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The impact of 5G and cloud on telco capex and opex

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The largest change is the increased spending on cloud services, growing from 5% of total opex in 2019 to 12% in 2021. Between 2019 and 2021 the additional 2% opex rise in the energy category represented an additional $30 billion cost for the industry. A good example of this is in the B2B space.

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