Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 10:56 IST
The latest directive is unlikely to be welcomed by India s telcos which have previously called on the government to remove all vendor-based restrictions around the nation s 5G trials. Representational image. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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Earlier this year, the Department of Telecommunications formulated a special panel to look into the potential participation of Chinese companies in India s 5G trials
India s wireless infrastructure is already heavily reliant on equipment manufactured by Huawei and ZTE
Until now, the cost efficiencies that Chinese gear have provided have made them highly sought after by the nation s telcos
On Wednesday, the Cabinet approved the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector which could result in restrictions on the procurement of Chinese telecom infrastructure by India s telcos. Under the directive, the government will designate “trusted sources” a
How govt’s trusted source bar for phone companies will work
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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 Council. Khanna reports to National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval.
The Centre on Wednesday said that it may blacklist certain telecom equipment vendors and also designate companies as India Trusted Source.
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India intros National Security Directive on Telecom Sector, to list trusted equipment providers Thursday 17 December 2020 | 09:36 CET | News India s Cabinet Committee on Security has announced the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector, which will order service providers to acquire equipment from trusted sources, PTI reports, citing law and telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The minister says the directive has been framed from the perspective of national security. Considering the need to ensure India s national security, the Cabinet has accorded approval for the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector , Prasad said.
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The telcos had earlier raised concerns over the prices set by TRAI as unsustainable and too high, and have pointed out that Indiaâs pricing is seven times higher than that of South Korea. (representative image) (Pexels/Pixabay)
In a bid to tighten security of communications network, the Union Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday (Dec 16) approved the setting up of a national security directive on telecommunication sector which will mandate service providers to purchase equipment from trusted sources.
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