Revised Ordinance of the Telecommunication Services
From January 2023, telecommunications service providers will have to strengthen their security measures against unauthorized manipulation of telecommunications equipment. In addition, starting next year, telcos will have to inform the National Alarm Center if a fault in their network affects at least 10,000 people.
From 2023, providers of telecommunications services will have to report a disruption in their telco network as soon as it could affect at least 10,000, and not only from 30,000. The report will no longer be forwarded to the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom), as is currently the case, but to the National Alarm Center.
Internet service providers, in turn, must strengthen security measures against unauthorized manipulation of telecommunications equipment. This is the case, for example, when they detect harmful activities such as phishing operations on websites. In this case, they must be able to block or restrict a corresponding Internet connection by providing methods to filter the data originating from their network with a forged source IP address.
The security of mobile networks must also be optimized from 2023. This affects, for example, the security of the latest generation of mobile networks (5G). The providers must, for example, operate a management system for information security and take into account the requirements defined by Bakom.
The innovations are in the revised Ordinance on Telecommunications Services which the Federal Council adopted on November 16, 2022.
Source: Bakom/Editorial Office
