The explosive growth in mobile devices and their evolution to the content-rich Web environment of today has taken only a fraction of the time it took wired broadband to reach maturity. Today’s cellular technology is considered the most rapidly adopted technology in history: unprecedented improvements in mobile computing capability are fueling a rapid increase in mobile broadband subscriptions and the associated user dependence on mobile devices.

For many, the mobile phone has become not just a way to communicate with others, but an absolutely essential tool for everyday life and work. This presents a vast and often uncharted landscape of risks and challenges for the mobile carrier.  

The State of the Industry

The mobile industry is one of the fastest growing, most rapidly evolving sectors today:

•  There is a constantly changing and increasingly complex technology landscape
•  Some mobile devices are now as powerful and complex as PCs
•  The explosive growth in mobile usage worldwide has resulted in an estimated 5.3 billion mobile cellular subscriptions globally (as of Q4 2010)
•  Social networking, m-commerce, GPS location, and other features significantly expand the functionality of the mobile device 

The Challenge

Today’s advanced mobile devices are more functionality-rich than ever before, but more importantly, they provide an always-on way to connect to the Internet. This presents a challenge of unprecedented size and scope for the mobile industry.

•  24/7 on-the-go mobility adds more complexity to an already complex problem
•  Consumers demand PC-like experience with full-function browsers and “megabit plus” data rates like those of wired connections
•  Mobile devices can contain vast amounts of sensitive or personal data with fewer controls
•  “Mobile cyber crime” is increasing its sophistication and innovation in attacks, using new physical systems, botnets, and social networking infrastructures
•  Mobile carriers must now have same level of network and application visibility, security, and control over their traffic as ISPs  

The Solution

NarusInsight™ is a dynamic network traffic intelligence system designed to address and respond to the unique challenges and needs of the mobile carrier. It includes these solutions:

•  NarusInsight™ Solution for Cyber Protection
•  NarusInsight™ Solution for Intercept
•  NarusInsight™ Solution for Traffic Management

Benefits

NarusInsight can address multiple needs for operational and network efficiency and security.

•  The Solution for Cyber Protection can help operators protect the network by continuously monitoring for malicious attacks and misappropriated resources, and enables them to mitigate problems quickly and with precision. With behavior-based systems, zero-day attacks can be detected and mitigated early.

•  The Solution for Intercept can help carriers precisely target suspicious and criminal activity, and ensure that they comply with government regulations associated with lawful intercept.

•  The Solution for Traffic Management can help carriers efficiently monitor the utilization and performance of their networks, identify misuse of resources (e.g. grey VoIP), comply with regulations, and ensure revenue protection.