Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has asked the Indian government to soften its security rules for mobile phone networks, adding they were “onerous”, according to an Economic Times report.
Last week, the Indian government issued new guidelines,…
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has asked the Indian government to soften its security rules for mobile phone networks, adding they were “onerous”, according to an Economic Times report.
Last week, the Indian government issued new guidelines, forcing vendors of telecom equipment to share their code source. The Department of Telecom (DoT) also said that the source code would be kept in an escrow account and would be invoked only in case of an emergency, reports Indian website Rediff.com.
But in a letter to the DoT, Ericsson said, “all such requirements need to be discussed and mutually agreed between all parties. Also, the vendor cannot be expected to give access rights to its premises to the service provider anytime and without prior intimation.”
The new rules, issued following concerns regarding imported telecom gear particularly from China, are currently being incorporated in the licence agreements of all telecom companies, explains The Economic Times
This decision comes days after the Saudi Arabian government said it would block Canadian telecom equipment manufacturer Research In Motion’s BlackBerry services in the Kingdom from Friday unless RIM provides access to encrypted BlackBerry messages and emails.
Ericsson was not immediately available for comment.
