Govt launches a beta portal for ‘trusted’ telecom gear makers

The government has launched a beta version of an online portal that will carry the names of “trusted” suppliers of telecom gear, said an official directly aware of the development.

The beta version is initially open to a few telecom service providers (TSPs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) identified by India’s highest cyber security authority, who will help the government collect sample data on gear that can be qualified as trusted products, the official said.

“We had a target of 15 April to launch the beta version of the portal. We have successfully launched it. It is not open to all stakeholders at present. With this, we will hopefully be able to launch the portal on the scheduled date of 15 June,” said the official mentioned above, who spoke on condition of anonymity.