Case Study: Tier 1 Mobile Network Operator saves $30M in CAPEX by identifying 3% unwanted traffic with NETSCOUT Mobile Security Solution

More Traffic More Risk, More Spend Is Your CAPEX Budget Keeping Up With Increasing Traffic

A Tier 1 mobile network operator faced rising CAPEX and operational strain as rapid 4G/5G growth, IoT expansion and new edge services made its wireless network behave like the wireline internet — attracting the same malicious and questionable traffic that consumes costly last‑mile capacity, connectivity and staff time. Identifying this unwanted traffic was critical to avoid further capacity investments and protect service availability and reputation.

NETSCOUT and Arbor deployed a mobile security solution that delivers real‑time deep packet inspection and network‑level visibility across 4G/5G user plane traffic to detect subscriber and infrastructure threats. By identifying and mitigating just 3% of undesirable traffic, the MNO avoided about $30M in operational costs in year one, freed up capital, increased employee productivity, and gained improved monitoring and threat mitigation against a backdrop of a 93% rise in mobile‑targeted DDoS attacks.