5G Technology

Our Approach

From engineering and orchestration to integration and security, Booz Allen is on the leading edge of 5G solutions and edge services. We continue to research and develop new secure 5G-enabled platforms, including those integrating related new technologies such as integrated IoT, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) solutions.

Booz Allen understands the complexity of the 5G landscape, helping clients formulate customized 5G strategies that fit their missions and mitigate cybersecurity risk. We combine our telecommunications, cloud, network, and security expertise with our investment in a premiere 5G lab facility, delivering mission-focused cyber resiliency solutions you can rely on. Our offerings include the following:

PLAN Develop tailored 5G strategies grounded in the identification and prioritization of high-mission-impact 5G use cases, align plans and resources for use case implementation based on a nuanced understanding of technical readiness, and develop policies and standards for 5G ecosystem operation and management
BUILD Deliver 5G mission platforms and applications by designing secure network architectures, completing network slicing and radio frequency/spectrum engineering, and integrating the full stack of 5G ecosystem technologies
PROTECT Secure mobile networks, edge computing resources, and 5G devices and applications through threat-based identification and management of risks, assessment of 5G-relevant vulnerabilities, and hardening and continuous monitoring of 5G environments
RESEARCH Pivot differentiated adversary insight and world-class cyber tradecraft into the early identification of novel 5G system vulnerabilities, development of leading-edge countermeasures, and delivery of tailored intelligence analysis

Booz Allen's 5G Lab

Our carrier-grade 5G lab provides the testing environment required to develop and evolve today's cybersecurity defense systems. The lab includes several advanced features such as:

5G standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) configurations, enabling testing of 5G and backward-compatible 4G core features
Multiaccess edge compute (MEC) solution that includes a gNodeB, user plane function (UPF), and MEC server, providing the capability to host applications at the edge to improve performance and virtualized network functions to deploy advanced network technology
Network slicing to provide segregated, guaranteed network resources for pre-configured application and user types
Radio access network capable of broadcasting at multiple bands, including mmWave (28 GHz) and mid-band (2.4 GHz and 3.5 GHz)

5G Mobile Medic

Booz Allen, 5G Open Innovation Lab, and 5G network innovator Shabodi collaborated to develop Mobile Medic, a groundbreaking emergency-telemedicine solution.