17Regulatory Impact on 5G Security and Privacy

Jukka Salo1 and Madhusanka Liyanage2

1 Nokia Networks, Espoo, Finland

2 Centre for Wireless Communication, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

17.1 Introduction

The development path of any industry or economic sector is significantly affected by the opportunities provided by the available technologies, the particular characteristics of its markets and the directions and priorities of related government policies and regulations. These factors can be mutually supportive in stimulating growth and creating benefits, or they can conflict with one another, creating major blockages to development. Potential opportunities for development in the sector will arise from the interrelations among technologies, markets and policies. This will be true also with respect to the 5G telecommunication networks; especially so, because they will play a ubiquitous and pervasive role in the daily life of people.

The future 5G networks are a part of the critical information infrastructure, and it has to be ensured that they meet the requirements set for such infrastructures. It is clear that Security and Privacy will be of utmost importance for the critical infrastructures, and certainly they are among the key aspects to pay attention to when designing the new mobile network concepts and exploiting the related new technologies.

The concept of Privacy is one of the fundamental motivations for security [1]. Privacy is commonly understood as the right of individuals ...

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