Certification of Network Products for Application in German Public Mobile Networks
Starting with 1st of January, 2026, operators of public mobile networks in Germany are obliged to
employ certified network products within their networks. The obligation affects all network products,
which are newly introduced into public mobile networks and provide functions, for which a security
assessment document has been approved by the BSI. This also includes network products, which
provide 3GPP-specified functionalities and are listed in the list of critical functions by the Federal
Office for Information Security (BSI) and the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA).
The talk will address the necessary steps by operators of public mobile networks to successfully include certification of network products into their procurement and onboarding processes. Therefore, the talk will showcase the technical approaches taken in the certification process and how they are intended to interplay with provider processes.