Public mobile networks of the 5th generation are subject to legal regulations, in the development and updating of which the BSI is involved. The IT Security Act 2.0 gave the BSI, as the national cyber security authority, the task of auditing operators of public telecommunications networks and providers of publicly accessible telecommunications services with increased risk potential every two years. The subject of the review in the area of 5G is whether the operators comply with the legal requirements regarding information security from the Telecommunications Act.

In addition, the competence centre is also responsible for the technical specifications for the legally required certification of critical components in the public mobile networks with increased risk potential.&n ...