The carrier hinted the Turbo service is the “first step in modernizing and preparing our mobile network for future innovative use cases.”

The telecommunication industry’s 5G standalone core deployments have dropped off as operators are now looking to squeeze profits from their initial investments.

5G Standalone Core is tipped to be the real game-changer

“We're not going to put technology in the network that steps us back from a reliability and performance perspective,” Verizon's Joe Russo said.

“We are going to be augmenting our [secure access service edge] portfolio working with other partners," T-Mobile's Mishka Dehgan said.

The main difference in security between public and private 5G networks is the level of control that the organization has over the network.

Oracle VP Andrew De La Torre explains how Oracle's approach strips away the network technology and instead focuses on enabling business outcomes.

The resources of one 5G network slice are isolated from others to ensure confidentiality and integrity; but security remains an ongoing issue.

"5G is going to open up a whole new world of possibilities for IoT, but it's also going to create new security challenges," said Forrester's John Kindervag.

The 5G SA core market continues at a near standstill despite significant revenue-generating opportunities the technology can support.

The private 5G network space continues to show growth potential; however, economic and industry challenges are dragging on that opportunity.

Apple's Vision Pro could be an inflection point in the virtual reality, augmented reality and extended reality space.

“The No. 1 concern is if they are deploying a 5G network, how can they protect their 5G network because it's something new," Rodrigo Brito said.

“These are actual network components that are currently deployed today in enterprise environments, and they are working,” Betacom's Michael Davies said.

The deployment will be across different locations in Japan, allowing for redundancy in the case of traffic demands or natural disasters.

"Everyone thinks [secure access service edge] is only for remote workers, and that’s not right,” CEO Kelly Ahuja said.

Mavenir boasts agile collaboration that provides "a shorter time to market for Magyar Telekom’s new requirements," Ashok Khuntia said.

“In an ideal world we would not have had to buy Vonage for $6.2 billion to unlock some of the hang up in the system,” Ericsson's Niklas Heuveldop said.

“It's not about one network function anymore. ... On a 5G network we’re thinking 5G use case security," Deloitte's Shehadi Dayekh explained.

Both Palo Alto Networks and Nvidia are betting on 5G to enable their next-generation security and AI products.

ONAP Honolulu introduces more cloud native functionality, early support for end-to-end 5G network slicing, and deeper integration with open RAN standards.

“Candidly, I think enterprises are still trying to find a formula that works for them,” T-Mobile US EVP John Saw said.

Open source is making an impact on the software layer of 5G networks, but the vision for open source networking is much more grandiose.

At a recent 5G panel discussion the audience was asked to raise their hand if they were looking forward to buying a 5G access point this year. Not a