Telco public cloud usage set to double in 2019

Migrating telco workloads to the public cloud is not just a “lift and shift” exercise, but instead requires architecture of applications to use cloud-native technology that is available only on the public cloud. While CSPs have been reluctant to move core applications to the public cloud, Ovum analysts predict that telecommunications companies will be among the fastest growing adopters of public cloud in 2019 and 2020. CSPs are missing out on a huge cost savings opportunity by not migrating to the public cloud. Telco public cloud usage is predicted to double in 2019, according to a recent research report by industry analyst firm Ovum, entitled “Understanding the Business Value Of Re-architecting Core Applications on the Public Cloud.”Currently, only 20% of telecommunications core systems are virtualized, and just a fraction of those are on the public cloud. In fact, the number of CSPs planning to move workloads, such as revenue management and network management, to the public cloud is expected to double in 2019, according to the Ovum research.