Ericsson flags security risks as telcos seek clarity on Huawei

NEW DELHI: Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said telecom operators now have a much larger responsibility to safeguard their networks from cyberattacks and that they need to trust their vendors even more than before.

“I think absolutely an operator has a much larger responsibility… for example, if they subcontract somebody to provide a backhaul line, they have to ensure that they are up to grips and do their part of it,” Magnus Ewebring, chief technology officer for Ericsson in Asia Pacific, told ET.

The remarks come in the backdrop of Indian telecom operators seeking clarity over the participation of Chinese gear maker Huawei in 5G field trials and further in 5G commercial deployments.