The TeBIT 2022 Executive Report looks at the path telcos are taking as they embrace the cloud and deepen relationships with cloud providers. It finds telcos in wide agreement that they have landed on an enabler for growth. What they haven’t landed on - yet - is the optimal strategy: both to speed their cloud journey and to ensure that today’s partners aren’t tomorrow’s competitors.

For telecom operators, the cloud does double duty, sparking both efficiencies and opportunities for growth. But will it also be a double-edged sword? By shifting their data and processes to the cloud, telcos open the door to faster, more flexible ways of working. By developing cloud-based products, they can pursue - and seize - new revenue streams. But as the cloud’s role grows, cloud providers become better positioned to get in on the action. How can telcos unleash rewards, not rivals?

TeBIT 2022 offers insights such as:

• European telecom operators’ varied initiatives for the cloud;
• Operators’ efforts to accelerate process automation, leverage advanced analytics, and extend their fixed and mobile offerings;
• The operators’ selection process for cloud providers;
• Potential future challenges in the relationship between operators and providers.

The Cloud Strategy of telcos and the concrete Transformation Journey telcos are pursuing is also being actively debated in the ETIS Cloud Working Group . If you want to  join the Cloud group, please write to us

About TeBIT

A collaboration between ETIS and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), TeBIT is a benchmarking study analysing business and technology drivers in the telecommunications industry. Many thanks to Frank Felden, Senior Partner & Managing Director - Cologne, and Thomas Krüger, Associate Director - Düsseldorf, of Boston Consulting Group for their work in realising this project.

TeBIT 2023, a survey of European operators’ IT spending and performance, was completed in November 2023 and reflects their 2022 financials and operations. The study sheds light on how participants are adapting to new trends, circumstances, and challenges—and zeros in on where telcos may want to focus their efforts. Each year, TeBIT takes a deep dive into a topic of particular interest to telcos. In previous reports, we’ve looked at the role of cloud services and the impact of COVID-19 on the industry, among other areas.

Participation in TeBIT benchmark is free of charge for European Telecom Operators within the ETIS network or those participating in TeBIT for the first time! For application, please reach out to us at wdm@etis.org & ap@etis.org, who oversee the TeBIT program.

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