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CYBERSECURITY

As gatekeepers to their customers’ digital worlds, telecom companies have a reason – and a right – to play in the cybersecurity market

Why focus on cybersecurity now?

Many telecom companies have built cybersecurity capabilities to tackle the growing threat to their own businesses. Some are leveraging these capabilities deliver value for customers.

Cybersecurity is an attractive market for telcos as the need for services is growing. Advancements in AI and quantum computing, for example, are driving the incidence and cost of cybercrime ever higher.

Cybersecurity represents:

  • An opportunity to grow revenues beyond connectivity
  • A way to strengthen customer relationships and trust
  • A means to increase relevance as digitalisation grows
  • Scope for competitive differentiation
  • A quick time to market by partnering established security providers

Explore the latest articles, reports, and webinars in our Cybersecurity hub to gain insight into the opportunities and how to seize them as the landscape evolves.

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Securing the smart home: Lessons from leading telcos Research

Securing the smart home: Lessons from leading telcos

As connected devices proliferate in the home, telcos are exploring how to leverage their ownership of the gateway, customer trust

Small and medium-sized business cybersecurity: Telco landscape in North America Research

Small and medium-sized business cybersecurity: Telco landscape in North America

This report explores how North American telcos are seeking to capture the cybersecurity opportunity in the small and medium-sized business

Small and medium-sized business cybersecurity: Telco landscape in Europe Research

Small and medium-sized business cybersecurity: Telco landscape in Europe

Our SMB cybersecurity survey in December 2024 highlighted the potential for telcos to address this segment. This report explores the

Early steps with quantum communication Articles

Early steps with quantum communication

It is early days for quantum technologies in telecoms, but a handful of operators have already made progress with one

Securing the smart home: How telcos can turn routers into growth platforms Webinars

Securing the smart home: How telcos can turn routers into growth platforms

In this webinar, STL Partners will explore the convergence of smart home services and cybersecurity, and why network-level protection delivered

Takeaways from Infosecurity Europe 2025 Articles

Takeaways from Infosecurity Europe 2025

The 30th edition of Infosecurity Europe took place from the the 3rd to the 5th of June 2025 in London.

Connect and protect: Telcos’ avenues of growth in consumer cybersecurity Research

Connect and protect: Telcos’ avenues of growth in consumer cybersecurity

Consumers need protection from fast-evolving cyber threats. Telcos are in a position to deliver credible solutions to this attractive market,

Cybersecurity: What do small and medium businesses in Saudi Arabia need? Research

Cybersecurity: What do small and medium businesses in Saudi Arabia need?

We recently surveyed 104 SMBs in Saudi Arabia to understand this market and help cybersecurity solution providers address the Saudi

Shopping for cybersecurity as a small business isn’t an easy feat Articles

Shopping for cybersecurity as a small business isn’t an easy feat

As a supplier, cracking the small and medium business (SMB) market for cybersecurity isn’t easy. Neither is it easy

Getting SMBs on board with cybersecurity Articles

Getting SMBs on board with cybersecurity

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are an underserved target group when it comes to cybersecurity solutions. They know cybersecurity is

Growing opportunities in SMB cybersecurity Webinars

Growing opportunities in SMB cybersecurity

64% of SMBs expect to see their spending on cybersecurity increase this year, and one in four expects an increase

Cybersecurity for small and medium businesses: Survey highlights Research

Cybersecurity for small and medium businesses: Survey highlights

A strategic overview of our small and medium business survey results intended to deliver guidance for solution providers seeking to

Marina Koytcheva

Research Director

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Nicola Warren

Senior Analyst

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