NEW DELHI: India's top telcos have raised concerns around legal ramifications of the National Security Directive<\/a>, including who will be held responsible in case of a security breach<\/a> on trusted equipment used in a telecom network<\/a>, officials and industry executives familiar with the matter said. 印度顶级电信运营商提出了担忧国家安全指令的法律后果,包括谁将负责,以防安全漏洞的信任设备用于电信网络、政府官员和业内高管知情人士说。 新德里:印度最大的电信公司的法律后果表示担忧国家安全指令,包括谁来负责的安全漏洞在信任的设备中使用电信网络、官员和业内高管知情人士说。 NEW DELHI: India's top telcos have raised concerns around legal ramifications of the National Security Directive<\/a>, including who will be held responsible in case of a security breach<\/a> on trusted equipment used in a telecom network<\/a>, officials and industry executives familiar with the matter said.
In their meetings with security officials as part of the process to identify trusted sources for telecom gear to ensure a secure network, telcos also urged the government to ensure adequate number of vendors to keep costs in check, while seeking clarifications around maintenance, upgradation and repair of already installed equipment, say executives.
\"What if there is a security breach in trusted gear, then who is going to take responsibility? So, we have asked authorities to take the decision technically and with the help of mandatory testing,\" a senior executive at one of the three private telcos, who attended the meeting, told ET.
A second telco executive added that the government was asked to ensure that operators have enough vendors to choose from and there aren’t exclusive tie-ups between an operator and a vendor. “For affordable services, vendor diversity is needed since. India is a cost sensitive market,” he said.
Reliance Jio<\/a>, Bharti Airtel<\/a>, Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi) and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) were called in for separate meetings with National Security Council Secretariat officials and National Cyber Security Coordinator, Lt Gen. (Dr) Rajesh Pant over the last couple of weeks. As per the December 16 Cabinet decision, Pant is tasked with preparing a list of ‘trusted sources’ for acquiring gear for telecom networks. The NCSC in turn will make its list based on approval of a committee - the National Security Committee on Telecom (NSCT) - headed by Deputy NSA, and consisting of relevant ministries such as telecom and commerce.
Experts say the government’s move is aimed at keeping Chinese gear makers Huawei and ZTE out of India’s 5G<\/a> deployments, in line with the US and the UK which have taken proactive steps to bar them from critical infrastructure. But they added that equipment from European vendors being made in China could also come under the scanner.
For both, Airtel and Vodafone Idea, China’s Huawei and ZTE – besides Sweden’s Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia - have been critical partners for 4G networks in several circles. They will have topartner with others for 5G networks even for circles which are currently being served by the Chinese vendors. Jio currently sources its gear only from Samsung.
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Telcos also pressed for a swift conclusion to this initiative to identify trusted sources, saying any delay in what will be a complex process will push back their 5G network planning efforts. “We are also seeing how the geo-political issue changes which may have an impact in India,” a third executive said.
The government is yet to specify a timeline for holding 5G auctions. Even 5G trials are yet to be held.
Officials, on their part, said the government will focus on continuity of supply chain, control over supply and allowing only secured components in the supply chain, executives said.
The government is currently considering ‘whitelisting’ – or deeming secure - equipment from Indian vendors based on how much control they have over their supply chain, while multinational vendors may be asked to submit declarations on securing gear and submit source code of their gear into an escrow account, for greater accountability, officials said.
After the ongoing input gathering exercise, the government will come up with a portal by April 15 for mainly equipment vendors to submit data related to gear, which could include the type of equipment being manufactured, where it is being manufactured and who is using it currently, among other details. It is aiming to complete this detail gathering process by June 15, people familiar with the matter said.
Besides representatives of telcos, security officials have also held separate meetings with industry bodies Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), Telecom Equipment<\/a> Manufacturers Association (TEMA), representing local gear vendors, Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC), and Tejas Networks. Overseas gear makers such as Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, Huawei or ZTE haven’t been called in as yet.
Key officials of the telecom, commerce and DRDO were also called for a separate meeting.
Telcos also want clarity on maintenance, upgradation and repair of already installed equipment, a third executive said. For instance, if a particular vendor's gear has been blacklisted, then what will happen to the already deployed equipment and if India will allow an active component to be replaced or upgraded.
Queries sent to Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Jio, Tejas and the industry bodies didn’t elicit any response.
While announcing the security directive on December 16, telecom minister RS Prasad had said that the new directive would kick in within 180 days from the date of approval.
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在印度的战略创建国家安全指令和电信公司提出的担忧
与安全官员在会议过程的一部分来识别受信任来源电信设备,以确保一个安全的网络,电信公司也敦促政府确保足够数量的供应商控制成本,同时寻求澄清在维护、升级和修复已安装设备、高管说。
第二个电信高管还说,政府被要求确保运营商有足够的供应商选择和没有独家运营商和供应商之间的合作。“可负担得起的服务,供应商需要多样性。印度是一个成本敏感的市场,”他说。
依赖Jio,Bharti附近的旅馆,沃达丰的想法(Vi)和国有Bharat Sanchar Nigam说有限公司(BSNL)被单独会见国家安全委员会秘书处官员和国家网络安全协调员,Lt (Dr)将军Rajesh裤子在过去几周。按照12月16日内阁的决定,裤子是负责准备一系列的可信来源获取齿轮为电信网络。成都市反过来会使其列表根据国家安全委员会的批准——电信委员会(NSCT)——由副国家安全顾问和电信和商务部等有关部门组成的。
专家称政府此举旨在让中国电信设备制造商华为和中兴的印度5克部署,符合美国和英国已采取积极的措施来禁止关键基础设施。但他们补充称,欧洲厂商的设备在中国也受到扫描仪。
为,Airtel和沃达丰的想法,中国的华为和中兴通讯-除了瑞典爱立信和芬兰的诺基亚已经在几个圆圈4 g网络的关键合作伙伴。他们将与他人topartner 5 g网络甚至圈目前被中国供应商服务。仅从三星目前Jio来源其齿轮。
电信公司也要求迅速得出结论这个项目确定可信来源,说任何延迟将是一个复杂的过程将推迟了他们5 g网络规划工作。“我们也看到地缘政治问题如何改变可能影响在印度,”第三个高管表示。
政府没有指定一个时间表控股5 g拍卖。甚至还举行5 g试验。
官员,他们表示,政府将重点关注供应链的连续性,控制供应链的供应和只允许安全组件,高管表示。
政府目前正在考虑“白名单”——从印度或认为安全,设备供应商基于他们在多大程度上控制他们的供应链,而跨国供应商可能会被要求提交声明保护装置并提交源代码的齿轮在一个托管账户,更大的责任,官员说。
持续输入收集运动后,政府会想出一个门户网站为主要设备供应商4月15日提交数据相关装备,其中可能包括设备生产的类型,它在哪里被制造和使用目前,其他细节。这个细节收集过程的目标是完成在6月15日,知情人士说。
除了电信公司的代表,安全官员也各自举行会议的行业组织印度手机运营商协会(COAI),电信设备制造商协会(特马),代表当地设备供应商,电信设备和服务出口促进委员会(TEPC)和光辉网络。等海外设备制造商爱立信,诺基亚,三星,华为或中兴还没有被作为。
电信的主要官员、商业和国防研究与发展组织也呼吁一个单独的会议。
电信公司也要明确维护、升级和修复已安装设备的,第三个高管表示。例如,如果一个特定供应商的齿轮已经列入黑名单,然后会发生什么如果印度已经部署的设备将允许一个活跃的组件被替换或升级。
查询发送到旅馆,沃达丰的想法,Jio,光辉和行业组织没有引起任何反应。
同时宣布安全指令12月16日,电信部长RS普拉萨德说,新指令将启动之日起180天内批准。
In their meetings with security officials as part of the process to identify trusted sources for telecom gear to ensure a secure network, telcos also urged the government to ensure adequate number of vendors to keep costs in check, while seeking clarifications around maintenance, upgradation and repair of already installed equipment, say executives.
\"What if there is a security breach in trusted gear, then who is going to take responsibility? So, we have asked authorities to take the decision technically and with the help of mandatory testing,\" a senior executive at one of the three private telcos, who attended the meeting, told ET.
A second telco executive added that the government was asked to ensure that operators have enough vendors to choose from and there aren’t exclusive tie-ups between an operator and a vendor. “For affordable services, vendor diversity is needed since. India is a cost sensitive market,” he said.
Reliance Jio<\/a>, Bharti Airtel<\/a>, Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi) and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) were called in for separate meetings with National Security Council Secretariat officials and National Cyber Security Coordinator, Lt Gen. (Dr) Rajesh Pant over the last couple of weeks. As per the December 16 Cabinet decision, Pant is tasked with preparing a list of ‘trusted sources’ for acquiring gear for telecom networks. The NCSC in turn will make its list based on approval of a committee - the National Security Committee on Telecom (NSCT) - headed by Deputy NSA, and consisting of relevant ministries such as telecom and commerce.
Experts say the government’s move is aimed at keeping Chinese gear makers Huawei and ZTE out of India’s 5G<\/a> deployments, in line with the US and the UK which have taken proactive steps to bar them from critical infrastructure. But they added that equipment from European vendors being made in China could also come under the scanner.
For both, Airtel and Vodafone Idea, China’s Huawei and ZTE – besides Sweden’s Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia - have been critical partners for 4G networks in several circles. They will have topartner with others for 5G networks even for circles which are currently being served by the Chinese vendors. Jio currently sources its gear only from Samsung.
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Telcos also pressed for a swift conclusion to this initiative to identify trusted sources, saying any delay in what will be a complex process will push back their 5G network planning efforts. “We are also seeing how the geo-political issue changes which may have an impact in India,” a third executive said.
The government is yet to specify a timeline for holding 5G auctions. Even 5G trials are yet to be held.
Officials, on their part, said the government will focus on continuity of supply chain, control over supply and allowing only secured components in the supply chain, executives said.
The government is currently considering ‘whitelisting’ – or deeming secure - equipment from Indian vendors based on how much control they have over their supply chain, while multinational vendors may be asked to submit declarations on securing gear and submit source code of their gear into an escrow account, for greater accountability, officials said.
After the ongoing input gathering exercise, the government will come up with a portal by April 15 for mainly equipment vendors to submit data related to gear, which could include the type of equipment being manufactured, where it is being manufactured and who is using it currently, among other details. It is aiming to complete this detail gathering process by June 15, people familiar with the matter said.
Besides representatives of telcos, security officials have also held separate meetings with industry bodies Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), Telecom Equipment<\/a> Manufacturers Association (TEMA), representing local gear vendors, Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC), and Tejas Networks. Overseas gear makers such as Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, Huawei or ZTE haven’t been called in as yet.
Key officials of the telecom, commerce and DRDO were also called for a separate meeting.
Telcos also want clarity on maintenance, upgradation and repair of already installed equipment, a third executive said. For instance, if a particular vendor's gear has been blacklisted, then what will happen to the already deployed equipment and if India will allow an active component to be replaced or upgraded.
Queries sent to Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Jio, Tejas and the industry bodies didn’t elicit any response.
While announcing the security directive on December 16, telecom minister RS Prasad had said that the new directive would kick in within 180 days from the date of approval.
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