Service providers are expected to increase security
spending over the next year, in absolute dollars and as a percent of capex.
The biggest drivers for service providers to deploy new
security solutions are protection of customer data, network uptime, changes in the data
center, and the increasing number and complexity of security threats.
The convergence of network traffic growth and increased
security threats has spurred telecom operators to make investments in all areas
of security, from basic firewalls and DDoS prevention to advanced protection
against web-borne threats.
Data center consolidation and upgrades is forcing many
service providers to invest in security solutions at two ends of the spectrum:
extremely high performance hardware solutions that can handle hundreds of
Gigabits to Terabits of traffic, and virtual appliances installed on
virtualized servers.
Juniper, Symantec, McAfee, and Cisco lead for brand
awareness among respondent operators.
Juniper received the best overall marks from operators,
with the most respondents considering them a leader in technology, management,
price-to-performance ratio (value), financial stability, and service and
support.
The security market is ripe for a product manufacturer
to come out with an end-to-end security story for service providers, offering
solutions embedded into network elements, standalone security products for
transport networks and the data center, and client solutions service providers
can deliver for differentiation,” said Infonetics Research‘s
Jeff Wilson, principal analyst, security.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
