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India's telecom department asks vendors to purchase only 'trusted products' cleared by it amid the ED's action against China's Vivo and Xiaomi

How govt’s trusted source bar for phone companies will work India Published: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 8:56 [IST] New Delhi, Dec 17: The crucial decision taken by the Union Cabinet will now ensure that phone companies in India can only use telecom equipment certified by a top security panel to have come from a trust source. The certificate will be issued by a panel headed by Deputy National Security Advisor, Rajinder Khanna. Who heads the technologies section in the National Security Counc...

Synopsis Telecom Service Providers (TSP) are required to connect new devices which are designated ‘Trusted Products”, the government said. The Designated Authority will make its determination based on approval of a committee headed by Deputy NSA. Agencies The government said that the present Directive does not envisage mandatory replacement of the existing equipment already inducted in the networks of the telecom service providers. NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Security has given its ...

India Trusted Source: Centre likely to blacklist some telecom equipment vendors India Updated: Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 17:29 [IST] New Delhi, Dec 16: The Centre today said that it may blacklist certain telecom equipment vendors and also designate companies as India Trusted Source. The decision comes in the wake of the ongoing tensions with China. As a result of this, the telecom sector may soon have a list of companies from where the firms can buy services and products. Ravi Shankar Prasa...

Highlights The Designated Authority will make its determination based on the approval of a committee headed by Deputy NSA The committee will consist of members from relevant departments/Ministries and will also have two members from the industry and an independent expert The Committee will be called ‘National Security Committee on Telecom (NSCT) New Delhi: In a significant Cabinet decision on Wednesday (December 16), the government gave approval for National Security Directive on Telecommunic...