End-to-end GCP cost for ingesting, transforming, and computing signals from one month of operator Telco data — CDR records, mobility events, and network usage — delivered as alternative data for hedge fund clients.
"What is the total GCP cost for processing 1 month of operator Telco data through the Omni Alpha pipeline?"
2026 Monthly Cost
$121K
per run
Storage
$57K
GCS + BQ storage
Compute
$46K
BQ + Dataflow
5-Yr Total
~$10.3M
cumulative
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Data Volume
Active wireless subscribers contributing CDR data
Avg voice, data, and SMS records per subscriber per day
Average CDR record size before compression
Derived Volume
Raw: — TB/moProcessed: — TB/moBQ Scan: — TB/mo
Pricing
GCS Nearline / BigQuery storage blended rate
BigQuery on-demand pricing per TB processed
Monthly cost · 2026 baseline
$121K /month
Storage$57K
Compute$46K
Team$18K
Cost / Subscriber$1.01
5-year cumulative: ~$10.3M Based on GCP list pricing · Jul 2026
Data Pipeline
Omni Alpha Processing Stages
Cost breakdown across the five GCP pipeline stages per monthly run.
Stage 1
Raw Ingest
GCS + Pub/Sub
~$TBD
Stage 2
ETL Transform
Dataflow
~$TBD
Stage 3
Signal Compute
BigQuery
~$TBD
Stage 4
Storage
GCS + BQ Storage
~$TBD
Stage 5
Delivery
API + Egress
~$TBD
5-Year View
Annual Cost Forecast 2026–2030
Storage · Compute · Team stacked annually.
Annual Cost Breakdown — Omni Alpha ($K/yr)
Storage · Compute · Team — stacked bar
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5-Yr Total
Storage — Individual (raw)
Storage — Aggregated
Storage — Alpha signals
Compute — Dataflow ETL
Compute — BigQuery
Team (prorated)
Total Annual Cost
Placeholder notice: All figures are indicative estimates derived from GCP public list pricing and assumed data volumes. Actual costs vary based on committed use discounts, reserved capacity, compression ratios, and pipeline efficiency. Populate the XLSX calculator to propagate actuals.
