The Government said it is introducing security measures to cover all areas identified by the EU to protect the next generation of mobile networks from cyber attacks. Huawei strongly criticised the move and has rejected any claims that it posed a security threat or that its network could be compromised by Chinese intelligence. The EU report said that 5G commercial services have been deployed in 12 member states, including two operators in Ireland. It said Ireland is currently preparing Telecoms Security Requirements (TSRs) to ensure infrastructure providers do “not adversely affect the overall security of the network”. It added: “The National Cyber Security Centre conducted the National Risk Assessment in early 2019, and is now working with industry on the development of a set of enhanced Telecoms Security Requirements (TSRs) to secure all telecommunications services in the State.

Source: Irish Examiner July 28, 2020 14:20 UTC