Telcos and the Cloud: Strategies and Challenges

The chapter explores the complex landscape of cloud provider usage among telcos, focusing on the dynamics between major tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and AWS. It delves into the specific strategies employed by operators such as Vodafone and BT in balancing public and private cloud infrastructure. The challenges of hybrid cloud adoption, concerns about performance, and the reluctance of telcos to migrate certain functions to public clouds are also discussed.