Seeking source code to safeguard BSNL’s 4G network: Trade group

NEW DELHI: The Telecom Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) on Saturday in a letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said that depositing of source code for core and radio access network (RAN) to an Escrow account, would give full control to the Indian government against any current and prospective misuse of fourth generation or 4G devices for snooping.

“We do understand that we, the Indian manufacturers having been always sidelined from the bulk of the 4G telecom business of Core and RAN, may not be able to match the pricing of the hugely competitive, subsidized, politically and militarily motivated technologies developed by the Chinese and Americans etc,” Sandeep Aggarwal, mentor – Telecom Committee at PHDCCI said.