European Union member states, with the support of the European Commission and ENISA, which is the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, have published a report on the cybersecurity of Open RAN.
The report found that Open RAN could bring potential security opportunities, provided certain conditions are met. It states that Open RAN could allow greater diversification of suppliers within networks in the same geographic area, which could contribute to achieving the EU “5G Toolbox” recommendation that each operator should have an appropriate multi-vendor strategy to avoid or limit any major dependency on a single supplier.
