MNO partnerships with public cloud providers for IoT: case studies and analysis

The number of IoT partnerships between mobile network operators (MNOs) and public cloud providers (PCPs) is growing, but the rationale for such partnerships is often unclear. This report complements Analysys Mason’s framework report, Collaborations between MNOs and public cloud providers for IoT: framework and analysis, and provides details of MNOs’ partnerships with PCPs for IoT.

Key questions answered in this report

• What partnerships have MNOs established with PCPs for IoT?
• What is the rationale for these partnerships and what benefits do they bring to the MNOs?
• What are the risks to MNOs’ IoT businesses that are associated with the partnerships?

Case studies included in this report

• Deutsche Telekom
• Telefónica
• Telenor Connexion
• Telia
• Telstra
• Verizon
• Vodafone