January 06, 2020
These will include traditional mobile and broadband connections
The core is where the network’s most critical controls are located and the most
sensitive information is stored, while the periphery includes masts, antennas
and other passive equipment. (Photo: AP) Britain’s plan to allow Chinese telecom
giant Huawei Technologies a restricted role in its next-generation mobile
networks is part of a heated international debate over the security risks
so-called 5G technology presents.
This makes the consequences of the networks
failing or being deliberately sabotaged in a cyber attack significantly more
serious."Allowing Huawei into the UK’s 5G infrastructure would cause allies to
doubt our ability to keep data secure and erode the trust essential to Five Eyes
cooperation,†said Tom Tugendhat, the chairman of Britain’s Foreign Affairs
Committee.But that dramatically increases the security risk, US officials say,
because of the increasingly central role that telecommunications will play in
our lives and the expected dramatic increase in connected devices in the
network. Industry association GSMA forecasts the number of internet-enabled
devices will triple to 25 billion by 2025.Britain plans to allow Huawei access
to non-core parts of fifth-generation, or 5G, networks on a restricted basis and
block it from all so-called core parts, sources told Reuters.
Some British
lawmakers agree.The larger the China Engine component
tensioners Factory network, the more opportunities there are for hackers to
attack, meaning there is an increasingly complex system with more parts that
need protecting."The definition of core and non-core is a very difficult one
with 5G,†he added.The Five Eyes alliance is an intelligence-sharing group that
comprises the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand."So if a
5G network fails, there would be significant ramifications for all parts of
society,†Strayer said. This will provide more reliable high-speed
connections.
These will include traditional mobile and broadband connections, but
also internet-enabled devices from dishwashers through to advanced medical
equipment.The core is where the network’s most critical controls are located and
the most sensitive information is stored.5G promises super-fast connections
which tech evangelists say will transform the way we live our lives, enabling
everything from self-driving cars to remote surgery and automated
manufacturing."5G will really start touching all parts of our lives because it
will be the underlying infrastructure for so much of the critical services that
are provided to the public,†said Robert Strayer, the US State Department’s lead
cyber policy diplomat.As 5G becomes embedded in everything from hospitals to
transport systems and power plants it will rapidly become a part of each
country’s critical national infrastructure.
But it also means engineers will no
longer be able to clearly ring-fence the most sensitive parts of the system, US
officials say.With much faster data speeds, experts predict there will be
billions of connected devices.One of the biggest changes between 4G and 5G is
the ability to take the advanced computing power usually kept in the protected
"core†of a network and distribute it to other parts of the system.
The move
comes despite calls from Britain’s close ally, the United States, for countries
to ban Huawei altogether from 5G networks because of concerns that its equipment
could be used by Beijing for spying or sabotage. 5G promises super-fast
connections which tech evangelists say will transform the way we live our lives
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