Telecom Cloud Market Size, Share and Trends 2025 to 2034

Telecom Cloud Market Size and Forecast 2025 to 2034

The global telecom cloud market size was accounted for USD 23.54 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach around USD 217.98 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 24.93% from 2025 to 2034. The global telecom cloud market growth is attributed to the rapid digital transformation between industries, increased internet & mobile devices, and increased significant data consumption.  

Telecom Cloud Market Key Takeaways

• North America dominated the global market with the largest market share of 38% in 2024.
• Asia Pacific is projected to expand at the notable CAGR during the forecast period.
• By type, the services segment contributed the highest market share in 2024.
• By type, the solutions segments is estimated to be the fastest-growing segment during the forecast period.
• By computing service, the IaaS segment captured the biggest market share in 2024.
• By computing service, the SaaS  segment is expected to grow at a significant CAGR from 2025 to 2034.
• By application, the BFSI segment has held the largest market share in 2024.
• By application, the transportation segments is predicted to be the fastest-growing segment during the forecast period.

How is AI Improving Telecom Sector?

AI is transforming industries across the globe, and telecom is no exception. Artificial intelligence helps the telecom cloud industry break down data silos across the ecosystem and within companies, build machine learning models, and help companies securely and easily access data in real-time. AI helps increase profitability, maximize operational efficiency, and improve customer experiences by monetizing new data products and reducing costs. 

AI technologies can identify threats and network traffic irregularities in real-time. In addition, integrating AI in the telecom cloud optimizes network performance, improves customer service via personalized experiences, and enables predictive maintenance, further expected to drive the growth of the telecom cloud market.  

U.S. Telecom Cloud Market Size and Growth 2025 to 2034

The U.S. telecom cloud market size was exhibited at USD 6.26 billion in 2024 and is projected to be worth around USD 59.17 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 25.19% from 2025 to 2034.

Asia-Pacific dominated the telecom cloud market in 2024. China and India dominated the telecom cloud market in Asia-Pacific region. The telecom cloud market in Asia-Pacific region is being driven by the adoption of latest and advanced technologies as well as growing deployment of 5G networks. The market players adopted innovative technologies such as internet of things, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. The other factors such as driving the growth of Asia-Pacific telecom cloud market are growing healthcare expenditure, expansion of healthcare sector, and growing government initiatives.

North America, on the other hand, is expected to develop at the fastest rate during the forecast period. For better communication and connectivity, businesses in North America are fast acceptance and adoption of telecom cloud services. These companies’ personnel have good technical information and are eager to boost the use of telecom cloud services, allowing North America to dominate the telecom cloud industry. In addition, the growing fundings and investments in data centers are also driving the expansion of North America telecom cloud market.

Telecom Cloud Market Growth Factors

• The global telecom cloud market’s revenue is predicted to be boosted by ongoing research and development initiatives. These initiatives are largely funded by the market players.   
• The increasing Strategic partnerships are also a big aspect of the telecom cloud business. The market players engage in these actions in order to improve their power, which leads to the rise in the telecom cloud market’s growth rate. 
• The global telecom cloud market is predicted to develop in response to rising demand for over-the-top cloud services, increased enterprise knowledge of telecom cloud, and decreased administrative and operational expenses. 
• The global telecom cloud market is also growing due to the rising government activities in terms of research and development. The governments of emerging and established nations are collaborating with major market players for the development of the telecom cloud industry. Thus, the global telecom cloud market is expected to grow at a rapid pace in the near future. 
• The global telecom cloud market’s revenue is predicted to be boosted by ongoing research and development initiatives. These initiatives are largely funded by the market players. 
• The growing need for work from home methods, as well as the expedited transition to the cloud for fundamental cost reduction and other reasons, will propel the global telecom cloud market forward. 

Report Scope of the Telecom Cloud Market

Type Insights

The services segment dominated the telecom cloud market in 2022. Within the telecom cloud market, network services represented a considerable market share in the services segment. The telecom operators can reuse underutilized networking resources and capitalize on existing business partnerships due to the migration to cloud services. Due to the increasing requirement to sustain telecom infrastructure around the world, network services that include network virtualization in the telecom cloud market are seeing significant growth.

The solutions segment is projected to reach remarkable growth during the forecast period. The content delivery network sub segment is growing at a rapid pace in the solutions segment. The content delivery network adoption is predicted to increase among enterprises in both small and large sectors, since it enables scalability to match the demands of evolving technologies, saves money, and reduces network administration workload.

Computing Service Insights

The IaaS segment dominated the telecom cloud market in 2022. Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is highly automated and standardized product in which a service provider’s computer resources, together with networking and storage capabilities, are made available on demand to consumers. In few minutes, resources can be scaled and flexed, and usage is tracked. The customers have direct access to self service interfaces, which include graphical user interfaces and automated programming interfaces. The customer’s data center host multi-tenant or single tenant resources.

The SaaS segment is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period. The software as a service (SaaS) is a software distribution paradigm in which a cloud provider hosts and makes applications available to end users via the internet. In this arrangement, an independent software vendor may hire a third-party cloud provider to host the application.

Application Insights

The BFSI segment dominated the telecom cloud market in 2022. The BFSI sector are outsourcing non-core activities in order to cut expenses and increase efficiency. As a result, directed content perceptions and precise banking data are required, which can be combined via telecom cloud solution. By providing greater communication choices, the alliances enable banking and financial service providers to give expanded amenities.

The transportation segment is expected to drive strong growth during the forecast period. Every day, the telecommunications business in the transportation sector generates massive amounts of data and information, necessitating extensive data management and storage services. As a result, the use of telecom cloud systems in this area is rapidly increasing.

Telecom Cloud Market Companies

• AT&T Inc.
• Telus Corporation
• China Telecommunications Corporation
• T-Mobile International AG
• Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc.
• Verizon Communications, Inc.
• CenturyLink, Inc.
• NTT Communications Corporation
• Telstra Corporation Limited
• BT Group PLC

Recent Developments 

• In October 2023, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, Bharti Airtel announced the launch of an industry-first omnichannel cloud platform, Airtel CCaaS (Contact Center as a Service) that provides a unified experience for all contact center solutions required by an enterprise.
• In November 2024, a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, ZTE Corporation launched an AI-driven Green Telco Cloud solution with diverse hardware architectures in partnership with China Mobile. This solution focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to enhance energy efficiency in telco cloud environments and leverages their exploration and experience in telco network energy-saving technologies.

Segment Covered in the Report

By Deployment Mode

• Public Cloud
• Private Cloud
• Hybrid Cloud

By Type

• Solutions
• Unified Communication and Collaboration
• Content Delivery Network
• Other Solutions
• Services
  • Content Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Business Support system(BSS)
• Colocation Services
• Network Services
• Management Service

By Computing Service

• IaaS
• PaaS
• SaaS

By Organization Size

• SMEs
• Large Enterprise

By Application

• Data Storage
• Achieving
• Computing
• Enterprise Application
• Cloud delievery model
• Communication and collaboration
• Network cloud migration
• Over-The-Top
• Other Applications

End User

• BFSI
• Retail and Consumer Goods
• Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Media and Entertainment
• Government
• Automotive
• Energy and Utilities
• Other End Users

 By Geography

• North America
• U.S.
• Canada
• Europe
• U.K.
• Germany
• France
• Asia-Pacific
• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Latin America
• Brazil
• Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa (MEA)
• GCC
• North Africa
• South Africa
• Rest of the Middle East & Africa