02 Apr 5G Security Priority for European Commission
Security concerns are at the forefront for the European Commission
The last recommendation is to have an EU-wide certification scheme for 5G. This would become mandatory for all 5G suppliers. “The resilience of our digital infrastructure is critical to government, business, the security of our personal data and the functioning of our democratic institutions,” said Commissioner Julian King, who is in charge of the Security Union, in a statement. “We need to develop a European approach to protecting the integrity of 5G, which is going to be the digital plumbing of our interconnected lives.”
Why are these recommendations suddenly very important? There is grave concern over security for 5G since Huawei has been accused of stealing trade secrets from the U.S. Many countries fear that China is using Huawei so it can spy on rival nations. Some countries have already begun to ban Huawei products from 5G deployments. However, Europe was never interested in banning Huawei but instead opted for tighter security guidelines. Time will tell if Europe made the right decision.
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