Canada, U.S., UK, and Australia commit to ensuring the security of Telecom Networks

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issued the following statement :

A joint statement on telecom supplier diversity by Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America which committed to ensuring the security and resilience of our telecom networks, including by fostering a diverse supply chain and influencing the development of future telecommunications technologies such as 6G.

The statement added,

One year on from the 2021 Prague Proposals’ release, the governments of Canada, Australia and the United States further announce the endorsement of the Open RAN Principles, published by the United Kingdom in April 2022. The Open RAN Principles are consistent with the 2021 Prague Proposals and seek to help guide industry toward the characteristics that governments want Open RAN to deliver in order to maximize benefits that it will bring.

This joint statement sets out the initiatives that will seek to guide our shared efforts on telecommunications supplier diversity, building on the 2021 Prague Proposals and the Open RAN Principles which include:  Information sharing, A complementary approach to research and development,  Ensuring strong security,  Supporting transparency in standards,  Avoiding fragmentation, and Working with international partners

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