By fits and starts, 5G wireless deployments are at last ramping up, bringing with them greater bandwidth, reduced latency and a potential boost for chipmakers, network equipment vendors and security specialists—not to mention consumers.
As we note, the next generation of wireless networking extends well beyond faster video streaming on smartphones or hyper-realistic gaming. Potentially billions of devices could be connected to create a much-hyped network of things. Too, private 5G networks are expected to flourish across factory floors, large fulfillment centers operated by hyper-scale online retailers along with networking applications and services still on the drawing board.
Connecting all those edge devices and services will require far-flung networks transporting massive amounts of data. How will those conduits be secured?
It would be comforting to know that cyber security is being baked into 5G-powered networks, but bitter experience dictates otherwise, as we’ve reported.
Along with the rest of the emerging 5G technology ecosystem, wireless industry analysts forecast that next-generation network security is poised to become a huge new market, upwards of $11.6 billion by 2026, according to one forecaster.
Investments aimed at bulletproofing 5G networks will initially focus on network security appliances, predicts market tracker ABI Research. As new 5G infrastructure is deployed, hardware-based security requirements will only grow.
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