"Q Thank you for the opportunity to ask the first question. Welcome and thank you for giving us your time. I note from the biographical notes that all three of you have clear commercial backgrounds with what appear to be British-owned firms. I am very pro-British myself, as you …..." James Sunderland - View Speech
"Q Thank you for coming in. A quick question: can you put in layman’s terms what the roll-out of 5G anywhere means in broadband terms? Can you also place that in terms of rural areas?
Doug Brake: I worry that sometimes 5G is conceptualised as a singular technology or …..." James Sunderland - View Speech
"Q This is a very explicit question to finish with, but could I ask both of you whether, from a security perspective, you agree with the decision to kick out high-risk vendors from the network? If so, why?..." James Sunderland - View Speech
"Q Dr Drew, as a graduate of King’s College, it is great to have you with us. The Bill as currently written provides the Government with unprecedented new security powers. Might this in some way perhaps disincentivise new entries to the market?
"Q The Bill provides powers to fine vendors up to 10% of their annual turnover or up to £100,000 per day for failing to meet standards. Could I ask for your view, please, on how that compares internationally, and whether you feel that that is appropriate?
"Q26 Gentlemen, good afternoon to you and thank you for coming in. A very quick and easy question: how do the challenges of maintaining security in a mobile network differ perhaps from those of a fixed network?
"Q I note from the briefing notes that I have here just how much global experience Mavenir has, and that perhaps sets you gentlemen apart from the previous witnesses. Could I therefore ask you this, please? Is there anything, in your experience in this field—particularly, perhaps, in America and …..." James Sunderland - View Speech
John Baker: I think the legislation, as you have it written, is good and supportive. The underlying thread of this is all about open interfaces. Having open interfaces fully specified makes the ability for testing of elements in the network simpler and easier, because …..." James Sunderland - View Speech
"Q Dr Bennett and Mr Robson, thank you for coming in. I have listened intently to what you have said, and it is fascinating. May I offer an alternative view? First, the Bill itself creates new powers for the Secretary of State to make regulations. Section 105A is a …..." James Sunderland - View Speech