India Moves Toward Limiting What Telecom Tech Can Be Used govinfosecurity.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from govinfosecurity.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Centre launches Trusted Telecom Portal today aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
‘Trusted sources’: Government to amend telecom licence norms this week
March 09, 2021
Telcos to face ₹50 crore fine if they don’t abide by the new rules - Getty Images/iStockphoto
Telcos to face ₹50 crore fine if they don’t abide by the new rules - Getty Images/iStockphoto×
It’s yet unclear if Chinese firms will be allowed to participate
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is expected to come out with amendments to Telecom License norms for procuring equipment within this week. But, whether Chinese companies like Huawei or ZTE will be allowed to participate or not in the projects as part of its implementation, especially after the recently acquired spectrum by telecom service providers
The Indian government has approved the formation of the National Security Directive, which will contain a list of trusted sources and products for telecom networks. This is being done to enhance the security of the communications network.
The government may later also create a list of the sources and vendors from which no procurement can be done.
The methodology to determine trusted products will be decided by the National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC), which will form a committee with members from industry, independent experts and relevant Government departments.
Dress code: India s busy putting obstacles in the way of Chinese vendors operating in the telecoms market.
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