Huawei passes GSMA’s test on their 5G Network Equipment
Huawei has announced that their 5G wireless and core network equipment has passed the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA)’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS).
The NESAS, jointly defined by 3GPP and GSMA, provides an
industry-wide security assurance framework to facilitate improvements in
security levels across the mobile industry. NESAS defines security requirements
and an assessment framework for secure product development and product
lifecycle processes, as well as using 3GPP defined security test cases for the
security evaluation of network equipment.
NESAS boosts the industry’s confidence in telecom network
equipment, making it a practical choice for the industry and an important
consideration for all regional markets, to jointly promote the development of
more aligned mobile communications market. It is a voluntary scheme through
which network equipment vendors subject their product development and lifecycle
processes to a comprehensive security audit against the currently active NESAS
release and its security requirements.
GSMA NESAS, which is widely accepted in the industry,
ensures that the relevant equipment
Meets the Scheme’s 5G network security and reliability
requirements.
The integrated assessment process avoids fragmented
assessments and their resulting costs, while improving the transparency of
security protection levels in the industry through visual and measurable
results.
NESAS covers 20 assessment categories, defining security
requirements and an assessment framework for 5G product development and product
lifecycle processes.
Additionally it uses security test cases defined by 3GPP to
assess the security of network equipment.
“GSMA NESAS is the latest approach in assessing the network
security of mobile communications. In the 5G era, NESAS provides a standardized
and effective cyber security assessment, which allows the communications
industry to ensure fairness. The Assessment is also a valuable reference for
stakeholders, such as operators, equipment vendors, government regulators, and
application service providers. Huawei has always focused on technology-driven
cyber security. We welcome NESAS with full support and collaboration. We also
invite the entire industry to jointly promote the development of a more aligned
mobile communications market.” – said Devin Duan, Head of 5G E2E Cybersecurity
Marketing, Huawei.
Huawei says cybersecurity assurance is a shared goal between
Huawei, customers, supervisory authorities, and other stakeholders. Trust in
cybersecurity has become a major global concern as the world becomes more
digital. The company says it believes that trust must be based on verifiable
facts, which should, in turn, be based on shared standards. The company also
says it believes that this is an effective way to build trust in the digital
era.
In their release, the company says, “Huawei supports GSMA
and 3GPP in developing a global standardized security assessment, an idea that
has largely been accepted as an industry consensus. NESAS promotes this
concept, and as such, Huawei urges the industry to widely adopt NESAS.”
Prior to passing GSMA NESAS, Huawei also passed the 5G cyber
security test by China’s IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. These test
specifications are based on the 3GPP international standards for 5G security
assurance.
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