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Connectivity is the backbone of todays digital world. Thus, advancements such as 5G networking serve to bolster that backbone and advance the telecom sector with existing enterprise requirements in areas such as speed, bandwidth and latency.

The future of telecom, cloud computing and security is a complex landscape filled with challenges and opportunities, and the transition to 5G represents an unprecedented ground-up overhaul. The implications of doing so are only now becoming apparent.

When you look at 5G and you move it into the cloud,all of a sudden you go blind, saidBruce Kelley (pictured, left), senior vice president and chief technology officer of NetScout Systems Inc. That means youve got microservicestalking to each other inside the cloud, east, west, where,youre not seeing that traffic.Observability is critical because youve got gaps.

Kelley andDarren Anstee (right), chief technology officer for security at NetScout, spoke with theCUBE Research analystsDave VellanteandJohn Furrierat MWC Barcelona, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Medias livestreaming studio. They discussed the integration of 5G, the nuances of cloud-native architectures and the imperative of security, shedding light on critical aspects shaping the industrys trajectory.(* Disclosure below.)

As telecom operatorsprovide enterprise services powered by 5G, observability and security are even more crucial. Enterprises are demanding stringent service-level agreements, so operators must guarantee robust security in addition to high performance.

[Telcos] aregoing to have to be able to see [and] improve the SLAs, Kelley said. At the same time, theyre going to have to offer clean slicesto these banks and enterprises.

Observability, which involves gaining visibility into microservices and network traffic, is now a critical tool in assuring SLAs and identifying potential vulnerabilities. This is especially more pressing as critical industries, such as healthcare and finance, begin to rely on 5G, Kelley added.

The enterprise is going to want guarantees.Theyre not going to just sign up for 5Gand say, Well, I hope it works,' he said.Theyre going to hold them to a certain latency,a certain throughput thats promised. [With]the service theyre signing up for,theyre going to want to guarantee it all the time. It could be life or death, it could be loss of revenue andit could be brand reputation.

Unlike previous generational upgrades that primarily focused on speed improvements, the transition to 5G represents a fundamental restructuring of telecommunications infrastructure. Moving toward cloud-native architectures means abandoning traditional physical networks in favor of cloud-based, encrypted systems. This transition not only introduces new levels of complexity, but also necessitates a diverse skill set encompassing cloud technologies alongside traditional telecommunications expertise, according to Anstee.

One of the key thingsthat weve realized recently is thatthe data set that we build for observabilityto help our customers assure performanceand all of those kinds of things within their networks,within the services that they deliver to their enterprises,that data set can also drivea lot of different security value propositions, Anstee said. We announced a partnership yesterdaywith Palo Alto where were going to feedsome of our data sets into their solutionsso that they can make more use of themto enrich their capabilityand the overall service that the mobile operatorcan offer to the enterprise.

Also important in 5G networking is slicing, which promises to revolutionize how operators deliver services to enterprises. By partitioning the 5G infrastructure into virtual networks, or slices, telcos can cater to diverse enterprise needs with customized offerings. These slices not only guarantee specific performance metrics, but also enable telcos to monetize their expertise and infrastructure, Anstee added.

Heres the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLEs and theCUBE Researchs coverage of MWC Barcelona:

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the MWC Barcelona event. No sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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