Security News > 2020 > May > Operators rethinking security while making rapid progress toward 5G

Mobile service providers say they are making substantial progress toward ushering in a new generation of 5G networks that will enable ultra-high-speed mobile connectivity and a wide variety of new applications and smart infrastructure use cases.

Progress includes steady work toward virtualizing core network functions and a reexamination of the security investments they will need to protect their networks and customers.

95% percent say virtualizing network functions is important to their 5G plans, and some three-quarters say their companies are either well on their way or making good progress toward virtualization.

"Mobile operators globally need to proactively prepare for the demands of a new virtualized and secure 5G world," said Gunter Reiss, worldwide vice president of A10 Networks, a provider of secure application services for mobile operators worldwide.

Importance of security to 5G:. 99% rate security as important to their 5G planning, higher than even network reach and coverage or network capacity and throughput.

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