For equipment manufacturers’ third line support during the design,
deployment and/or operation of networks, impose strict access controls
especially for critically sensitive components and/or sensitive parts of the
network and in particular for suppliers considered to be high risk within the
meaning of SM03.
c) Diversification of suppliers
SM05
Ensuring the diversity of
suppliers for individual
MNOs through
appropriate multi-vendor
strategies
Ensure that each MNO has an appropriate multi-vendor strategy taking
into account the technical constraints and interoperability requirements
of the different parts of a 5G network:
To avoid or limit any major dependency on a single supplier (or
suppliers with a similar risk profile);
To avoid dependency on suppliers considered to be high risk
within the meaning of SM03.
SM06
Strengthening the
resilience at national
level
Ensure that there is an adequate balance of suppliers at national level to
ensure that there is resilience in case there is an incident with one
operator and/or one supplier, taking into account the variations in
geography and population in individual Member States.
R4
Relevant
authorities
Operators
SA03, SA10
R4
Relevant
authorities
Operators
SA03, SA10
R4
EC and
Member
States
d) Sustainability and diversity of 5G supply and value chain
SM07
Identifying key assets
and fostering a diverse
and sustainable 5G
ecosystem in the EU
- Build on the EU’s Foreign Direct Investment screening mechanism to
improve the monitoring of FDI investments across the 5G value chain (e.g.
through a mapping of key 5G assets, the use of monitoring tools and
exploring specific guidelines), in order to better detect foreign investments
in the 5G value chain that may pose a threat to the security or public order
of more than one EU MS. Critical infrastructure, public security, access to
and control of information and cybersecurity are well embedded under the
scope of this (FDI) Regulation, allowing the evaluation of investments
taking into account factors such as the risk profile of buyers/companies.
SA10
- Should dependencies along the 5G value chain arise as a result of trade
distorting market behaviour by producers falling under the scope and
conditions of the relevant EU anti-dumping and/or anti-subsidy rules – and
should these be notified via an ad hoc complaint or in exceptional
circumstances via the European Commission’s own initiative – then such
behaviour could be investigated and acted upon through the EU’s trade
defence measures.
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