Nokia says selected for U.S. Federal 5G Cybersecurity project

Finnish telecoms gear maker Nokia said it has been selected as a technology provider and collaborator for the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence’s (NCCoE) 5G Cybersecurity Project.

Under the project, Nokia will work with NCCoE and other key vendors, including members of the government, for a secure transition to 5G networks from 4G.

According to an official statement, NCCoE selected Nokia on the basis of its global success in 5G networks, including hardware and software, and mobile network security, and 5G RAN expertise.

The 5G Cybersecurity project seeks to identify 5G use cases, and how 5G’s architectural components can provide security capabilities along with risk mitigation to meet industry sectors’ compliance requirements.

Further, the project seeks to leverage 5G’s standardized security features for providing cybersecurity components built into network equipment and end-user devices.

Nokia solutions that will be deployed for this project include software, 5G RAN and core solutions, and IP-Backhaul, as well as offerings from Nokia Bell Labs.

“We’re looking forward to working with our project collaborators such as Nokia to show 5G’s advanced standards-based security features as well an architecture that leverages foundational security capabilities available in cloud technologies,” said Kevin Stine, Chief of the Applied Cybersecurity Division at NIST.

“Previous cellular technology generations have been industry-led whereas 5G development must evolve in collaboration with governments to ensure availability and access of secure trusted networks. The 5G Cybersecurity Project fills this role with a cross-section of government and industry collaborators on board,” said Raghav Sahgal, President, Cloud and Network Services at Nokia.