As Communications service providers (CSPs) move towards offering more non-traditional, digital services and new business models to become Digital service providers (DSPs), they need to make their networks and software platforms more open and programmable. CSPs are starting to evolve their networks and to consolidate their operations in a move towards more agile operations models. Telecoms software delivery models are changing and we are starting to see more innovative service led models aimed at CSPs’ business outcomes as vendors seek to become the CSPs’ partners in their move to this new operating model.1