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As network and security boundaries morph, and converge into a single managed SASE Service offering from the cloud, AT&T, Cisco, and Ericsson, collaborate to address the challenges by utilizing a combination of AT&T’s network infrastructure, Cisco’s SD-WAN and security solutions, and Ericsson’s vendor agnostic orchestration platform in this pivotal use case. Read More
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In MEF 3.0 PoC (106), we endeavour to demonstrate how two important new concepts—SASE Services and Lean NFV—can make working remotely safe and painless, for both the employee and the enterprise that hires them. Read More
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MEF 3.0 PoC (136) explores how two rising technologies, SD-WAN and Kubernetes, relate and the benefits that arise from deeper integration between them, from within the perspective of the MEF 3.0 SD-WAN standardization initiatives. Read More
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To illustrate this AI/ML-based use case, MEF 3.0 PoC (138) is implementing what we term ‘extreme slicing’ over 5G to a MEC, to support both facial recognition and fish recognition along the coastline in Okinawa, Japan, protecting these scarce marine resources. Read More
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Introducing the MEF-SDCP Self Study Portal and MEF Professional Certification Corporate Program, both designed to enable individuals and companies to quickly and cost-effectively achieve their MEF Professional Certification objectives. Read More
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David Strauss, of the company, Broadband Success Partners, highlights a recent research study involving 24 executives from 11 MSOs who shared their views on edge computing, including company-related drivers, opportunities, and challenges. Read More
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MEF’s Smart Bilaterals promise major advances in cryptography, messaging, and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) that make it possible to deliver secure and private synchronization of systems of record between telecoms that is cost-effective, dynamic, and automated—by establishing a DLT-based shared ledger. Read More
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MEF President Nan Chen describes how new work to standardize end-to-end networking slices/services – with performance objectives – will help service providers provide a high-quality end user experience and better monetize 5G. Read More
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We chatted with Jacqueline Teo of HGC Global Communications, and John Nolan of AT&T, to discuss their experiences integrating MEF 3.0 LSO Sonata APIs to enable seamless ordering of network services. Read More
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MEF's latest SD-WAN and SASE Frequently Asked Questions answered! The latest perspectives from MEF that shed light on a host of new initiatives that will benefit service end-users, service providers, and technology suppliers. Read More