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Over the past few administrations, the US government has worked tirelessly to rid its national networks of Chinese-made equipment from the likes of Huawei and ZTE over fears its presence could give Beijing insights into, or access to, networks relied on by the United States and its allies. RAN deployments by US carriers most feature kit from Samsung, Nokia, and Ericsson.
The attacks are not just growing in number, but also in scale, as the telecommunications company says IoT botnet and amplifier attack capacity exceeds 10Tbps, a significant increase of three-to-four times the size of attacks previously reported. Last year, Nokia shared its findings as part of its DDoS 2021 report, showing that by mid-year the most impactful DDoS were originating from high-bandwidth, high packet-rate, volumetric DDoS attacks.
Image: Kabiur Rahman Riyad. SAC Wireless, a US-based Nokia subsidiary, has disclosed a data breach following a ransomware attack where Conti operators were able to successfully breach its network, steal data, and encrypt systems. Attack detected after Conti ransomware encrypted systems.
Nokia announced it has launched its NetGuard XDR Security Operations platform and MDR services to provide communication service providers with stronger protection for their 5G networks, as well as new, revenue-enhancing security offerings. NetGuard XDR provides CSPs with stronger network defenses that rapidly prevent and stop threats before they materialize.
BridgeComm announced its partnership agreement with Nokia in efforts to develop high-speed optical communications. Leveraging BridgeComm's background in freespace optical technology and Nokia's portfolio of network equipment and services backed by Nokia Bell Labs, the partnership will facilitate faster deployment of 5G networks.
The business need at the intersection of market demands and performance requirements lies at the heart of today's launch of the joint Gigamon and Nokia 5G solution. Gigamon delivers real-time analytics for its global customers, providing the network traffic visibility required by 5G providers for seamless performance.
Once a year, Nokia Bell Labs makes that forum a reality, where robust proposals that have the potential to revolutionize the future of human experience are presented and debated. If you think your idea could be one of them, the Nokia Bell Labs Prize is for you.
Keysight Technologies, a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has validated an innovative new software approach, leveraging Artificial Intelligence and advanced data analytics, in Nokia's 5G base station manufacturing processes, significantly improving test efficiency. Following the successful validation, Nokia has moved to implement Keysight's advanced AI software into the vendor's 5G manufacturing processes.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr says the United States and its allies should take a "Controlling stake" in Huawei's chief competitors, Findland's Nokia and Sweden's Ericsson, to help make them more viable and improve the security of emerging 5G networks. Speaking at a conference in Washington Thursday organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Barr said that China's unchecked dominance in producing technologies to support 5G networks could pose a "Monumental danger" to U.S. national security.
Nokia announced the launch of NetGuard Adaptive Security Operations to give communication service providers (CSPs) a highly automated end-to-end system to meet the demands of 5G network...