Singtel today announced the launch of two world-class solutions, developed in partnership with Palo Alto Networks, that will help consumers and businesses strengthen their cybersecurity posture.
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Singtel’s Unified Secure Access Service Edge Convergence (Unified SASE Convergence) powered by Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, the industry’s most complete AI-powered SASE solution, leverages the power of Precision AI, combining Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) and SIM-based authentication to help enterprises verify a user’s identity and IoT devices connected to Singtel’s network. Deployed via a cloud platform, the solution prioritises IoT security, which is essential as more enterprises adopt such devices. However, presently, many of these devices do not support end-point security software which presents a vulnerability for both consumers and businesses.
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Singtel has also expanded its pioneering 5G Security-as-a-Slice (SecaaS) capabilities with Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Firewall to protect roaming customers from foreign network vulnerabilities, surveillance risks and hacking attempts. By employing SecaaS and AI, the telco is able to identify, analyse and block scam or phishing websites, applications and emails from unsecured sources.
The Unified SASE Convergence solution and SecaaS for roaming and IoT are part of Singtel CUBΣ, a unified suite of AI-powered network solutions and services that helps enterprises to modernise their digital network infrastructure so they can work smarter, more efficiently and cost effectively to grow and scale their businesses.
Mr Ng Tian Chong, Chief Executive Officer, Singtel Singapore, said, “We understand the complexities and challenges facing enterprises as they try to innovate and scale securely. That’s why we developed CUBΣ and many other enterprise solutions to support businesses with their rapid digitalisation and growth goals. This partnership with Palo Alto Networks, marks another milestone in enhancing security for businesses and consumers who are increasingly operating in distributed environments. With our strong network and security capabilities, we’re ensuring a zero-trust architecture that offers our customers an unparalleled level of security and performance so they can take advantage of all the opportunities that technology has to offer.”
” We understand the complexities and challenges facing enterprises as they try to innovate and scale securely. That’s why we developed CUBΣ and many other enterprise solutions to support businesses with their rapid digitalisation and growth goals. This partnership with Palo Alto Networks, marks another milestone in enhancing security for businesses and consumers who are increasingly operating in distributed environments.” Ng Tian Chong, Chief Executive Officer, Singtel Singapore
Mr Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Network Security at Palo Alto Networks said, “As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, security must be embedded at the network level to protect users, devices, and applications – wherever they operate. Our expanded partnership with Singtel marks a significant step forward in delivering AI-powered, zero-trust security that is seamlessly integrated with Singtel connectivity. With Unified SASE Convergence and one of the world’s first 5G Security-as-a-Slice (SecaaS) offerings, businesses can now secure their mobile, branch, and datacenter environments with industry-leading threat prevention, ensuring a safer, more resilient digital future.”
Applying 5G capabilities to expand operational cybersecurity
The convergence of networking and security in SASE represents a paradigm shift in how organisations approach network architecture and security. By integrating critical functions into a cloud-native framework, Singtel’s Unified SASE Convergence simplifies management, improves performance, and enhances security posture. This includes enabling secure, identity-based access, regardless of user location. With this, organisations can be assured of an ultra-secure network that connects employees, systems and endpoints to corporate applications and resources.
With 5G SecaaS for IoT, Singtel enables enterprises to:
- Strengthen access controls across all IoT devices on the enterprise network
- Gain deep insights into their IoT assets, communication patterns and risks
- Monitor IoT devices’ internet traffic activity round-the-clock and prevent threats in real-time through signature-based detection
- Be alerted on potential threats, device vulnerabilities and risks
SecaaS is currently available as part of Singtel’s Mobile Protect for 5G customers. Since its launch six months ago, Singtel’s Mobile Protect has protected over 20,000 customers, filtering over 600,000 malicious URLs and blocking over 5,000 cyber threats – such as viruses, malware, spyware and phishing links – in real time, daily.
Unlocking new 5G features to drive growth and innovation
Since achieving nationwide 5G coverage, Singtel has unlocked many new technological advancements in areas such as edge computing and network slicing that support real-time fast data transfer and analytics for mission-critical applications. Network slicing is especially useful for sectors like construction, manufacturing, healthcare and security as it allows enterprises to leverage independent virtual networks over a single physical infrastructure for specific application needs, ensuring optimal performance, reliability and security across enterprise systems.
Singtel has deployed 5G network slicing at large-scale events, such as the National Day Parade as well as Taylor Swift and Coldplay concerts to provide attendees with fast, reliable connections even in device-dense environments.
About Singtel
Singtel is Asia’s leading communications technology group, providing a portfolio of services from next-generation communication, 5G and technology services to infotainment to both consumers and businesses. The Group has presence in Asia, Australia and Africa and reaches over 740 million mobile customers in 21 countries. Its infrastructure and technology services for businesses span 21 countries, with more than 428 direct points of presence in 362 cities.
