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Special Communications Service already testing core of secure telecom system for govt agencies
KYIV. Oct 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine is testing the core of a secure mobile communications system, which will operate according to the "virtual operator" scheme on the networks of existing Ukrainian mobile operators.
As Head of the State Special Communications Service Yuriy Schyhol said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine, the first stage of a program to create a secure government mobile communications network will be launched by the end of this year.
"Money for this year has been allocated, and now the procurement procedure is underway. We are moving towards creating a state operator that will meet the need of civil servants for such services. It will use the existing mobile infrastructure under the ‘virtual operator’ scheme. The core of the system is already being tested. At the first stage, only top officials will get access to secure mobile communication services," he said.
According to him, this system really has a problem with scaling, since not the entire territory of Ukraine is covered by mobile communications.
"And the problem is not so much in the operators as in the procedure itself: in the allocation of a land plot, the lack of electricity to ensure a stable connection. To solve this problem, draft law No. 5811 has already been adopted at the first reading, which guarantees operators the allocation of land for construction of base stations," Schyhol said.
He also recalled that bill No. 4118, providing simplified access to infrastructure, is expected to be considered in the parliament.
"Regarding the security of government communications, I will not comment on previous periods, but there have been no leaks during the period of our work. And in principle, a leak is impossible, because government communications does not have access to the Internet. These are closed channels that use encryption algorithms. It is impossible to interfere with the conversation from the outside," Schyhol said.
