ZTE  on Tuesday said that that it has been awarded the ISO 15408 Common Criteria Certificate for its GSM equipment. With this, ZTE has become the first telecom company in the world to get the ISO 15408 Common Criteria (CC) Certificate for its GSM equipment MSCS (Mobile Switching Center Server). 

The ISO 15408 Common Criteria (CC) Certificate is currently the highest level of security certification for telecommunication equipments.  

CC certification is managed by the national security agency of each CC member state. There are 26 CC member states, including European nations, the United States and Japan, as well as emerging countries such as India.

“We are delighted to receive the ISO 15408 CC, which is the highest level of security certification globally. This amply demonstrates ZTE’s seriousness towards complying with global security standards and offer superior products and solutions that are reliable and secure,” said ZTE India CEO Cui Liangjun.

The CC certification includes the evaluation of technologies such as security performance, loophole analysis, encryption technology and product manual. It also includes systematic evaluations of the entire process from R&D procedure and configuration management to production and shipping.