Deploy private networks to support various IoT networks

 Deploy private networks to support various IoT networks. These can be developed using Layer Two Tunnelling Protocol (L2TP) and secured with Internet Protocol Security (IPsec). In a recent report, contributors to free and open source software (FOSS) claimed they spent only 2.27 percent of their contribution time on security. In our latest blog post, we delve into open source software security, and discuss why it’s key for building robust and open interoperable networks. On the whole, digital literacy and security consciousness across all segments of the population need to be enhanced rapidly to build trust in the use of services based on digital technologies to effectively move forward as an economy.

Many information and communications technology (ICT) vendors and communication service providers (CSPs) leverage computer science major jobs (OSS) for their software projects and products with the purpose to enable communications service providers to build open, interoperable networks at a lower cost. Examples of industry collaborations promoting the use of open source code are the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) and O-RAN Software Community (OSC) hosted by the Linux Foundation (LF), and Openstack hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation. OSS has inherent benefits that can provide secure code, but also has inherent security risks that require a higher level of due diligence.  It is the responsibility of the software product vendor to ensure proper safeguards are in place for secure use of shipped product with OSS and proprietary software components.  Ericsson is an advocate for proper use of open source software and has active leadership roles in the OpenChain Project and O-RAN Alliance.