A10 Networks Selected to Deploy Pilot Network for Major Japanese Mobile Carrier’s 5G Network Rollout With 5G-GiLAN Solution
15 August 2018 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN), a provider of intelligent and
automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced a major Japanese
mobile carrier has selected the A10 Thunder® Convergent Firewall
(CFW) Gi/SGi firewall solution for their 5G pilot network, to
complement the massive capacity demands of their existing mobile
network and help lay the foundation for the mobile carrier’s 5G
production network, expected to become commercially available
beginning in 2020.
A10 Networks has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with this
customer, who has previously deployed our solutions to deliver a
variety of security and networking services, such as application
delivery, IPv4 preservation/IPv6 migration technologies, DDoS
protection and Threat Intelligence. A10’s expanded relationship
includes the Thunder CFW Gi/SGi firewall 5G-GiLANTM solution to
scale and secure its GiLAN, and which will serve as the backbone
network for data communication services of the carrier’s 5G
network.
"We continue to work very closely with global carriers to enable
them to lead the way with their 5G rollouts. This is demonstrating
our trusted partnership and continued leadership to help carriers
accelerate network transformation to 5G," said Lee Chen, CEO of A10
Networks. “The A10 Thunder CFW provides service providers with a
highly scalable, consolidated and secure 5G-GiLAN solution for a
comprehensive network defense, with automation for improved
business agility, faster network rollout and overall reduction of
TCO."
The customer selected the A10 Thunder CFW 5G-GiLAN solution to
accelerate its 5G pilot deployment due to:
- Comprehensive 5G mobile core protection
with the A10 Thunder CFW’s GiFW and CGNAT
- Ease-of-use and simplified operations
through consolidated functions and intuitive management
- High performance to scale to 5G demands
and 100GbE interface support
Highlights of the enhanced A10 Thunder CFW 5G-GiLAN solution
include:
- GiLAN Consolidation
- Consolidates GiFW, CGNAT, application visibility and
intelligent traffic steering to increase operational efficiency and
better security on the GiLAN.
- Application Visibility &
Control - DPI-based L7 application visibility for
effective policy enforcement and control provides enhanced Law
Enforcement Agency (LEA) support and compliance.
- Intelligent Traffic Steering
- Subscriber-aware traffic steering to enhance new business
models with differentiated service offerings for new revenue
streams.
- GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP)
Support - GTP Firewall with granular SCTP filtering
defends the mobile core against GTP-based attacks initiated from
RAN or GRX/IPX networks.
- Accelerates Adoption of SDN/NFV
- Achieve on-demand capacity with versatile software options
(PNFs, VNFs, Containers and Bare Metal) across SDN/NFV
environments. Supports A10 FlexPool subscription-based capacity
pooling licensing model for flexible consumption.
A10 Thunder CFW provides a consolidated and secure 5G-GiLAN
solution for an effective defense against attacks by delivering
comprehensive mobile core infrastructure protection. Thunder CFW
also helps customers achieve superior levels of performance,
scalability and visibility, along with exceptionally high firewall
connection rates in a compact form factor.
About A10 Networks
A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) is a provider of intelligent and
automated cybersecurity solutions, providing a portfolio of
high-performance secure application solutions that enable
intelligent automation with machine learning to ensure
business-critical applications are secure and always available.
Founded in 2004, A10 Networks is based in San Jose, Calif., and
serves customers in more than 80 countries with offices worldwide.
For more information, visit: www.a10networks.com and
@A10Networks.
The A10 logo, A10 Networks, A10 Lightning and A10 Harmony are
trademarks or registered trademarks of A10 Networks, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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