Spending on the Cloud is Booming, but Telcos Leave Half of Their Capacity Unused

Spending on cloud infrastructure is reaching all-time highs. But some new data indicates that telecom players are using less than half of the cloud services they’ve already paid for.

“Telecom companies aren’t using all the cloud that they have already provisioned. Our survey found that telecom companies consume only 48% of the cloud they are committed to,” wrote Infosys in a new report based on a survey of executives in the telecom industry.

Meaning, telecom companies on average haven’t yet consumed 52% of the cloud services they've already put under contract.

“The slow uptake can be attributed to the complexities of transitioning from legacy IT systems to cloud platforms, which often involves intricate interdependencies and customizations,” the firm wrote in its new Cloud Radar – Telecom Industry Report.

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