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MEF is a non-profit industry forum of network, cloud, and technology providers collaborating to define a new era of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings. Together, we develop standards, certifications, and APIs that accelerate automation and empower enterprise digital transformation throughout the ecosystem.
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MEF Webinar
Join Us Online | 22 April 2025 | 10:00am ET
Looking to stand out in the competitive SASE and SD-WAN market? Join our exclusive webinar to discover how MEF certification enables service providers to offer high-performance solutions validated against stringent security and application performance criteria. Whether you provide stand-alone SD-WAN or full SASE solutions with integrated SD-WAN, Zero Trust and Security Service Edge (SSE), this session is for you!
More Info & RegisterMEF’s work focuses on four key areas, encompassed within what we call our MEF 3.0 Global Services Framework. Our MEF 3.0 brand represents our Standards for defining, delivering, and certifying assured digital services, orchestrated across a global ecosystem of automated networks.
Standardized and assured connectivity and digital Services that can be bought, sold, operated and implemented programmatically.
MEF Service Standards
Automated using standards-based APIs operating as part of our Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) architecture.
MEF APIs
Supported by a broad Community of industry stakeholders and open source projects.
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SASE State of the Industry Report
Secure Access Service Edge—Validating Cyber Defense in an Era of Unprecedented Threats
Find out how standards-based SASE certification addresses the pressing need for validated cyber defense and application performance.
Innovation begins with ideas. MEF is an innovation engine, bringing together passionate subject-matter experts from across the ecosystem to innovate and solve industry challenges and develop new opportunities. MEF’s Edge VIEW blog provides a forum for the broader community to share ideas, research, and opinions to spark interest and debate.
19–22 May 2025 in London, UK, hosted in collaboration with BT, join companies and professionals from across our entire ecosystem.
Explore thought-provoking perspectives from the changemakers propelling enterprise digital transformation forward.
