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BUILDING AND SECURING 5G
NETWORKS OF TOMORROW
While 5G brings the promise of new revenue
opportunities for service providers, new infrastructure
and use cases will create new risks. According to Ali
Amer, Managing Director, Global Service Provider
Sales, Cisco Middle East and Africa, the security of the
SP network infrastructure, their business and their
customers will require a holistic approach.
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very new generation of carrier
technology has brought forward new
business and consumer user cases.
The release of 3G rolled in wireless mobile
data communication, while the release of 4G
brought in IP wireless data communication.
Both have made eCommerce, video, gaming
and social media an every-day routine on
smartphones and mobile phones.
In essence, 3G and 4G networks enabled
mobile broadband for business and
consumers. As part of this growth, the world
is now mobile and there is huge growth in
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network access, digitisation has become a
reality leading to emergence of Internet of
Things (IoT) and cloud is now mainstream.
The 5G network is an enabler for new set of
possibilities and capabilities. The growing
5G momentum promises new revenue
opportunities for service providers. To pursue
these new untapped opportunities, they will
need to ramp up their network capabilities to
support future 5G services.
As we move closer towards mainstream 5G
adoption, mobile networks are increasingly
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THE 5G NETWORK
WILL BRIDGE
WIRELESS
AND WIRELINE
NETWORKS,
FORCING A
MAJOR NETWORK
ARCHITECTURAL
CHANGE FROM
RADIO ACCESS
TO CORE.
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