A leading US-based telecommunications provider faced rising costs and slower product launches due to a heavily customized Salesforce/Vlocity-based CPQ platform underpinning its Business Support Systems (BSS). The customized solution resulted in significant licensing and support expenses, limited reusability, vendor lock-in, and slow adoption of modern delivery practices. To regain control of its roadmap and accelerate innovation, the client chose to build an in-house CPQ solution using cloud-native microservices and an open-source technology stack.
Infosys partnered with the client to reimagine quote-to-order journeys, dramatically improving speed and simplicity for internal users and customers by implementing a greenfield CPQ solution. Multiple legacy portals were consolidated into a single, unified interface, improving usability and reducing operational complexity.
The legacy CPQ capabilities were migrated to a fully decoupled architecture, powered by over 40+ cloud-native microservices deployed on AWS. The transformation significantly reduced technical debt while enabling higher agility, scalability, and faster time to market—positioning the client with a future-ready BSS foundation aligned to modern telco demands.
Infosys launched new in-house solution in production within eight months of the start of the program.
$2M
Annual TCO reduction
50%
Faster Lead-to-Quote cycle
80%
Time-to-market improvement
Key Challenges
- High recurring license and support costs ($4M+ per year) from proprietary CPQ platforms
- Slow product and feature launches with limited component reuse
- Vendor lock-in restricting architectural and roadmap flexibility
- Complex data migration and integration across multiple systems
- Lack of documented requirements requiring business rule extraction
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Infosys Approach
- Built an in-house CPQ platform using an open-source, microservices-based architecture
- Designed a configurable product catalog with headless, API-first principles
- Deployed cloud-native services on AWS for scalability and resilience
- Ensured seamless integration with backend systems using TMF-standard APIs
- Executed phased migration with pilots, data migration, and rigorous testing
- Delivered through joint agile teams using a multi-POD parallel delivery model
- Automated 400+ regression test cases to ensure quality and speed
The Solution
Cloud-native CPQ modernization to enable agility, faster launches, and lower operating costs
Infosys implemented a cloud-native CPQ platform to replace the client’s heavily customized Salesforce/Vlocity solution. By eliminating third-party licensing and support dependencies, the new platform significantly reduced total cost of ownership while enabling greater architectural control.
The microservices-based solution was designed using a standards-aligned, open-source stack and deployed on AWS for scalability and high availability. A reusable architecture enabled rapid onboarding of new product categories and simplified enhancements across quote and order journeys. TMF-compliant APIs enabled seamless integration with downstream BSS and operational systems.
Infosys also supported data migration and validation to minimize disruption during transition. The result was a robust in-house CPQ platform that accelerates product releases, improves operational efficiency, and provides the client with long-term flexibility and self-sufficiency.
Business Outcomes
Eliminated $2M+ annual costs by decommissioning Salesforce/Vlocity CPQ
Accelerated time to market for new products and enhancements
Improved customer experience through better performance and scalability
Reduced total cost of ownership through roadmap control and vendor independence
Established a reusable, standards-aligned BSS architecture for future growth
Benefits
Modernized CPQ platform delivers lower costs, faster change, better experiences, and scalable growth.
- Faster product launches with streamlined release and delivery processes.
- Enhanced customer experience through improved performance and elastic scalability.
- Greater roadmap control reducing dependency risk and TCO.
- Reusable, standards aligned architecture accelerates future initiatives.
- Platform scales reliably to meet peak wholesale demand.
