5G development Request for countermeasures without requesting removal of equipment from specific countries and companies Chief Cabinet Secretary July 15 18:25
Regarding next-generation communication standard 5G, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga wants to take sufficient cyber security measures, although the Japanese government does not require the removal of equipment of specific countries and companies for domestic communication network development. I explained.
Regarding next-generation communication standard 5G, Secretary of State Pompeio of the United States is calling on the ally to eliminate Chinese communication equipment giant Huawei, and the British government has changed the policy to allow partial use, It reveals that it will be eliminated by 2027.
At the press conference in the afternoon, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga declined to comment on government policies of other countries, saying, "I would like to keep a close eye on related trends. The government is not asking for the exclusion of equipment from specific countries or companies."
On that basis, regarding the development of domestic 5G communication network, "It is conditional that sufficient cyber security measures including supply chain risk measures are taken when allocating frequencies to mobile phone carriers and licensing to introducers" He explained that business operators are required to take sufficient measures for the full-scale spread of 5G.