In-depth: UK grapples with ‘high dependency’ in network supply chain after security risk clampdown

infra-tt-uk supply chain diversity report

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Deep dive: supply chain watchdog addresses risk of over‑reliance on Ericsson and Nokia in access networks and warns of Ericsson dominance in mobile core. Multi-vendor environment remains a goal, but complexities come with it…

This article includes:

  • Organisations: Department for Business and Trade; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Ericsson; Fujitsu; Google; Huawei; Microsoft; NEC; Nokia; O-RAN Alliance; Rakuten; Telecoms Diversification Taskforce; Telecoms Supply Chain Diversification Advisory Council; Three UK; UK Government; UK Telecoms Lab; Vodafone.
  • Geographic: Europe; UK; USA.
  • Themes: 5G RAN; Advanced Connectivity Technologies; AI Networking Solutions; Border Gateway Protocol; Cloud Services; Fixed Line Infrastructure; Internet of Things Applications; Mobile Core Technology; Multi-Vendor Environment; Network Management and Orchestration Functions; Open RAN Deployment; Optical Communications; Private 5G Applications; PSTN Switch Off; Quantum Technology; Satellite Coverage; Semiconductors Supply Chain.

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