Most 5G Workloads Won't Move to Public Cloud: Dell'Oro

Dell’Oro Group sees limited opportunities for moving 5G workloads to the public cloud and projected cumulative revenue of $4.6 billion over the five-year forecast period of 2022-2026, said a Wednesday report. “The report finds that the vast majority of 5G [stand-alone] networks will be in the Telco Cloud, limiting the short-term opportunity for the Public Cloud to host 5G workloads,” Dell’Oro said. Dave Bolan, research director, said the opportunity for hyperscale cloud providers “to penetrate the Telco Cloud market is very limited in the short-term, with the momentum already established by Mobile Network Operators committing to the Telco Cloud”: Dell’Oro said 27 5G stand-alone networks have been commercially deployed, and only one is running 5G workloads in the public cloud.