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Private 5G is only the first step toward full industrial automation. Meir Cohen of Palo Alto Networks explains how Zero Trust and AI convergence will secure data, devices, and automation across the edge, core, and cloud, creating the foundation for the next generation of intelligent, secure industrial operations.
AI introduces new layers of risk across models, data, and applications. Mitch Rappard of Palo Alto Networks explains how AI Runtime Security protects edge and AI workloads within private 5G environments, scanning millions of models daily and preventing prompt injection, data leakage, and model poisoning in real time.
Collaboration drives stronger private 5G security. Meir Cohen of Palo Alto Networks explains how partnerships with Ericsson, Nokia, and NTT DATA create pre-tested, integrated solutions, helping enterprises achieve reliable, secure, and scalable connectivity for industrial innovation.
From manufacturing to mining, enterprises adopting Zero Trust in private 5G networks gain real-time visibility and control. Meir Cohen of Palo Alto Networks explains how stronger security enables faster innovation, safer AI integration, and scalable use cases across industry verticals.
Visibility is the foundation of cybersecurity. Mitch Rappard of Palo Alto Networks shares how technologies like App-ID, user identity mapping, and device intelligence deliver real-time insight across IT, OT, and IoT environments—empowering Zero Trust and rapid incident response in private networks.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are redefining cybersecurity. Mitch Rappard of Palo Alto Networks shares how these technologies detect and stop evolving threats in real time, using global data, deep learning models, and automation to secure dynamic private 5G environments.
In many private 4G and 5G deployments, security is still treated as an afterthought, added late or inherited from IT frameworks. Meir Cohen of Palo Alto Networks emphasizes that security must be embedded from day one, designed alongside the network itself to safeguard critical OT data, maintain compliance, and ensure long-term resilience.
Palo Alto Networks is helping enterprises extend Zero Trust principles from IT to operational networks as they adopt private 4G and 5G. In this interview, Meir Cohen explains how AI-powered security frameworks ensure real-time visibility, strict segmentation, and policy consistency across IT, OT, and private mobile environments—laying the foundation for secure, scalable Industry 4.0 operations.
Telefónica has launched a 2026–2030 plan to accelerate growth, simplify operations, and unlock up to €3 billion in savings while doubling down on its core markets and technology investments. Revenue is guided to a 1.5%–2.5% CAGR from 2025–2028, accelerating to 2.5%–3.5% in 2028–2030; adjusted EBITDA is guided to the same ranges across the two periods. Telefónica targets a gross impact of up to €2.3 billion in 2028 and €3 billion by 2030, driven by technology and operational excellence, process simplification, digital transformation, and monetization of legacy network assets as shutdowns progress.
The Federal Communications Commission plans a November vote to rescind a January ruling that tied carrier cybersecurity obligations to CALEA, resetting the regulatory posture after high-profile intrusions tied to Chinese state-linked actors. In January, the FCC interpreted the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to require telecommunications carriers to protect their networks against unlawful access or interception, and paired that interpretation with a proposal to require written cybersecurity plans and baseline controls. The commission signals it will pivot to a more targeted, collaborative posture with carriers instead of a one-size-fits-all mandate.
Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA are expanding their partnership to build a large-scale “physical AI” stack that fuses autonomous driving, smart factories, and robotics with national-scale infrastructure in Korea. The companies plan to stand up an AI factory built on 50,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to unify model training, validation, and deployment across vehicles and plants. Backed by an approximately $3 billion public–private investment, the effort includes a Physical AI Application Center, an NVIDIA AI Technology Center, and regional data centers developed in concert with Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT.
Enterprises adopting private 5G, LTE, or CBRS networks need more than encryption to stay secure. This article explains the 4 pillars of private network security: core controls, device visibility, real-time threat detection, and orchestration. Learn how to protect SIM and device identities, isolate traffic, secure OT and IoT, and choose the right vendors for a robust private network security strategy.

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