Abstract:

Cloud computing is considered as the third IT revolution and the general trend of development of the Internet following the personal computer and the Internet.According to the characteristics of cloud computing，this paper proposed the architecture of the cloud computing，and presented the adaptability criterions of cloud computing，then aiming at the telecommunication industry，we analyze the status of the IT systems in the telecommunication industry，furthermore，we propose the application and implementation recommendations of the cloud computing in the telecommunication industry.

Key words: cloud computing, telecommunication industry, adaptability criterions