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As 5G becomes the foundation of Qatar’s digital economy, the importance of securing its networks extends beyond consumer protection to national security and economic stability. This is the second report in a two-part series exploring how Qatar can strengthen cybersecurity resilience in a rapidly evolving 5G landscape. It presents a national 5G threat model and threat matrix designed to help operators and policymakers translate strategic priorities into actionable security measures.

Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, requiring operators to adopt a holistic approach that integrates technology, personnel and processes. To evaluate the cybersecurity governance and strategies of operators, GSMA Intelligence undertook a global survey involving 100 operators worldwide. This report provides an overview of the cybersecurity governance and strategies of operators in Asia Pacific.

The benefits of quantum computing come from the order-of-magnitude increase in computational power compared to conventional computers. This enables a range of use cases from predictive analytics to pharmaceutical simulations. However, there are also risks, primarily related to security vulnerabilities. Overall, we estimate around 8% of IoT devices currently in active use are quantum safe. Conversely, over 90% (i.e. nearly all) of IoT devices are exposed. The exposure risk for telcos comes at multiple levels, including networks, billing systems, consumer devices and IoT. The focus in this report is on the IoT dimension because it represents the largest universe of devices, is highly disparate and is particularly open to security risks due to the ageing nature of many assets deployed today.

Over the past few years, AI has started to transform industries across Europe and around the world. However, alongside the positive impact of AI-driven innovation has been a wave of new, sophisticated and unpredictable cyberthreats.

As 5G becomes the foundation of Qatar's digital economy (powering finance, e-government, smart transport and critical infrastructure), the importance of securing networks extends beyond consumer protection to national security and economic stability.

This report marks GSMA Intelligence’s second comprehensive assessment of cybersecurity risks facing telecoms organisations. It identifies the most significant cyberthreats currently impacting telcos worldwide, how the threat landscape and industry readiness have shifted over the past year, and the strategies and tools that operators are adopting to strengthen their defences. Alongside headline data points, the report highlights key best practices and actionable recommendations that can help further enhance security measures across the industry.

The rapid expansion of digital technologies, and mobile connectivity in particular, has profoundly impacted scam techniques and their reach. All individuals with a mobile subscription – approximately 5.8 billion people – are potential targets for scams. Rises in the volume, frequency, sophistication and success rate of scams in recent years are having a significant financial impact on victims and the global economy.

Operator strategies continue to evolve in the digital era as the telecoms industry seeks to capture new growth opportunities in the consumer and enterprise markets. GSMA Intelligence's operator case studies provide a concise and consistent way to shine a light on and analyse operators' strategies and business models, as well as how they are launching new services. This edition highlights Telefonica's smart home service focused on security, which is part of its digital services push.

The security threat landscape across telecoms and the broader technology industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This report, focused on Europe, is the last in a five-part series. The series aims to evaluate the threat landscape for telecoms operators; track where and why things have changed in the threat landscape for better or worse; discuss innovation and best practice in solutions to mitigate or repel threats; and examine potential future scenarios and how to get ahead of the curve.

The security threat landscape across telecoms and the broader technology industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This report series aims to evaluate the threat landscape for telecoms operators; track where and why things have changed in the threat landscape for better or worse; discuss innovation and best practice in solutions to mitigate or repel threats; and examine potential future scenarios and how to get ahead of the curve.

The security threat landscape across telecoms and the broader technology industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This is the third report in a five-part series. The series aims to evaluate the threat landscape for telecoms operators; track where and why things have changed in the threat landscape for better or worse; discuss innovation and best practice in solutions to mitigate or repel threats; and examine potential future scenarios and how to get ahead of the curve.

The security threat landscape across telecoms and the broader technology industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This is the second in a five-part series on security innovations in the telecoms industry. This edition focuses on Northern Africa.

The security threat landscape across telecoms and the broader technology industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This is the first report in a five-part series on security innovations. The series aims to evaluate the threat landscape for telecoms operators; track where and why things have changed in the threat landscape for better or worse; discuss innovation and best practice in solutions to mitigate or repel threats; and examine potential future scenarios and how to get ahead of the curve.

New tech and market developments promise to help accelerate eSIM adoption. In this context, we surveyed 100 operators globally in December 2023 to understand their views on three main areas of eSIM: eSIM benefits for enterprise customers; demands for eSIM-enabled solutions from industry verticals; and eSIM market share by 2030.

GSMA Intelligence's Chart of the Month is a visual way of telling an important story in the mobile and broader tech ecosystem. From the shape and size of markets to trends in consumer behaviour, we aim to provide food for thought through informative visuals designed to bring colour and clarity to complex issues facing the industry. In this edition, we look at the increasing importance of security as a part of operators' enterprise strategies.

Operator strategies continue to evolve in the digital era as the telecoms industry seeks to capture new growth opportunities in the consumer and enterprise markets. Assessing innovation and achievements is more important than ever before. GSMA Intelligence's operator case studies provide a concise and consistent way to shine a light on and analyse operators' strategies and business models, as well as how they are launching new services. In this edition, we examine the launch of Bharti Airtel's new home surveillance solution, Xsafe, against the backdrop of growing demand for smart home security in India.

Each year, GSMA Intelligence surveys operators across the globe to understand their network transformation priorities and plans. The survey focuses on strategic and technology priorities. Here we examine how the two priorities of open RAN and security are linked, assess operators' views and concerns around them, and highlight what they should be worried about.

GSMA Intelligence's Chart of the Month is a visual way of telling an important story in the mobile and broader tech ecosystem. From the shape and size of markets to trends in consumer behaviour, we aim to provide food for thought through informative visuals designed to bring colour and clarity to complex issues facing the industry. In this edition, we look at how operators rank their operational priorities in terms of achieving their long-term enterprise revenue goals.

The combination of cloud, data and IoT security threats means security risks are greater in the 5G era. A key challenge for operators offering 5G-based services is ensuring that they have sufficient knowledge or tools to tackle upcoming security vulnerabilities. Having a strategy for building up security credentials will be crucial in supporting these plans.