Maximising the Impact of 5G: 2024 Survey Report

5G core and network operations are considered key cybersecurity investment areas.

IT and network interconnectivity cause security concerns amongst industry professionals.

Security automation is on top of mind for many in the telecoms industry.

Most CSPs are adopting or planning to adopt AI but a significant number remains reluctant in the near-term.

Skills, costs, and trust and reliability put off AI adoption among industry professionals

CSP comfort levels reach their limits with AI chatbots and ‘supervised’ automation

Private 5G remains a significant use case for the telecoms business with operators playing a key role

Most respondents believe connectivity tops driving factors for enterprises to adopt private 5G

Many in the industry believe that offerings that combine network slicing and fully dedicated 5G private networks have a greater chance of driving business