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Top drivers for 5G:
• 60% – Smart Cities
• 48% – Industrial automation and
smart manufacturing
• 39% – High-speed connectivity
• 37% – Fixed wireless
• 35% – Connected vehicles
Assessing 5G security needs
Chief among security concerns are core
network security and DDoS protection.
• 63% saw advanced DDoS protection as
the most important security capability
needed for 5G networks
• 98% of respondents said core network
security was either very important (72%)
or important (26%) in 5G build-outs
• 79% have or will upgrade their
Gi/SGi firewalls
• 73% have or will upgrade their GTP firewall
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“Operators overwhelmingly understand
the importance of upgrading security in a
more connected and smart world,” added
Reiss. “Now it’s time to take decisive action.
Carriers need to move ahead aggressively
with their plans to upgrade legacy DDoS
protection and consolidate security services
at the core and edge of their networks to
address the growing concerns.
“A10 Networks’ 5G security solutions
including Gi/SGI firewall, GTP firewall and
AI-based DDoS protection enable operators
to secure and scale their networks now and
protect against the massive cyberthreat
coming with 5G.”
Surveyed were 145 IT and business
leaders at communications service
providers globally. n
“
CARRIERS NEED
TO MOVE AHEAD
AGGRESSIVELY
WITH THEIR
PLANS TO
UPGRADE
LEGACY DDOS
PROTECTION AND
CONSOLIDATE
SECURITY
SERVICES AT
THE CORE AND
EDGE OF THEIR
NETWORKS.
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