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A10 Networks vs Nokia

A10 Networks sells security solutions, infrastructure solutions, and centralized management and automation solutions for applications and networks. Nokia sells network security products, including NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome and Deepfield, which provide security monitoring, threat incident response, identity access management and DDoS detection and mitigation. CISO Tribune files both under DDoS protection. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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A10 Networks vs Nokia: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
A10 NetworksA10 Networks sells security solutions, infrastructure solutions, and centralized management and automation solutions for applications and networks.a10networks.comNokiaNokia sells network security products, including NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome and Deepfield, which provide security monitoring, threat incident response, identity access management and DDoS detection and mitigation.nokia.com
What it sells
  • ThreatX by A10 Networks[3][5]Web application protection platform.
  • TrojAI by A10 Networks[3][5]AI Guardrails and Red Teaming.
  • A10 Defend DDoS Mitigator[5]DDoS mitigation with intelligent automation.
  • A10 Defend DDoS Orchestrator[5]DDoS defense monitoring, orchestration and management.
  • A10 Thunder® ADC[4]Application delivery controller and load balancer.
  • A10 Thunder® CGN[4]Carrier-grade NAT, IPv4 preservation and IPv6 migration.
  • A10 Thunder® CFW[4]Consolidated network security platform.
  • A10 Control[3][4][6]Centralized management, control and analytics platform for A10 solutions.
  • NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome[5]A Nokia security product within its network security portfolio.
  • Deepfield[1][3][5][6]A Nokia product for DDoS detection and mitigation.
  • NetGuard Identity Access Manager[7]Privileged Access Management for physical or virtual networks.
  • Network Group Encryption[7]Encryption for IP/MPLS networks.
Categories
Headquarters
San Jose, United States[2]Espoo, Finland[1][10]
Founded
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Public (NYSE: ATEN)[2][3][6][10]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • August 13, 2026A10 Networks announced general availability of the A10 AI Gateway, a control plane for routing, cost management and governance across AI agents, applications and LLMs.[9]
  • June 15, 2026A10 Networks announced it has acquired TrojAI, an AI security company focused on securing, testing and governing AI applications and agentic workflows.[10]
Not stated on its pages
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, A10 Networks sells to enterprises, service providers, and government organizations. Its pages say customers range from Fortune 500 enterprises to service providers and government agencies. Its mission names enterprises and service providers building business-critical networks and applications. Thunder ADC is described as providing application delivery services across hardware appliances, virtual machines, bare metal, containers, and public cloud environments.From its own pages, Nokia sells mainly to telecommunication providers, which it offers mobile, fixed and transport solutions, and to AI and cloud providers, which it offers optical and IP connectivity. Nokia describes a dedicated cybersecurity solution for power utilities and their grid communications. Nokia describes communication service providers as managing increasingly complex networks while striving to deliver reliable services and high-quality customer experiences. Its security products cover security monitoring, threat incident response, identity access management and DDoS detection and mitigation.
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November 9, 2026October 12, 2026

Where they overlap

  • A10 Networks and Nokia are both filed under DDoS protection.

Where they differ, field by field

  • A10 Networks's primary category is DDoS protection; Nokia's is EDR and XDR.
  • A10 Networks is also filed under API security.
  • A10 Networks lists ThreatX by A10 Networks, TrojAI by A10 Networks, A10 Defend DDoS Mitigator, A10 Defend DDoS Orchestrator, A10 Thunder® ADC and 3 more. Nokia lists NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome, Deepfield, NetGuard Identity Access Manager and Network Group Encryption.
  • A10 Networks is headquartered in San Jose, United States. Nokia is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.
  • A10 Networks is a public company listed on NYSE as ATEN.

What it sells: A10 Networks

What A10 Thunder® ADC does[4]
A10 Thunder® ADC is described as a high-performance application delivery controller and advanced load balancer. Thunder ADC provides consistent application delivery services across hardware appliances, virtual machines, bare metal, containers, and public cloud environments.

What it sells: Nokia

What NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome does[5]
Nokia names NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome in its product portfolio alongside Deepfield. The portfolio provides security monitoring, threat incident response, identity access management and DDoS detection and mitigation.
What Deepfield does[1][3][5][6]
Nokia names Deepfield in its product portfolio alongside NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome. The portfolio provides DDoS detection and mitigation, among other capabilities. Nokia acquired Deepfield on December 15, 2016.
What NetGuard Identity Access Manager does[7]
Nokia describes NetGuard Identity Access Manager as securing physical or virtual networks with Privileged Access Management (PAM). In its utilities solution it enables single sign-on and centralized policy management.
What Network Group Encryption does[7]
Nokia uses Network Group Encryption to secure IP/MPLS networks. DWDM networks are secured with L1 encryption provided by the 1830 Photonic Service Switch.

Questions about A10 Networks and Nokia

What do A10 Networks and Nokia sell?
A10 Networks sells ThreatX by A10 Networks, TrojAI by A10 Networks, A10 Defend DDoS Mitigator, A10 Defend DDoS Orchestrator, A10 Thunder® ADC and 3 more. Nokia sells NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome, Deepfield, NetGuard Identity Access Manager and Network Group Encryption.
Are A10 Networks and Nokia in the same category?
They share DDoS protection. A10 Networks's primary category is DDoS protection and Nokia's is EDR and XDR.
Where are A10 Networks and Nokia headquartered?
A10 Networks is headquartered in San Jose, United States. Nokia is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.
Who owns A10 Networks and Nokia?
A10 Networks is a public company listed on NYSE as ATEN.
Who are A10 Networks and Nokia sold to?
From its own pages, A10 Networks sells to enterprises, service providers, and government organizations. From its own pages, Nokia sells mainly to telecommunication providers, which it offers mobile, fixed and transport solutions, and to AI and cloud providers, which it offers optical and IP connectivity.
What have A10 Networks and Nokia announced recently?
August 13, 2026: A10 Networks announced general availability of the A10 AI Gateway, a control plane for routing, cost management and governance across AI agents, applications and LLMs.

About A10 Networks

A10 Networks sells security solutions, infrastructure solutions, and centralized management and automation solutions for applications and networks. A10 Networks says its products are for enterprises, service providers, and government organizations.[4]

On security, A10 Networks says AI is changing how applications connect and communicate, and that traffic patterns are becoming more unpredictable, introducing risks such as DDoS attacks, API abuse, inference manipulation, and shadow AI. A10 Networks says it delivers protection across network and application layers and APIs, defending against DDoS attacks, bots, infiltration, exfiltration, prompt injection, and more. A10 Networks says its security includes unified web application and API security, DNS firewall, DDoS protection, and AI guardrails.[1]

The security product line includes TrojAI by A10 Networks, described as AI Guardrails and Red Teaming, and ThreatX by A10 Networks, described as a web application protection platform. A10 Defend DDoS Mitigator provides DDoS mitigation with intelligent automation, powered by advanced machine learning. A10 Defend DDoS Detector provides precise, highly scalable network-wide anomaly detection. A10 Defend Threat Control is a proactive DDoS attack intelligence SaaS platform. A10 Defend DDoS Orchestrator covers DDoS defense monitoring, orchestration and management. A10 Defend Next-Gen WAF is an integrated application delivery and web application firewall.[5]

On the infrastructure side, A10 Thunder® ADC is a high-performance application delivery controller and advanced load balancer. Thunder ADC provides consistent application delivery services across hardware appliances, virtual machines, bare metal, containers, and public cloud environments. Thunder ADC uses advanced Layer 4-7 load balancing, customizable health checks, and global server load balancing (GSLB) to help keep applications available across data centers and cloud environments. Thunder ADC improves application performance with capabilities including SSL/TLS offload, TCP optimization, RAM caching, compression, and intelligent load balancing.[1][4]

A10 Thunder® CGN is advanced carrier-grade NAT, IPv4 preservation and IPv6 migration. A10 Thunder® CFW is a consolidated network security platform with stateful firewall, IPsec VPN, CGN, ADC, SSLi and secure web gateway. SSL Insight (SSLi®) in Thunder CFW provides TLS/SSL decryption for real-time visibility into encrypted traffic.[4]

A10 Control provides centralized management for A10's security and infrastructure solutions. A10 Networks says it enables intelligent analytics, traffic visibility, and streamlined operations across any environment. A10 Control consolidates existing A10 Harmony Controller and aGalaxy capabilities and more.[4]

A10 Networks describes its Cloud Access Proxy (CAP) as a complete enterprise solution to help organizations optimize the performance and security of their SaaS applications and provide visibility into branch offices and the cloud. Tenant Access Control prevents data theft between sanctioned and unsanctioned SaaS tenant accounts. URL Filtering provides traffic categorization and protection from web threats.[7]

A10 Networks says 7,700+ businesses use its products, from Fortune 500 enterprises to service providers and government agencies. Turk Telekom, Segpay, Travelex and Uber are named as A10 Networks customers. Dhrupad Trivedi joined A10 Networks in December 2019 as president and chief executive officer. A10 Networks states its mission is to help enterprises and service providers build business-critical networks and applications that are secure, available, and efficient.[8]

A10 Networks on the record

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A10 Networks full record

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  2. [2]DefaultA10 Networks · investors.a10networks.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]A10 Networks: Enterprise Security & Infrastructure SolutionsA10 Networks · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]A10 Products | Enterprise Security & InfrastructureA10 Networks · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]A10 Security Products | A10 NetworksA10 Networks · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]A10 Thunder ADC: Application Delivery & Load BalancingA10 Networks · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Cloud Access Proxy Solution | A10 NetworksA10 Networks · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Leadership Team | A10 NetworksA10 Networks · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]A10 Networks Launches A10 AI Gateway, an Intelligent Control Plane for All AI OperationsA10 Networks · published August 13, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]A10 Networks Acquires TrojAI Inc., Expanding AI RoadmapA10 Networks · published June 15, 2026 · Tier A

Nokia full record

  1. [1]nokia.comNokia · nokia.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]CybersecurityNokia · nokia.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Nokia Corporation | NokiaNokia · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Nokia Warp 6 Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]Security standards | Nokia.comNokia · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Acquisitions and divestments | Nokia.comNokia · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Cybersecurity for power utilities | NokiaNokia · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Security compliance | Nokia.comNokia · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]How MEO is bringing AI-native network ambition to operational reality | Nokia.comNokia · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Locations | Nokia.comNokia · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Nokia Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier C

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