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Dataquest Insight: How and Why Telecommunications Carriers Must Pursue Cloud Services Opportunities Now
24 September 2009
 
Alex Winogradoff  

Telecommunications carriers need to effectively leverage their hosting and data center infrastructure assets now if they are to play an important role in the cloud services supply chain.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Introduction

    
 The Competitive Cloud Marketplace
    
 How Cloud Services Benefit Customers
    
 Telecom Carrier Opportunities Fall in Several Clouds
    
 Advantages Telecom Carriers Bring to Cloud Services
    
 What Cloud Services Telecom Carriers Are Already Offering
    
 Cloud Opportunity Is a Two-Edged Sword

    
 Background and Context

    
 The Impact

    
 What Carriers Need to Watch Out For

    
 Telecom Carrier Roles In Providing Cloud Services

    
 Conclusion

    
 Recommended Reading


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Table 1.  
 Competitive Landscape for Cloud-Like Communications Service Offerings
 

Table 2.  
 A Sampling of Telecom Carrier Cloud Service Offerings
 



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