Nokia has strived to make cybersecurity a differentiator in 5G by building on the capabilities it acquired in Bell Labs when it took over Alcatel-Lucent in November 2016. This deal strengthened its portfolio in that field with various technologies and patents. Since then, Nokia has maintained momentum through various initiatives, setting out not just to support emerging 5G security capabilities as they come along in the standards, but to offer additional layers of protection with the argument that 5G will expose operators and their customers to new threats and more concerted attacks from various quarters, including hostile states, organized crime, terrorists and lone actors. The underlying thesis is that, as 5G rolls out around the world and converges…