Telcos And Hyperscaler Partnerships - How AI Changes Everything
IoTNOW, Thursday, May 29th, 2025
For many years, the telecoms industry has had a complicated relationship with the hyperscalers - in particular AWS, Google and Microsoft.
Industry watchers, both analysts and journalists, have been quick to point out the seemingly conflicting risks of deep collaboration - dependency and disintermediation. These concerns are not without some historical foundation, but things are changing. In the last three years, the potential value of long-term, meaningful partnerships is driving ever-deeper engagement and the arguments for caution are weakening.