Telecom Diary: BSNL’s latest data breach shows the vitality of securing 4G, 5G mobile networks

NEW DELHI: In a hyper-connected world, the importance of 4G and 5G mobile networks’ cybersecurity is critical. The telecom industry needs to ensure sufficient investments in bolstering the security of networks, in addition to, creating new use and applications to fully leverage the next-generation networks for industrial and consumer verticals.

4G has been the mainstay of connectivity for years, whereas, the fifth-generation networks are said to bring smartphones, tablets, wearables, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, routers, machines, and numerous other mammoth devices online besides supporting bandwidth-intensive enterprise services and consumer use cases.