Telefónica and Juniper strengthen the security of the 5G network with artificial intelligence solutions

Madrid, October 14, 2020.- Telefónica has chosen Juniper Networks to secure the 5G network in Spain with the incorporation of Juniper's Security Gateway (SecGW) SRX5800 security platform, a solution with Artificial Intelligence that will protect both traffic and the infrastructure of next-generation networks

Specifically, the operator has chosen this platform to ensure a high level of performance, scalability and service integration. Virtual versions vSRX and cSRX are also available to secure cloud infrastructures.

This platform allows the incorporation of additional services that reinforce security such as Network Address Translation (CGNAT) to solve the problem of shortage of IPv4 public addresses; Firewall; Intrusion Prevention System (IPS); Denial of Service (DoS) system in order to protect the network and its users against cyberattacks; Application Security; Virtual Private Network (IPSec); Unified Threat Management (UTM) or Quality of Service (QoS).

Likewise, third-generation Service Processing Card (SPC3) cards will be used, which provide greater speed and encryption in order to respond to the great need for bandwidth of 5G deployments. This family of cards is completed with fourth generation of “IOC4” cards that support up to 480 Gbps and offer multiple connectivity options, from 10 GbE to 100 GbE.

As indicated by Joaquín Mata, general director of Operations, Network and IT of Telefónica Spain, “the deployment of our 5G network will offer an improved mobile experience for our customers, as well as new connectivity use cases such as IoT, augmented reality and others. . We need to ensure that network traffic from all connected devices can move through our network safely without affecting its performance. By leveraging Juniper's low-latency security platform, we can be sure, regardless of scale, that our 5G network will be secure now and in the future, as well as providing the necessary quality for businesses and individuals alike. "

For his part, Raj Yavatkar, Chief Technology Officer at Juniper Networks has indicated: “to better combat and contain threats to security in a modern mobile network, telecommunications operators such as Telefónica are working to ensure that security is integrated throughout the net. Juniper's Security Gateway can help provide peace of mind as well as regulatory compliance for currently growing 5G networks, while ensuring network performance is maintained. "

This implementation will provide Telefónica with a series of benefits such as the reliability of an already widely deployed, highly available and flexible platform through active / active and active / passive connections; a reduction in costs because Junos® and the same service cards are already integrated in the systems and in the MX and SRX nodes; easier operation with Juniper's AutoVPN functionality, which allows the configuration of Security GateWays simultaneously for all radio bases, and a guaranteed service that includes both deployment and maintenance by Juniper.