Nokia has been chosen to contribute its 5G technology and expertise to a U.S. federal initiative led by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).
The NCCoE operates under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a collaborative center where private industry, government agencies, and academic institutions partner to tackle critical cybersecurity challenges facing businesses and public organizations.
This latest NCCoE project examines how fifth-generation mobile networks can deliver stronger security capabilities to address evolving threats and compliance needs.
Built-in security mechanisms defined in 3GPP standards for 5G will be demonstrated to show how different sectors can reduce risk, protect sensitive data, and meet regulatory requirements.
Raghav Sahgal, President of Cloud and Network Services at Nokia, said:
“Earlier generations of cellular technology were primarily industry-driven; 5G must progress through collaboration with governments to ensure secure, trusted networks are available and accessible.
This 5G cybersecurity initiative brings together a broad mix of government and industry partners to address that need.
At Nokia, we design security into every solution we deliver, and we are committed to supporting a secure transition to cloud-based services by working with government agencies and industry to strengthen cybersecurity across 5G use cases that combine open and commercial components.”
The NCCoE cybersecurity project will benefit from substantial technical expertise among its collaborators.
Bell Labs, Nokia’s storied research arm known for pioneering many foundational communications technologies, will contribute its innovations and research capabilities.
Kevin Stine, Chief of the Applied Cybersecurity Division at NIST, added:
“5G will influence nearly every area of daily life, so security must be integrated from the outset rather than treated as an afterthought.
We look forward to collaborating with partners like Nokia to demonstrate 5G’s advanced standards-based security features and an architecture that leverages essential security capabilities available through cloud technologies.”
For this initiative, Nokia will provide software, 5G radio access network (RAN) and core solutions, and IP backhaul infrastructure to support the project’s demonstrations and reference architectures.
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