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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.
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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 approval for the National Security Directive on the Telecommunication Sector. The decision was taken to ensure India’s national security.
Under this, the government will declare a list of trusted sources/products for the benefit of telecom service providers in order to maintain integrity of supply chain security.
Govt approves National Security Directive on telecom sector, to declare list of trusted sources
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that telecom service providers are required to connect new devices which are designated trusted products. Union Minister for Law & Justice, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad held a press conference on Cabinet Decisions, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
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Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 08:11 PM IST
In a move to enhance national security, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has accorded approval for the National Security Directive on Telecommunication sector under which the government will declare a list of trusted sources, trusted products for the benefit of telecom service providers to maintain the integrity of the supply chain security.
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India Trusted Source: Centre likely to blacklist some telecom equipment vendors
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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 Prasad
The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security to enhance security of telecom sector by designating a trusted source, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. So there s a trusted source and there s a not trusted source, the minister also said.