By fits and starts, 5G wireless deployments are at last ramping up, bringing with them greater bandwidth, reduced latency and a potential boost for chipmakers, network equipment vendors and security specialists—not to mention consumers.

PCBmanufacturerChina learned that, the next generation of wireless networking extends well beyond faster video streaming on smartphones or hyper-realistic gaming. Potentially billions of devices could be connected to create a much-hyped network of things.Too, private 5G networks are expected to flourish across factory floors, large fulfillment centers operated by hyper-scale online retailers along with networking applications and services still on the drawing board.

Connecting all those edge devices and services will require far-flung networks transporting massive amounts of data. How will those conduits be secured?

PCBsupplierchina learned that，along with the rest of the emerging 5G technology ecosystem, wireless industry analysts forecast that next-generation network security is poised to become a huge new market, upwards of $11.6 billion by 2026, according to one forecaster.

Investments aimed at bulletproofing 5G networks will initially focus on network security appliances, predicts market tracker ABI Research. As new 5G infrastructure is deployed, hardware-based security requirements will only grow.

“Communication service providers are buying the solutions required primarily from network equipment providers and pure-play cybersecurity vendors,” said Michela Menting, ABI’s digital security research director. “In time, other specialized third parties will penetrate the market as CSPs move towards 5G stand-alone.” That’s a reference to 5G networks that no longer rely on LTE backups, but rather link 5G radios with cloud-native 5G core networks.

Network security is just one of many considerations as deployments accelerate.5G special project examines the often-tortuous rollout of next-generation wireless networks and the opportunities this bandwidth bonanza presents for chipmakers, device manufacturers and the rest of the expanding 5G ecosystem.

What has 5G done for the semiconductor industry? It turns out, plenty.

PCBfactoryChina learned that，the coming year looks to be the true beginning of a 5G era as marketing hype is replaced by next-generation wireless networks. Those networks will be bulging with data and the hoped-for innovation that comes with it.