The UK Government has ambitions to have most of the country covered by a 5G signal by 2027.
The latest publication from Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: тАЬUK Telecoms Supply Chain Review ReportтАЭ, calls for competition and diversity within the supply chain to support this.
The report also gives details of how the UK Government is preparing for any potential risks posed by 5G and has concludes that policy and regulation surrounding the enforcement of network security need to be tightened.
Diverse supply chains
Within the тАЬUK Telecoms Supply Chain Review ReportтАЭ, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Jeremy Wright MP calls for competition and diversity within the supply chain. Mr Wright said this is needed тАЬif we are to drive innovation and reduce the risk of dependency on individual suppliers.тАЭ
Moving forward, the UK Government will pursue тАЬa targeted diversification strategy, supporting the growth of new players in the parts of the network that pose security and resilience risks,тАЭ Mr Wright added.
Cyber Essentials Certification
Tech Crunch has reported that the Government will тАЬseek to attract trusted and established firms to the UK market,тАЭ to ensure that the future тАЬvibrant and diverse telecoms marketтАЭ is fit for purpose for both consumers and national security.
5G will create new challenges for security and resilience in the UK as the technologyтАЩs тАЬtechnical characteristics create a greater surface for potential attacks.тАЭ
Suppliers should be able to show how they manage these risks when bidding for 5G contracts that will be coming out in the next few years Since the 1 October 2014, the UK government has taken steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk within its supply chain.
All suppliers must comply with Cyber Essentials controls if bidding for government contracts тАЬwhich involve handling of sensitive and personal information and provision of certain technical products and services.тАЭ
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