The telecom industry is worried that any further delay in defining critical services would lead to security implications as currently most of the M2M communications, including in power and infrastructure sectors, are happening on non-licensed spectrum with no security parameters, putting such networks at risk.
Trai: He added that CNAP recommendations take into account the recipients’ choice to opt out of the Truecaller-like service the government is planning to launch to curb spam and scam calls.
The recent recommendations for CNAP do not raise privacy concerns, according to the telecom regulator s chairman. He highlighted the need for collaboration between ministries to tackle phishing and emphasized Trai s role in data protection regulations.
In its recommendations issued Friday on calling name presentation (CNAP) service, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said, “the government should issue appropriate instructions for making CNAP feature in all devices sold in India, after a suitable cut off date, say after six months from the date of notification.”