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CONTENTS
04 05
Authors Introduction:
Welcome to The 5G Exchange

07 11
Securing 5G Networks: Making AT&T 5G Network First in the US to
Sense of Security Service Surpass 2 Gigabit Wireless Speeds
Requirements

13 15
5G for Everyone: Closing the Verizon Business Group Gives
Education Gap for Rural America Customers First-Hand Look at the
5G Future of Business

16
Company Spotlight:
Top Submitted Industry Content

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ABOUT THE
AUTHORS
Kelsey Ziser, The 5G Exchange Curator
The 5G Exchange
Kelsey Kusterer Ziser is a senior editor covering SD-WAN deployments at
Light Reading. In addition, as curator at the 5G Exchange, Kelsey acts as
gatekeeper for all content submitted to Light Reading’s authoritative resource
of vetted 5G-related information provided by the industry. She also plays an
important role in developing Light Reading’s events program.

Jim Hodges, Principal Analyst, Cloud and Security

Heavy Reading
Jim leads Heavy Reading’s research on the impact of the NFV-enabled
virtualized cloud on the control plane and application layers, both in the fixed
and mobile core and at the enterprise edge. This includes evolution paths of
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), session border controllers (SBCs), Diameter
signaling controllers (DSCs), SIP-based application servers, PBXs, unified
communication (UC) and policy controllers. Jim also focuses on the security
impacts that cloud and emerging cloud-based technologies such as 5G
introduce from a cyber-threat detection perspective, as well as the business
opportunities associated with delivery of security capabilities via a managed
services model. He authors Heavy Reading’s NFV & SDN Market Trackers.

Gordon Mansfield, Vice President, Converged Access & Device Technology

AT&T
Paul Gillin is a veteran of more than three decades of technology journalism.
He was previously editor-in-chief of Computerworld and founding editor of
TechTarget. He’s the author of five books about online communities.

Christina Ashraf, External Communications Manager

Verizon
Chris Ashraf is an external communications manager at Verizon writing about
5G and network solutions.

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 eBook: Innovation at the Speed of 5G
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the 5G Exchange
The 5G Exchange’s purpose is to provide users with a vetted and approved
educational resource repository to inform them of emerging trends and
technologies enabled by 5G.
Light Reading is cutting through the barrage of
marketing noise, with a pen mightier than any sword,
by launching a new and exciting industry resource,
The 5G Exchange. This uniquely highlighted section of
the LightReading.com website will be the authoritative
source of information for global communications
service providers in their quest to learn what’s really
happening with 5G.
HOSTED CONTENT ON THE 5G EXCHANGE
INCLUDES:
•• Vetted Third-Party Content (white papers,
presentations, etc.): Educational case studies,
white papers and presentations from key events
and online seminars
•• Blogs & Opinions: Insightful thought-leadership
blogs and opinions from the industry
•• Videos: Thought-provoking videos related to 5G
developments and important news
•• Press Releases: Key announcements related
to products, services, partnerships, general 5G
industry news and more
For more information, contact sales@lightreading.com.
The 5G Exchange is led by yours truly -- as the 5G
Exchange Curator, I am charged with vetting and
approving all third-party content submitted to the site,
with input from the 5G Council. The 5G Exchange
Council comprises a team of respected industry
editors and analysts who oversee the review and
approval of all submitted content. I serve as the Jon
Snow to the 5G Exchange Council’s Night’s Watch. I’m
the Frodo to their Fellowship of the Ring. The Thelma
to their Louise. The Molly Ringwald to their Breakfast
Club. You get the idea.
The 5G Exchange is continually accepting third-
party content, which can be submitted by clicking
here. Check the site regularly to see if your content
has been accepted. Due to the high volume of
submissions, please allow five to ten business days
for review before panicking and contacting us. We
recommend taking deep breaths into a paper bag,
pacing in circles or enjoying a nice glass of Pinot Noir
(or whiskey for you telco veterans) while you wait.
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opportunities are available.
Welcome to the 5G Exchange, why don’t you stay
awhile?
Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
5G Exchange Curator
The 5G Exchange
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Securing 5G Networks:
Making Sense of Security
Service Requirements
The commercialization of 5G networks is underway
and with it the expectation that 5G will be nothing
short of profound from a service innovation
perspective. But what shape and which use cases
will drive this next innovation cycle are still relatively
fluid and subject to market demand from the end
user. While this “let the customer decide” approach is
appropriate based on industry discussion levels, it’s
apparent that security and related services must be
commercial-grade and available from day one.
Understanding the relationship between 5G services
and security requirements was investigated in Heavy
Reading’s recently completed 5G Security Market
Leadership Study (MLS). The study-based survey was
developed with F5 Networks, Fortinet, NetNumber
and Palo Alto Networks. It attracted 103 global survey
respondents and included several questions related
to use case-specific business models, technical
challenges and preferred commercial architectures.
ADDRESSING PENT-UP DEMAND FOR SECURITY
In a business model context, one thing is clear. Early
on in their cloud services transformation, service
providers encountered pent-up demand for security
services from their enterprise customers who needed
assistance in making sense of their cloud security
service requirements. In response, many of these
service providers started delivering a broad range of
security capabilities utilizing a security as a service
(SECaaS) business model.
Given SECaaS is cloud-based, it will only increase
in relevance as 5G services ramp. However, one
significant challenge will be to decide which new
security capabilities must be infused into an existing
SECaaS portfolio to enhance service differentiation.
Addressing this challenge is complex since 5G
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networks are inherently “service aware.” They will
support a broad range of new services ranging from
cellular Internet of Things (IoT)-based services (e.g.,
narrowband IoT [NB-IoT]) to low latency critical
services delivered on dedicated slices.
Consequently, 5G SECaaS services will demand a
greater focus on application visibility and ultimately
threat correlation to infected devices and subscribers.
The figure below from the MLS survey illustrates
the relative importance of these capabilities in a
SECaaS model, including confirming the value threat
correlation provides.
A key takeaway is that based on “extremely important”
response levels, visibility and threat correlation will
demand the implementation of advanced capabilities
that execute on both a subscriber and device level
across the entire network. As a proof point, 40% of
the survey respondents believed that having visibility
into and the ability to control IoT services was most
important.
But not far behind was utilizing the international
mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) correlation to threat
capabilities to correlate threats, vulnerabilities, and
attacks to a specific infected user and securing
applications and services at the edge (both 38%).
Integrated automated policy support (36%) and device
level threat correlation utilizing the international
mobile equipment identity (IMEI; 35%) were also
identified as key pieces of the puzzle.
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SECURING 5G NETWORKS... CONT’D

RANKING SECaaS OFFERINGS
How important are the following 5G SECaaS offerings? (N=95-98)
Application visibility and control for IoT services 40% 43% 13% 3%

Subscriber (IMSI), correlation to threats, vulnerabilities 38% 49% 9% 4%

and attacks

Secure applications and services on the mobile edge 38% 43% 18% 1%

Automated and cloud-based proactive security for 36% 44% 18% 2%

known and unknown attacks

Device (MEI), correlation to threats, vulnerabilities and 35% 50% 12% 3%

attacks

Detection and prevention of Miral-type malware 29% 46% 23% 2%

HTTP/2 based web-API security for NEF (Network 26% 47% 24% 3%
Exposure Functions) for 5G service based architectures

 Extremely Important  Important  Somewhat Important  Not Important Source: Heavy Reading

CONSIDERING 5G IMPLEMENTATION
APPROACHES
The implementation of 5G security services will also
have to seamlessly manage the shift of traffic from
traditional interfaces and protocols to new interfaces
and protocols on the both the user plane and the
control plane. As illustrated in the figure below, when
the respondents were asked to agree or disagree with
several 5G implementation considerations, based
on “agree” responses, they most identified with the
complexity of dealing with signaling security between
inter-operator networks (88%). This input reaffirms
the findings of other control plane questions in the
MLS survey that highlight the additional complexity
5G introduces on the control plane – even though 5G
roaming will ramp up gradually. But other areas stood
out as well based on the “agree” response levels.
One such consideration was how to deal with the
impact of 5G edge cloud implementations (also noted
in the first figure) with the inevitable agreed upon
decline of traffic on the traditional Gi-LAN interface
to the web with the ramp of 5G (84%). But even with
this decline, most respondents agreed that if the
non-standalone (NSA) option (4G Evolved Packet
Core [EPC] with 5G radio access network [RAN]) was
implemented, it would still be necessary to invest
in the EPC to meet 5G requirements (76%). Finally,
as reinforced in several places in the survey, given
5G complexity levels (including the focus on service
awareness), 81% of the respondents agreed that the
implementation of content inspection on an end-to-
end network basis was vital to gain attack insight.

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SECURING 5G NETWORKS... CONT’D

5G IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS
Do you agree or disagree with follow statements? (N=98-100)
Signaling security between inter-operator networks will 88% 12%
be crucial in 5G

Traditional throughput and session demand on the Gi

interface will be reduced due to 5G distributed edge 84% 16%
architectures, (e.g. consuming from a MEC edge cloud
vs Gi-LAN

Full content inspection to gain insight into attacks 81% 19%

vulnerabilities, malicious URLs, and malware is vital

There is an increasing need to secure 4G EPC with the 76% 24%

adoption of 5G NSA (non-standalone) option

 Agree  Disagree Source: Heavy Reading

The input from these two questions and others from
Heavy Reading’s MLS survey confirm that 5G security
services will be more complex to implement than
previous generations. However, the good news is
that service providers understand which tools and
capabilities they will need to not only successfully
implement 5G security services, but also differentiate
them.
Looking for additional information? Plan to watch the
archived version of a recent Securing 5G Networks:
Service Provider Perspectives webinar where Heavy
Reading and the study sponsors presented more of
the research data from the MLS.
Jim Hodges
Principal Analyst, Cloud and Security
Heavy Reading

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AT&T 5G Network First in the US

to Surpass 2 Gigabit Wireless
Speeds
Pushing limits is exactly what a 5G world is all We’re all about finding ways to unleash the full
about. Today, another mobile 5G speed milestone potential of 5G, including celebrating the exciting
was achieved when we hit peak speeds surpassing milestones along the journey.
2 gigabits per second on our live, commercial 5G
network in Atlanta using the NETGEAR Nighthawk
5G Mobile Hotspot. We’re the first carrier in the US Gordon Mansfield
to reach this speed, and just like last month’s record VP Converged Access and Device Technology
smashing through the 1 gigabit mark, this was also AT&T
outside the lab in the real world.

Sustained speeds like this would be equivalent to

downloading a two-hour HD movie in ten seconds
-- blazing fast in any environment. Of course,
reaching 5G’s ultimate potential is a journey
and these milestones represent just part of the
exciting moments in building a 5G world. It started
commercially with our 2018 launch as the first carrier
to make mobile 5G a reality in the US and we continue
leading the race in revolutionizing how we live, work
and play.

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5G for Everyone: Closing the
Education Gap for Rural America
5G will unleash a massive new round of innovation,
and the New T-Mobile will be poised to deliver a truly
transformative 5G network across the country. With
the combined assets of T-Mobile and Sprint, along
with a significant investment in building out a new
supercharged 5G network, the New T-Mobile will be
able to quickly develop and deploy 5G for all. 5G will
usher in a wave of change and innovation, bolstering
the economy and helping bridge the digital divide. The
impact will be far-reaching.
To get a better sense of that impact, we’ve sought out
experts in their respective fields to share their own
vision of how 5G for all will empower people across
this diverse country.
Here, we talk with Dr. Allen Pratt, the executive director
of the National Rural Education Association, an
organization of rural school administrators, teachers,
board members, business leaders and others that
has served as an outspoken advocate for rural
communities and schools throughout the country
for over 100 years. He is also an in-demand keynote
speaker on the topic of rural education, and is an
affiliate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
School of Education and Educational Leadership.
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With more than half the Tennessee population living in
rural areas, Dr. Pratt -- a native of the state -- is acutely
aware of the education gap that persists on that side
of the digital divide, from lack of connectivity for online
learning to teacher shortages.
“A big part of change needed in rural communities is
we’ve got to level the playing field,” he says. “If we do
that for students, you’ll see amazing things happening
in rural communities. But first we have to give them
the necessary tools, so they can meet educational
challenges and be the next creators and innovators to
lead our country. Having 5G universally across the US
will open up doors that are currently not open to our
rural students and their communities.”
Dr. Pratt offers insights as to how 5G will revolutionize
education for students in rural America, and give its
residents a voice equal to the rest of the country -- and
the world.
Let’s jump right in: How will 5G help to
bridge the digital divide for rural students in
this country?
There currently is a homework gap where students
in rural and remote areas don’t have access to the
same connectivity for online learning as students
in more suburban and urban areas. If we have
connectivity and technology at the fingertips of these
rural students, the sky’s the limit on what they can
accomplish. Virtual and augmented realities will allow
students to make biological dissections, and take
virtual fieldtrips and other technical training currently
out of their grasp.
5G will further open the door for virtual and
augmented realities to expand our students’ learning
and give them a leg up to be successful in life.
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5G FOR EVERYONE... CONT’D

Do you see the very idea of a physical they are so special. It is very important to not let the
outside world define rural.
classroom being transformed then?
School is not necessarily just about the brick-and- Speaking of the outside world, what sort of
mortar experience anymore. With online learning
we can create a personalized or blended learning
impact will 5G have on helping rural students
approach. I think when you look at rural areas, if you gain global perspective?
can connect virtually with another school or an online
educational platform, that can help fill the gap that I think the connection between classroom to
current rural schools can’t provide because of things classroom globally is very important. It is vital our
like teacher shortages, which is a very real problem rural students understand and learn from other
in rural America. But we’re not on an equal playing cultures. It is valuable for us to learn viewpoints
field right now in terms of network connectivity and through many different lenses. To do this makes our
speeds. Lag time is a very important issue, especially rural community stronger and more accepting. Many
when we’re dealing with online testing, which there is school systems across the US that are in rural areas
a growing demand for in a lot of states these days. have a hard time finding instructors that are actually
native speakers of another language, Spanish or
There are places in Tennessee where two students German or whatever it may be. It’s hard to find that
may live in the same county, but they live in totally person to live in your community. I think the online
different communities. The ones that sit closer to access and being able to video chat with someone
a suburban area have full connectivity at home. and connect from country to country is important,
They can do homework and research away from the to actually have that interaction. And I think having
classroom. Whereas the other student that’s rural or that ability in your pocket on a smart phone is very
remote may have to wait until she or he gets back important as well, so you’re never out of touch with
to school the next day to complete that assignment. that connection for learning.
Add in other complications -- inclement weather like
snow, for example -- and not being able to get to I also look at it from a sense of it’s an immersion. So,
school to get online becomes a huge miss for rural you’re being kind of full tilt into the world of learning
students. Lack of connectivity and broadband issues another language, connecting your community with
are one of the top five educational barriers many rural a foreign community and having students teach
communities list as pressing issues. students. With 5G, rural students in America will be
able to fully realize that the world is their oyster.
How will 5G help students in rural America
feel more heard?
This blog was originally published on T-Mobile.
I think it’s very important for rural students to be the
documentarians of what America’s different towns
and communities are all about -- personally telling
those place-based education stories of why it’s
significant to be from a certain community or rural
town in terms of our country’s entire history. To do
that virtually so everyone in America can share and
hear their story about why it’s important to live in
the rural community is key, and 5G connectivity will
empower more students to do just that. I think that’s
an aspect that people don’t always think about. Each
year our foundation does video essay contests from
middle school and high school students. They explain
why it is important to live in rural communities. They
explain the highlights of their rural schools and why

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Verizon Business Group Gives
Customers First-Hand Look
at the 5G Future of Business
More than 500 Verizon Business Group clients
climbed aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space
Museum in New York City last week to learn how 5G
will shape the future of their industries. Companies
ranging from small businesses to large enterprises
were invited to learn how the super-fast speeds and
massive bandwidth provided by Verizon’s 5G Ultra
Wideband network will help unleash new applications,
uses cases and immersive experiences.
Teaming with Ericsson, we showed off several 5G
demos including a “Super Animoji” that captured your
facial expressions on a mobile phone and a host of
animated celebrities would mimic your actions in
real-time, as well as a demo that allowed people to
interact in real time over great distances, both with
each other and with machines, and have sensory
experiences similar to those they might have if they
were interacting locally.
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The event also included keynote speakers from
Verizon and Ericsson who educated the crowd on
how 5G will be a huge step function change from 4G
and drive transformation in industries ranging from
manufacturing to retail and healthcare. Among the
speakers was one of the winners of Verizon’s 5G
EdTech Challenge, Emily Ford of Columbia University.
Emily highlighted how 5G has the potential to impact
education by increasing students’ engagement with
the content they’re learning about and creating more
immersive experiences.
To further spark the crowd’s interest in 5G, the event
wrapped up with a 5G fireworks show over the
Hudson River.
If your business has a product, service or application
that will bring the true power of 5G to life, enter
Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge now!
Learn more about 5G and how it will help usher in the
Fourth Industrial Revolution here.
Christina Ashraf
External Communications Manager
Verizon
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