The Government says that the strategy sets out its plans to build an open, innovative and diverse 5G supply chain to ensure the security and resilience of the UK’s digital networks. According to the Government, the strategy will deliver “lasting and meaningful change in the 5G supply chain and pave the way for a vibrant, innovative and dynamic market”. Within it the Government has set out its long-term vision for a healthy supply market, which is characterised by the principles of openness, flexibility and diversity. The Government says this means building an environment where competition and innovation bring forward new deployment models based on open interfaces and interoperable standards; where networks are flexible, built on a best of breed approach and made up of an array of suppliers; and where security standards are adopted by all operators and suppliers to ensure the robustness and resilience of the UK’s networks.

The strategy focuses on three key areas of activity:

• supporting incumbent suppliers to ensure their resilience and ability to supply the market in the near term, while supporting their transition into the emerging market structure;
• attracting new suppliers into the UK market to build resilience and competition, prioritising deployments that are in line with the longer term vision; and
• accelerating open-interface solutions and deployment so that the UK is not reliant on any single vendor and begins to realise the long term vision for a more open and innovative market.

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