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印度电信公司可能会加倍投资，以加强5G网络安全
“有了5G，这是他们(电信公司)第一次有机会把安全放在电信运营的核心位置。当然，这将使投资需求增加到现在的2-2.5倍，”企业级数据安全解决方案提供商Futurex南亚副总裁Ruchin Kumar说。
“有了5G，这是他们(电信公司)第一次有机会把安全放在电信运营的核心位置。当然，这将使投资需求比现在增加2-2.5倍，”印度石油公司南亚副总裁鲁钦·库马尔说Futurex，企业级数据安全解决方案提供商。
网络安全支出是电信公司IT预算的一部分。目前，电信公司将近4-5%的IT预算用于网络安全(包括内部网络和面向消费者的方面)。分析人士认为，印度电信公司的IT预算约占收入的5%。
依赖Jio、Vodafone Idea和Bharti Airtel没有回应ET在发稿时发出的询问。
随着5G技术的发展，物联网(IoT)生态系统有望迎来繁荣。这意味着工作中连接的设备数量将显著增加，所有这些设备都将向网络提供数据。因此，网络安全对于确保消费者端的数据安全也至关重要。
“随着企业用例在5G中的发展，这将变得更加重要。物联网和行业工程研究机构EIIRTrend的首席执行官parekh Jain表示:“4.0涉及更敏感的数据，因此网络安全将不得不加强。”
虽然5G时代对安全的需求至关重要，但电信公司可能会面临挑战。专家表示，升级到5G本身就充满了安全挑战。5G与上一代网络不容易或不直接兼容，因此需要更换或增加新设备，升级或替换现有软件。
为了在5G空间保持对Jio的竞争力，Airtel可能会在700 MHz频谱上挥霍大约4万亿卢比
它补充说，虽然Airtel在未来两年内可能不需要额外的低频(即sub-GHz)频谱用于5G服务，但如果明年跳过这些频段的拍卖，它将面临政府将700MHz频谱分配给电源单元的风险。
他补充说，电信公司的一些优先事项将是实施网络DDoS(分布式拒绝服务)保护，实施身份和访问管理系统。
大量投资可以集中的一个领域是使用和开发人工智能和机器学习(AI/ML)用于网络安全。随着更大的数据流量，越来越多的消费者和企业物联网设备连接到他们的网络，电信公司将需要复杂的AI模块来进行威胁检测和寻址。
“电信公司应该考虑使用人工智能自动化网络流量过滤和安全监控。通过这种方式，他们可以通过增强的威胁检测来确保他们的网络得到很好的保护。事实上，通过软件定义的网络，电信公司可以快速检测到威胁，并提高对网络中各个组件的可见性，”该公司首席执行官普拉蒙德·古马拉杰说。Aprecomm这是一家网络情报公司。
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<\/figure>MUMBAI: Indian mobile phone operators are expected to at least double their investments on network security with the 5G<\/a> rollout expected to spark a surge in network vulnerabilities, which assume critical importance especially for enterprises, experts said.\u201cWith 5G, it is the first time they (the telcos) have a chance to put security at the core of the telecom operations. This will of course increase the need for investment to 2-2.5X from what they are doing now,\u201d said Ruchin Kumar, vice president, South Asia at Futurex<\/a>, an enterprise-class data security solutions provider.
Network security spending is part of a telcos' IT budget. Currently, telcos spend close to 4-5% of their IT budgets on network security (including internal networks and consumer facing aspects). Analysts peg the IT budget of Indian telcos at around 5% of revenue.
<\/div><\/div>\u201cGoing forward, we will see 25-30% of the IT budgets being dedicated to (network) security. Not only will they have to secure the network on the backend, but also will have to ensure they monitor the data flow (on the consumer end) since it is expected to rise 5-10 times once 5G is fully launched,\u201d said Chetan Jain, managing director, Inspira Enterprise<\/a>, a cybersecurity risk management firm.
Reliance Jio<\/a>, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel<\/a> did not respond to queries ET sent at press time.
With 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is expected to see a boom. This means there will be a significant increase in the number of connected devices at work, all of them feeding data into the network. As a result, network security will be paramount to ensuring data security at the consumer end as well.
\u201cThis will become more important as the enterprise use cases evolve in 5G. IoT and Industry<\/a> 4.0 involve even more sensitive data and so network security will have to be ramped up,\u201d said Pareekh Jain, chief executive, EIIRTrend, an engineering research outfit.
While the need for security in the age of 5G is paramount, telcos are likely to face challenges. The upgrade to 5G itself is rife with security challenges say experts. 5G is not easily or directly compatible with previous-generation networks and as such requires replacement or addition of new equipment and upgrading or replacing existing software.
Reliance Jio<\/a>, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel<\/a> did not respond to queries ET sent at press time.
With 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is expected to see a boom. This means there will be a significant increase in the number of connected devices at work, all of them feeding data into the network. As a result, network security will be paramount to ensuring data security at the consumer end as well.
\u201cThis will become more important as the enterprise use cases evolve in 5G. IoT and Industry<\/a> 4.0 involve even more sensitive data and so network security will have to be ramped up,\u201d said Pareekh Jain, chief executive, EIIRTrend, an engineering research outfit.
While the need for security in the age of 5G is paramount, telcos are likely to face challenges. The upgrade to 5G itself is rife with security challenges say experts. 5G is not easily or directly compatible with previous-generation networks and as such requires replacement or addition of new equipment and upgrading or replacing existing software.
<\/div><\/div>\u201cThere are two main security concerns associated with the transitioning process: the carryover of existing 3G\/4G security problems; and the risks associated with equipment from untrusted suppliers,\u201d said Nishant Bansal, senior research manager, telecom, IDC Asia\/Pacific.