The second major announcement related to Indian operator Vodafone Idea and Nokia in only a few days sees Vodafone Idea strengthen its network security with Nokia NetGuard Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).
Vodafone Idea will roll out NetGuard EDR in its core network, covering all of its consumer and enterprise subscribers in India.
As the name impiles, NetGuard EDR is designed to strengthen network security against rising cyberthreats and security vulnerabilities for its consumer and enterprise customers.
It’s a telco-specific threat detection suite that, says Nokia, will provide Vodafone Idea with real-time, automated monitoring to enable rapid detection and mitigation of endpoint-related security incidents.
Nokia says it will minimise security gaps, reduce the need for extensive testing, and optimise operational costs, while maintaining continuous service availability and performance of the protected endpoints in the entire operational technology (OT) network.
Arvind Khurana, India Market Leader, Cloud and Network Services at Nokia, explains: "NetGuard EDR will deliver to Vodafone Idea the advanced threat detection and response capabilities they need to ensure proactive protection against ever-evolving and more sophisticated cyberthreats. With seamless integration and real-time monitoring, NetGuard EDR will also strengthen the operator’s OT infrastructure to safeguard its mission-critical telecom networks and maintain service continuity."
NetGuard EDR’s vendor-agnostic capabilities will integrate seamlessly with Vodafone Idea’s existing security tools and processes, strengthening the operator’s network security and furthering Vodafone Idea’s work of building a state-of-the-art security operations centre.
The deployment will initially cover Vodafone Idea’s 4G networks, and eventually the operator’s 5G network.
With this deal, Nokia says it further expands its relationship with Vodafone Idea, which already uses Nokia products, including multiple core solutions and 4G RAN.
Indeed, as we reported yesterday, Nokia has also announced a billion-dollar network contract win with Vodafone Idea to modernise and expand its 4G network – to include 5G upgrades – over the next three years.
