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Securing Private Cellular Networks: Technology & Market Trends
Report | 2Q 2025 | AN-6329
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In 2024, 36% of 5G network security market revenue derived from solutions delivered as-a-Service to private networks. This is the fastest growing subset of the 5G security market, growing to 44% of the total market by 2029. Delivery of tools as-a-Service is taking over many markets, but this mechanism lends itself particularly well to private 5G networks, and a growing proportion of this service offering may be delivered as a managed service.
The market potential for private network security software significantly outpaces those of public network security software, in large part as a result of the nature of monetizing security. For standard telco networks, security is primarily seen simply as a mandatory component, and monetizing higher standards of tooling is extremely challenging. The direct and quantifiable risks in industrial applications provide an unusually strong motivator for private network customers Private network customers, conversely, have a much higher potential to invest, with the risk of financial losses to industrial-targeted ransomware or availability attacks being extremely significant factors.
