Industry benchmarks reinforce these outcomes. Capgemini reports that early autonomous network programs have delivered up to 20% improvement in operational efficiency and 18% reductions in network operating costs, as operators automate orchestration, assurance, and optimization workflows4. Energy management is also emerging as a high-return use case: Capgemini found that 71% of operators have reduced network energy consumption over the past two years through AI-supported automation and dynamic resource management.