Update from the GSMA Post Quantum Telco Network Task Force
summary
A GSMA task force of more than 50 companies including 22+ major operators publishes a Post Quantum Telco Network impact whitepaper and is now building Quantum Risk Management guidelines and an iterative use‑case playbook covering eNodeB, security gateways, SIM provisioning (physical and remote), roaming and billing with explicit PKI dependencies. The group ran a three‑day deep dive on migration choices, flags legacy and low‑power IoT constraints, is coordinating with IETF/3GPP and governments (US, UK, Canada) and plans PoCs.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Post Quantum Telco Task Force intro
- 1:30PQN task force formation
- 4:43Impact assessment in telecom
- 8:01Guidelines for quantum risk
- 10:50Post-quantum migration complexity
- 13:22Education and collaboration needs
- 16:41Awareness efforts in telecom
- 18:28Cross-industry dependencies
- 21:00Collaboration with PKI Consortium
- 22:28Q&A: Hardware vs software constraints
- 28:13Summary and future efforts
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