Secure data analytics sampling within a 5G virtual slice

A method of directing encrypted data transmitted wirelessly on a communication network comprising receiving encrypted data, by a managing application executing on a virtual network, from a user equipment (UE) operating on a mobile network. The managing application on the virtual network is coupled with an access node and deciphers a portion of the data encrypted with homomorphic encryption to determine a data characteristic. The managing application routes the encrypted data to a network location in response to the data characteristic of the encrypted data.