The law gives the Security Police and the Armed Forces an opportunity to comment on security requirements in consultation with the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, which is auctioning off 5G licenses.
That is what has now happened before the 5G auction in November.
- Thus, we get a much more secure 5G network than would have been the case with the previous legislation, says Anders Ygeman to the news agency TT.
Do you see Chinese companies as a threat to Sweden's security?
- This is an assessment that our security authorities must make.
They have stated in previous reports that there is espionage against Sweden, but that is the authorities' assessment, says Ygeman and continues:
- The legislation that Sweden has does not aim at an individual country or an individual company.
Säpo: We can not compromise with Sweden's security
However, Säpo CEO Klas Friberg is more specific in his comment.
The Chinese state is conducting cyber espionage to promote its own economic development and develop its military capabilities.
This is done through extensive intelligence gathering and theft of technology, research and development.
This is what we must consider when building the 5G network of the future.
We can not compromise with Sweden's security ", he writes.
Anna Beckius, head of the spectrum analysis unit at PTS, develops the reasoning about the threat from China.
According to her, it is not about the technology from Huawei and ZTE making Sweden technically vulnerable.
-It is about exposure to another state's legal system.
Based on that, it has been seen that you should get rid of dependence on Huawei, but also other dependencies abroad, says Anna Beckius to TT.
Hope Ericsson is not affected
Digitization Minister Ygeman hopes that the high security requirements will not lead to China responding by shutting out Ericsson.
- China is and will be an important trading partner for Sweden, says Anders Ygeman.