BRUSSELS, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) issued on Wednesday non-binding guidelines on 5G, urging its members to have measures in place and powers to mitigate risks based on th EU coordinated risk assessment of 5G networks security.
In a toolbox for 5G security, the EU sets out detailed mitigation plans for each of the identified risks and recommends a set of key strategic and technical measures, which should be taken by all members states and the European Commission.
The strategic measures include regulatory powers, third party suppliers, diversification of suppliers, and sustainability and diversity of 5G supply and value chain.
Among the key measures it recommends are: strengthening security requirements for mobile network operators; assessing the risk profile of suppliers; applying relevant restrictions for suppliers considered as high risks, including necessary excisions for key assets; and ensuring that each operator has an appropriate multi-vendor strategy to avoid or limit any major dependency on a single supplier and avoid dependency on suppliers considered to be high risk.
The European Commission urged EU members states to take measure to maintain a diverse and sustainable 5G supply chain in order to avoid long-term dependency, and facilitate coordination between member states regarding standardization to achieve specific security objectives and developing relevant EU-wide certification schemes.
