Global Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Market 2024-2028: Full Research Suite

Our Telecommunications Cloud research suite provides actionable insights and analysis into this rapidly growing and competitive market; enabling stakeholders, such as operators, cloud providers, network equipment providers, and hyperscalers to navigate and capitalise on the development of cloud infrastructure in telecommunications networks.

This is achieved through a detailed assessment of the advantages of cloud computing services, the adoption of cloud computing and platforms across various countries, and the benefits to network performance, business models, network operations, and operational expenses. Moreover, the report provides detailed strategic recommendations and analysis of how operators can leverage advanced cloud technology to improve their enterprise and consumer customer experiences, as well as operational efficiency. This includes key recommendations on how operators can develop a flexible infrastructure and cloud-based solutions which offer advanced edge network capabilities and reduced time-to-market for new telecom services, whilst enhancing experiences for consumers.

The suite includes several different options that can be purchased separately, including access to data mapping, the cloudification of wireless cellular networks and future growth of telecommunications cloud, an insightful study uncovering the latest cloud computing trends and opportunities within the market, and a document containing extensive analysis of the 11 market leaders in cloud service provision.
The coverage can also be purchased as a Full Research Suite, which contains all these elements and offers a substantial discount.

Collectively, they provide a critical tool for understanding this rapidly emerging market, operators, cloud service providers, and hyperscalers; shaping their future strategy for monetisation and digital transformation in the telecom industry. Its unparalleled coverage makes this research suite an incredibly useful resource for charting the future of a crucial and rapidly growing market.

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1. Key Trends & Strategic Recommendations
1.1 Key Trends
1.2 Strategic Recommendations
2. Future Market Outlook
2.1 Introduction to Telecommunications Cloud
Figure 2.1: Total Telecommunications Cloud Expenditure in 2024 (%), Split by Region
2.2 Key Platforms and Services in Cloud Telecommunications
Figure 2.2: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Management Responsibilities
2.2.1 IaaS
2.2.2 PaaS
2.2.3 SaaS
2.2.4 Cloud Service Charging Models
2.3 Microservices, Containers, Kubernetes, and Docker
2.3.1 Kubernetes
Figure 2.3: Kubernetes Components
2.3.2 Trends Driving Telecommunications Cloud Adoption
i. Total Cost of Ownership Increased by Consumer and Enterprise Data Consumption
Figure 2.4: Total Cellular Data Generated (PB), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
ii. New 5G Deployments Expand Cloud Opportunities in Telecommunications
Figure 2.5: Total Number of 5G Connections (m), Split By 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
Figure 2.6: 5G Service-based Architecture
2.3.3 Cloud Telecommunications Deployments Critical to Reaching Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Goals
3. Monetisable Opportunities
3.1 Key Opportunities for Cloudification
3.1.1 Cloud-native Network Functions
i. ETSI Network Function Standards
ii. Session Border Controller
iii. Cloud-native Routers
iv. Packet Gateways
v. Call Session Control
3.1.2 C-RAN (Cloud Radio Access Network)
Figure 3.1: Total Number of 5G NR Base Stations (Including Base Stations and Small Cells), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
Table 3.2: Advantages of C-RAN Deployments
Figure 3.3: C-RAN Structure
i. Challenges to C-RAN
ii. Why C-RAN Is Critical to the Development of Open RAN (Radio Access Network)
3.1.3 Multi-access Edge Computing
Figure 3.4: Multi-access Edge Computing Reference Architecture
i. Smartphone Manufacturers
ii. OTT Video Streaming Providers
3.2 Key Technologies and Projects in Cloud Telecommunications
3.2.1 Bare Metal Cloud
Table 3.5: Bare Metal Cloud Limitations and Negatives
i. Metal3
3.2.2 Hybrid Cloud and Multi-cloud Deployments
Figure 3.6: Total Telecommunications Private and Public Cloud Expenditure by Operators ($m), 2023-2028
i. Hybrid Cloud
ii. Multi-cloud
3.2.3 Serverless Architectures
Table 3.7: Negatives of a Serverless Architecture
3.3 Nephio by the Linux Foundation
Figure 3.8: Nephio’s Functional Building Blocks
4. Country Readiness Index
4.1 Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Country Readiness Index
Figure 4.1: Juniper Research’s 8 Key Regions Definitions
Table 4.2: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies: Country Readiness Index Scoring Criteria
Figure 4.3: Juniper Research Telecommunications Cloud Country Readiness Index: Graph
Table 4.4: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Country Readiness Index: Market Segments
4.2 Market Segment Analysis
4.2.1 Focus Markets
i. China
Figure 4.5: Total Operator Expenditure on Cloud Deployments ($m) in China, 2023-2028
Figure 4.6: Total Number of 5G Connections in China (m), 2023-2028
ii. The US
Figure 4.7: Total Operator Expenditure on Telecommunications Cloud in the US ($m), 2023-2028
4.2.2 Saturated Markets
4.2.3 Growth Markets
i. India
Figure 4.8: Total Operator Revenue in India ($m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.9: Total Operator Expenditure on Telecommunications Cloud in India ($m), 2023 2028
ii. Saudi Arabia
Figure 4.10: Average Operator Revenue per Mobile Subscriber per Month in Saudi Arabia ($), 2023-2028
4.3 Developing Markets
Figure 4.11: Total Operator Expenditure on Telecommunications Cloud in Developing Markets, 2023-2028
i. Turkey
Figure 4.12: Total Number of Active Mobile Subscribers in Turkey (m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.13: Total Network Traffic Serviced by Telecommunications Cloud in Turkey (PB), 2023-2028
ii. Chile
Figure 4.14: Average Operator Revenue per Mobile Subscriber per Month in Chile ($), 2023-2028
Table 4.15: National Tier 1 Operator Subscribers in Chile in 2023
Figure 4.16: Total Operator Expenditure on Telecommunication Cloud in Chile ($m), 2023 2028
Table 4.17: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Heatmap, North America
Table 4.18: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Heatmap, Latin America
Table 4.19: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Heatmap, West Europe
Table 4.20: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Heatmap, Central & East Europe
Table 4.21: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Heatmap, Far East & China
Table 4.22: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Heatmap, Indian Subcontinent
Table 4.23: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Heatmap, Rest of Asia Pacific
Table 4.24: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Heatmap, Africa & Middle East
1. Competitor Leaderboard
1.1 Why Read This Report
Table 1.1: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Vendors and Product Portfolios
Figure 1.2: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Telecommunications Cloud Vendors
Table 1.3: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Telecommunications Cloud Vendors & Positioning
Table 1.4: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Heatmap: Telecommunications Cloud Vendors
2. Vendor Profiles
2.1 Vendor Profile
2.1.1 AWS (Amazon Web Services)
i. Corporate Information
Table 2.1: AWS’ Revenue in 2021 and 2022 ($bn)
ii. Geographical Spread
Figure 2.2: Amazon Web Service Infrastructure Deployments Map, 2023
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.3: AWS Telco Network Builder
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.2 Cisco
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships.
iv. High-Level View of Offerings
Figure 2.4: Cisco Edge Cloud for Content
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.3 Dell
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.5: Dell Telecom Automation Suite
Figure 2.6: Dell Telecom Multicloud Foundation
Figure 2.7: Dell Telecom Infrastructure Block Operations Day 0 to Day 2 and Beyond
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.4 Ericsson
i. Corporate Information
Table 2.8: Ericsson‘s Financial Information ($m), 2020-2023
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.9: Ericsson Cloud Portfolio
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities.
2.1.5 Google Cloud Platform
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
Figure 2.10: Google Cloud Platform Regions
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.11: Telecom Network Automation
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.6 Huawei
i. Corporate
Table 2.12: Huawei’s Select Financial Information ($m), 2019-2022
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.7 IBM
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
Figure 2.14: IBM Data Centre and MZRs (Machine Readable Zone) Location Map
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.15: IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.8 Microsoft
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.16: Azure Operator Nexus
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.9 Oracle
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
Figure 2.17: Oracle Cloud Regions
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.10 VMware
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 2.18: VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure Components
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.11 Vultr
i. Corporate Information
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.2 Juniper Research Leaderboard Assessment Methodology
2.3 Limitations & Interpretations
Table 2.19: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies
1. Introduction and Methodology
1.1 Introduction & Forecast Methodology
Figure 1.1: Total Global Expenditure on Cloud Telecommunications ($m), 2023-2028
1.2 Telecommunications Cloud Forecasting Methodology
Figure 1.2: Telecommunications Cloud Strategies Methodology
2. Market Summary and Future Market Outlook
2.1 Total Number of Active Mobile Subscribers
Figure & Table 2.1: Total Number of Active Mobile Subscribers (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
Table 2.2: Mobile Subscriber Penetration Rate (%), Split By 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
2.2 Total Operator-billed Revenue
Figure & Table 2.3: Total Operator-billed Revenue ($m), Split by 8 key Regions, 2023-2028
Table 2.4: Average Operator Revenue per Mobile Subscriber per Month ($), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
2.3 Total Operator Telecommunications Cloud Expenditure
Figure & Table 2.5: Total Operator Telecommunications Cloud Expenditure ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023 2028
2.4 Total Operator Public Telecommunications Cloud Expenditure
Figure & Table 2.6:Total Operator Expenditure on Public Telecommunications Cloud ($m), Split by 8 key Regions, 2023-2028
Table 2.7:Proportion of Operator Expenditure on Telecommunications Cloud That Is Public Cloud (%), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
2.5 Total Operator Private Telecommunications Cloud Expenditure
Figure & Table 2.8: Total Operator Private Telecommunications Cloud Expenditure ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
Table 2.9: Proportion of Operator Expenditure on Telecommunications Cloud That Is Private Cloud, Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
2.6 Total Network Data Serviced by The Cloud
Figure & Table 2.10: Total Network Data Serviced by the Cloud ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028

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