic change than other…