Inseego partners with CyberReef to secure 5G networks in regulated industries

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Private 5G has big implications for businesses: full control over a network, independence from commercial operators, increased performance, and increased data privacy.

Still, securing a network can be a challenge, especially in regulated industries.

As industry security requirements (PCI, HIPAA) remain static, deploying security protocols within an enterprise 5G network can be “complex and daunting for IT decision makers,” says Glenn Longley , vice president of IoT and product management at Inseego, an enterprise cloud 5G WAN provider.

Inseego today announced a partnership with CyberReef, the creators of the industry's first mobile firewall, MobileWall. The new offering will enable the deployment of highly secure 5G mobile access applications that exceed network security compliance requirements, Longley explained.

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"Secure 5G enterprise networks have traditionally been a 'Lego Set' mentality, with various pieces put together," he said.

He called the new offering an industry first because it provides a turnkey secure 5G network on a single SKU, and it's available for state, local education (SLED).

Ultimately, "the industry is looking for tried and tested connectivity and security solutions that are cost-effective and easy to deploy," he said.

Revolutionary technology

Enterprise 5G is a dedicated wireless LAN solution designed to meet the unique needs of an organization. This allows them to increase transmission speeds, network capacity, and bandwidth, achieve low latency, and improve device and sensor support.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which strives to ensure the security and resilience of 5G technology and infrastructure, describes it as nothing short of revolutionary.

5G represents "a complete transformation of telecommunications networks", the agency said.

Once achieved, it will completely reshape the digital landscape and “serve as a catalyst for innovation, new markets and economic growth,” according to the agency. "As tens of billions of devices are connected to the internet via 5G, these connections will enable a vast array of new and improved critical infrastructure services."

At the same time, the risk of cyberattacks on all organizations will increase exponentially, experts say. The scale enabled by 5G will increase network capacity and attack surface as more devices arrive on enterprise and government networks.

Other challenges? Strategy and timing, operational costs, workforce planning and trust, according to PwC.

“Predicting a future with 5G is virtually impossible,” according to the company. "4G has introduced a host of unexpected features, from video streaming to carpooling and beyond."

PwC predicts 5G won't see mass adoption until 2025 as business leaders need time to onboard and address adoption and security challenges.

As we get there, the current trend is to use a mix of 4G/LTE and 5G, said IDC's Ajeet Das.

"Private 4G/LTE and 5G networks are gaining momentum as they continue to enable diverse enterprise use cases throughout their digital transformation," wrote the research director for the Telecommunications Infrastructure at IDC in an August 2022 White Paper.

He predicted this will continue, pointing out that the lack of 5G devices is creating a "choke point" in the wider 5G ecosystem.

This “remains a barrier to enterprise adoption around the world,” he said.

Abilities unlocked

The new Inseego/CyberReef offer allows regulated organizations to rapidly deploy...