News Archive

3 October 2023

MEF unveils first-ever SASE certification, scores vendors for third-party validation

SDxCentral

3 October 2023

First ever SASE product and services certification launched by 16 tech and service providers

Capacity Magazine

3 October 2023

MEF Launches Enterprise Leadership Council with Esteemed Corporate Leaders

Senior executives will provide vital enterprise perspectives to guide MEF work, complement Board of Directors and Technology Advisory Board

3 October 2023

16 Leading Technology and Service Providers Launch Industry’s First SASE Product and Services Certification

MEF and CyberRatings kick-off beta program of the SASE certification designed to increase market confidence in cybersecurity solutions

3 October 2023

MEF Launches First Network-as-a-Service Industry Blueprint

Paves the way for innovative NaaS offerings and digital transformation success

2 October 2023

The Evolution of NaaS APIs and What it Means for the Enterprise

Network Computing

21 September 2023

MEF to Host GNE, LSO Global Summit 2-4 October in Dallas, Texas

Innovation-focusedprogram designed to accelerate Network-as-a-Service ecosystem and adoption of standards-based LSO business and operational APIs

20 September 2023

MEF’s GNE: Where the Future of NaaS Is Being Shaped

Telecom Review

18 September 2023

Empowering Enterprise IT: The Transformative Power of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS)

Network Computing

13 September 2023

Why Telecom Service Providers Need To Automate

TeleGeography BLOG

12 September 2023

Finalists Named for 2023 MEF Excellence Awards

Telecom Ramblings

11 September 2023

Explore the Future of Network Security: SASE and NaaS Take Center Stage at MEF’s Global Networking-as-a-Service Event

Security Today

11 September 2023

Finalists Named for 2023 MEF Excellence Awards

Winners to be recognized at GNE for achievements in dynamic services, the automated ecosystem, and professional leadership

5 September 2023

Unlocking the potential of network-as-a-service through standards-based automation

TyN Magazine

17 August 2023

MEF GNE Speaker Lineup Features Top Executives from Leading Service and Technology Providers

Telecom Ramblings

16 August 2023

MEF GNE Speaker Lineup Features Top Executives from Leading Service and Technology Providers

Experts to share insights on the future of secure NaaS

14 August 2023

Adapting to the Cloud Era of Cybersecurity: How CISO’s Priorities Are Evolving

Network Computing

9 August 2023

MEF Revolutionizes Network Supply Chains with LSO Operational APIs

Telecom Ramblings

3 August 2023

Blockchain for All Telecom Carriers: The Future of Public Blockchain Is Here

Pipeline

3 August 2023

MEF Revolutionizes Network Supply Chains with LSO Operational APIs

Standards-based MEF operational APIs enhance user experience with automated visibility and control of “in-flight” services

3 August 2023

Plug-and-Play Business APIs Transform Dynamic Services Landscape

Pipeline

2 August 2023

CyberRatings.org, security industry association form partnership on certification program

Inside Cybersecurity

2 August 2023

MEF and CyberRatings.org Partner on SASE Certification Program

Dark Reading

2 August 2023

MEF and CyberRatings.org partner on groundbreaking SASE Certification Program

TyN Magazine

1 August 2023

MEF launches SASE certification program

Light Reading

1 August 2023

MEF and CyberRatings.org Partner on Groundbreaking SASE Certification Program

Designed to deliver high value to enterprises; new certifications to include SD-WAN, SSE Threat Protection, and Zero Trust Network Access.

24 July 2023

Top 10 certifications for building a SASE career

SDxCentral

24 July 2023

MEF appoints new board of directors

Lightwave

24 July 2023

API Standardization and Its Role in Next-gen Networking

Network Computing

20 July 2023

Global Service and Technology Provider Executives Assume Key Roles on MEF Board of Directors

Visionary executives to propel MEF’s global enterprise digital transformation efforts

13 July 2023

MEF GNE Conference Program Designed to Accelerate NaaS Evolution

GNE to highlight role of wholesale providers in the NaaS ecosystem

11 July 2023

What to Consider When Choosing a SASE Vendor

Network Computing

5 July 2023

Standards-Based APIs Key for Enabling Network as a Service: MEF

Telecom Drive

3 July 2023

Defining a Role for SD-WAN in a 5G Era

Network Computing

29 June 2023

MEF to host Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) Global Summit

Converge! Network Digest

29 June 2023

MEF’s LSO Global Summit Highlights Innovation and Collaboration

TelecomDrive

28 June 2023

MEF’s First LSO Global Summit Highlights Innovation and Collaboration

TyN Magazine

28 June 2023

MEF’s First LSO Global Summit Highlights Innovation and Collaboration

LSO Global Summit drives adoption of standards-based business and operational automation at MEF’s Global Networking-as-a-Service Event (GNE)

20 June 2023

How Standards-Based APIs are Revolutionizing the Communications Industry

Network Computing

15 June 2023

MEF 2023 Excellence Awards Open for Entries

TyN Magazine

8 June 2023

2023 MEF Excellence Awards Now Accepting Submissions

The Fast Mode

8 June 2023

Nominations open for 2023 MEF Excellence Awards

Converge! Network Digest

8 June 2023

MEF 2023 Excellence Awards Now Open for Entries

TelecomDrive

8 June 2023

E-Book: Unleashing Telco B2B / B2B2X Opportunities With Next-Gen BSS

The Fast Mode

7 June 2023

MEF 2023 Excellence Awards Open for Entries

Awards recognize achievements in dynamic services, the automated ecosystem, and professional leadership

24 May 2023

Registration Opens for MEF Global Network-as-a-Service Event, LSO Global Summit

Conference program focuses on the new NaaS ecosystem, NaaS automation platforms, and secure NaaS services

20 May 2023

New MEF research finds plug-and-play business APIs transforming dynamic services landscape

TyN Magazine

20 May 2023

Plug-and-Play Business APIs Transforming Dynamic Services: MEF

Telecom Drive

19 May 2023

New MEF Research Finds Plug-and-Play Business APIs Transforming Dynamic Services Landscape

TelecomTV

16 May 2023

MEF CTO Pascal Menezes Named to Capacity 2023 Power 100

Capacity Media

16 May 2023

Implementing Standardized Business APIs Cuts Order Cycle Times by 25%, Reveals MEF

The Fast Mode

16 May 2023

MEF: Standardized APIs drive automation between service providers

Converge! Network Digest

16 May 2023

New MEF Research Finds Plug-and-Play Business APIs Transforming Dynamic Services Landscape

Telecom Ramblings

15 May 2023

Plug-and-play business APIs are transforming the services landscape, finds MEF

Capacity Media

15 May 2023

MEF Sees Growing Interest in Plug-and-Play APIs Between Service Providers

Telecompetitor

15 May 2023

New MEF Research Finds Plug-and-Play Business APIs Transforming Dynamic Services Landscape

Inaugural State of the Industry report examines drivers and business case propelling widespread global adoption of standardized APIs to automate business functions between service providers

1 May 2023

What is SASE? Definition, Benefits, and How to Use

Network Computing

21 April 2023

Sparkle Hosts MEF Members Meeting in Rome

TelecomDrive

19 April 2023

Sparkle Hosts MEF in Rome With the Major Global Players in Digital Technologies

Telecom Ramblings

17 April 2023

Edge Computing Use Cases: Helping Businesses Access SD-WAN/SSE

Network Computing

5 April 2023

MEF welcomes AT&T and Bell executives to board of directors

Capacity

5 April 2023

AT&T and Bell Executives Join MEF Board of Directors

Telecom Ramblings

4 April 2023

AT&T and Bell Executives Join MEF Board of Directors

Board welcomes new executives to help drive a global automated ecosystem and accelerate enterprise digital transformation

21 March 2023

MEF to Host 1st Annual Global Network-as-a-Service Event

Telecom Review

17 March 2023

MEF to Host its First Annual Network-as-a-Service Event

Converge! Network Digest

17 March 2023

MEF to Host 1st Annual Global Network-as-a-Service Event

Telecom Ramblings

16 March 2023

MEF to Host 1st Annual Global Network-as-a-Service Event

Designed to accelerate development and implementation of secure as-a-service offerings for businesses, premier event happens Oct 2-4, 2023, in Dallas, Texas

11 March 2023

Laying the foundations for the networks of tomorrow

Capacity Magazine Digital Edition

10 March 2023

ITW Global Leaders Forum endorses MEF

Converge! Network Digest

8 March 2023

Enabling SD-WAN and SASE – An Ideal Edge Computing Use Case

Network Computing

8 March 2023

ITW Global Leaders Forum and MEF Sign MOU to Drive Development of Global Automated Ecosystem

GLF endorses adoption of MEF Lifecycle Service Orchestration automation APIs

8 March 2023

The GLF and MEF team up on global automation

Capacity

17 February 2023

Simplifying SASE and Zero Trust: A Conversation with the Standards Editors

Network Computing

31 January 2023

Industry outlook on MEF’s new zero-trust, SASE standards

TechTarget Networking

18 January 2023

Interoperability key in ’23 as SASE spend remains split

FierceTelecom

3 January 2023

Why the Industry Needs SASE Standards

Network Computing

30 December 2022

Have we come full circle – from SD-WAN to SASE to SSE? MEF’s SD-WAN and SASE standards

IEEE ComSoc Technology Blog

28 December 2022

2022 – Capacity’s year in review

Capacity

27 December 2022

Blockchain Blustery Boomed in 2022

SDxCentral

21 December 2022

MEF introduces 1st industry standard for SASE

SC Media

21 December 2022

Trends Reshaping the Communications Industry in 2023

The Fast Mode

20 December 2022

Is the future of SD-WAN and SASE in managed services?

VanillaPlus

20 December 2022

MEF Reveals Standard Framework to Counter SASE Confusion

SDxCentral

19 December 2022

MEF Introduces First SASE Standard and Zero Trust Framework

Network Computing

19 December 2022

With SASE Definition Still Cloudy, Forum Proposes Standard

DarkReading

15 December 2022

MEF Introduces First SASE Standard and Zero Trust Framework

TyN Magazine

14 December 2022

MEF aims to simplify SASE, Zero Trust with new industry standard

FierceTelecom

14 December 2022

MEF Introduces First SASE Standard and Zero Trust Framework

Telecom Drive

13 December 2022

MEF Introduces First SASE Standard and Zero Trust Framework

Converge Network Digest

13 December 2022

MEF Introduces First SASE Standard and Zero Trust Framework

Telecom Ramblings

12 December 2022

MEF Introduces First SASE Standard and Zero Trust Framework

New SASE service standard accelerates managed service providers’ ability to offer robust, unified network and security services with Zero Trust to enterprises

7 December 2022

SD-WAN and the Underlay: Transforming Enterprise Networking with Intelligence and Efficiency

The Fast Mode

6 December 2022

Orchestrating the Service Lifecycle

TeleGeography Podcast

5 December 2022

Is the future of SD-WAN and SASE in managed services?

17 November 2022

Accelerating Digital Transformation with Automation APIs

Network Computing

8 November 2022

MEF Stands By Operators To Enable Their Network and Digital Transformation Objectives

Telecom Review Africa

7 November 2022

Ericsson Chief Architect Mattais Rimbark Joins MEF Technology Advisor Board

The Fast Mode

4 November 2022

Mattias Rimbark Joins MEF Technology Advisory Board

4 November 2022

Ericsson Executive Joins MEF Technology Advisory Board

Telecom Reseller

4 November 2022

Ericsson Executive Joins MEF Technology Advisory Board

Telecom Ramblings

4 November 2022

Ericsson executive joins MEF Technology Advisory Board

telecompaper

1 November 2022

Ericsson Executive Joins MEF Technology Advisory Board

Mattias Rimbark brings extensive experience and expertise in automation, 5G, and edge computing to help companies accelerate time to market for new products and solutions

28 October 2022

MEF Miami: Standards for the Real World

Appledore Research Blog

12 October 2022

SASE: The Final Destination; A SASE Conversation with Craig Connors of VMware

Network Computing

15 September 2022

Driving Business Growth, Innovation with Certified Services, Technologies, and Professionals

Network Computing

30 August 2022

MEF 3.0 Certification Growth Fueled by Acceleration of Global Enterprise Digital Transformation

New MEF SD-WAN certified professional exam adds SD-WAN security, performance measurement, and service readiness

17 August 2022

If You Train Them, They Might Just Stay

ISE

16 August 2022

Orange VP on automating the API ecosystem

LightReading

11 August 2022

SD-WAN: An Ideal Enabler of Enterprise Digital Business

Network Computing

11 August 2022

7 Layers: Verizon Business Bullish on NaaS, MEF Support

SDxCentral

10 August 2022

Capacity TV – ITW Insights 2022: Kevin Vachon, COO, MEF

Capacity

5 August 2022

Lumen CTO on automating and standardizing network infrastructure

LightReading

3 August 2022

MEF CTO on 7 Layers: SASE, SD-WAN Are Confused Markets

SDxCentral

3 August 2022

Dell’Oro: Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market to hit $13B by 2026; Gartner forecasts $14.7B by 2025; Omdia bullish on security

IEEE ComSoc Technology Blog

2 August 2022

MEF’s Stan Hubbard on accelerating automation with APIs

LightReading

2 August 2022

SD-WAN a Sliver of Large Enterprise WAN Market

SDxCentral

29 July 2022

Lumen CEO wants more automation in customer transactions

LightReading

29 July 2022

MEF Panel: SASE Standardization Is Critical for Convergence

SDxCentral

28 July 2022

Leading Global Service Provider Executives Elected to MEF Board of Directors

World-class executives advance MEF’s mission to accelerate global enterprise digital transformation

27 July 2022

MEF Backs Blockchain for Billing Remediation

SDxCentral

27 July 2022

MEF CTO Touts API Standardization, Open Source Similarities

SDxCentral

27 July 2022

AT&T, Verizon Back MEF LSO API Modernization Model

SDxCentral

20 July 2022

The Role of SSE and What it Means for SASE

Network Computing

13 July 2022

SSE, SASE Revenues Snowball, Dell’Oro Finds

SDxCentral

5 July 2022

The inside story of the Technology Advisory Board at MEF and how it represents the channel, Podcast

Telecom Reseller Podcast

28 June 2022

MEF recruits AT&T and Verizon execs to board

Capacity

28 June 2022

AT&T and Verizon Executives Join MEF Board of Directors

Board welcomes new executives to help drive acceleration of global enterprise digital transformation

17 June 2022

SD-WAN and SASE: Collaboration and Standards are Essential

Network Computing

17 June 2022

Rethinking Security for a Transformative Era

SecurityInfoWatch

13 June 2022

Technology Advancements Are Upon Us: What Will the World Become

Telecom Review

13 June 2022

SD-WAN, SASE markets to grow despite challenges

TechTarget SearchNetworking

1 June 2022

Tech Update: Market Traction for MEF LSO APIs

Converge! Network Digest

24 May 2022

MEF survey reveals top SD-WAN and SASE challenges

IEEE ComSoc Technology Blog

24 May 2022

SASE, SD-WAN Markets To See Double-digit Growth in 2022: MEF

SDxCentral

23 May 2022

Ethernet vs. Carrier Ethernet: How do they differ?

TechTarget SearchNetworking

12 May 2022

MEF forms Technology Advisory Board, welcomes GoldConnect

Capacity ITW22 Show Daily

11 May 2022

Enabling the global services supply chain with automation

Capacity

5 May 2022

Capacity Middle East HOTShot Series: Automation success

Hot Telecom

3 May 2022

Moving the needle in standards adoption: MEF Technology Advisory Board

LinkedIn

3 May 2022

MEF’s TAB to buoy vendor voices in strategic work

Light Reading

3 May 2022

MEF establishes Technology Advisory Board

TynMagazine

3 May 2022

MEF Establishes Technology Advisory Board

Senior executives from Blue Planet, Cisco, Fortinet, Netcracker Technology, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Spirent, Versa Networks, and VMware tapped to bring critical technology perspectives to MEF

28 April 2022

Speeding up time to revenue with automation

Layer123

20 April 2022

MEF’s Universal SD-WAN Edge: Now is the time

Light Reading

15 April 2022

Service provider automation: Significant market demand accelerates service delivery and time to revenue

Telecom Ramblings

8 April 2022

MEF: Edge computing will change the dynamics of bandwidth

TelecomReview TV

7 April 2022

‘Come together, work together and do it through an automation plane,’ says MEF

TelecomReview ME

29 March 2022

Intelsat achieves MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet Certification

Capacity Magazine

28 March 2022

AT&T Persists in a Warming SD-WAN Climate

SDxCentral

2 March 2022

MEF’s marketplace gives APIs a place to land

Light Reading

27 February 2022

MEF Launches Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) Marketplace

The Fast Mode

25 February 2022

Friday Bytes: DE-CIX, EdgeConneX, GPC, MEF, Inteliquent

Telecom Ramblings

24 February 2022

MEF LSO Marketplace accelerates service provider automation

TyN Magazine

23 February 2022

MEF opens LSO Marketplace

Converge Network Digest

22 February 2022

MEF LSO Marketplace Accelerates Service Provider Automation

Resources include LSO API catalog, new test service, and developer support to simplify evaluation and implementation

5 February 2022

Rethinking the digital supply chain

Capacity

4 February 2022

Malaysia’s TIME is MEF 3.0 SD-WAN certified, the first in Southeast Asia

Tech Wire Asia

18 January 2022

2022 Trends Impacting Service Providers

RCR Wireless

11 January 2022

Will 2021 SASE Advances Persist in 2022?

Network Computing

23 December 2021

SD-WAN and SASE – Hype or Reality?

Network Computing

21 December 2021

Make 2022 the Year to Invest in Technical Training and Certification

The Fast Mode

20 December 2021

MEF introduces standards for better SD-WAN services as market booms

MobileEurope

19 December 2021

Video: There’s going to be more end-to-end ecosystem automation, says MEF

TelecomReview

19 December 2021

MEF: We deliver more than just standards, we bring together the pieces to automate services across supply chains

TelecomReview

17 December 2021

MEF adds application, security updates to SD-WAN standard

Light Reading

15 December 2021

MEF Introduces New Standards for High-Performance, Secure SD-WAN Services

New standards deliver on guaranteed behavior for application performance and security

15 December 2021

MEF tackles SD-WAN interoperability with new standard

FierceTelecom

14 December 2021

All Verizon wants for Christmas is a SASE ‘easy button’

Light Reading

8 December 2021

How standardized, secure SD-WAN accelerates market adoption

Telecom Review

3 November 2021

Axtel Networks obtains MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet Certification

BNamericas

10 October 2021

Capacity Europe panel sets out telco priorities

Capacity Media

10 October 2021

Move on from just connectivity to earn revenue from 5G, says panel

Capacity Media

7 October 2021

Orange Tops VSG’s Global SD-WAN Leaderboard

Light Reading

1 October 2021

Colt Drifts Off into an ‘Automation Dream’ with MEF’s LSO Update

Light Reading

24 September 2021

AT&T and Verizon Lead Adoption of MEF LSO APIs

Capacity Media

23 September 2021

AT&T, Verizon, Telefonica, Orange and Others Adopt MEF LSO APIs

The Fast Mode

23 September 2021

AT&T, Verizon, and Others Adopting MEF LSO APIs for Business Automation

Telecompetitor

23 September 2021

Service Providers Take Up MEF’s LSO Sonata

Telecom Ramblings

23 September 2021

Need for Business Automation Drives Telecoms to Adopt MEF LSO APIs

TelecomDrive

22 September 2021

AT&T, Verizon, and Other Top Service Providers Adopting MEF LSO APIs

Telecom Review

22 September 2021

AT&T, Verizon, and Other Top Service Providers Adopting MEF LSO APIs for Business Automation

More than 23 service providers worldwide are in production with or implementing LSO APIs for automating inter-provider transactions within the next nine months

26 August 2021

Firm Ranks Managed SD-WAN Services: Orange Beats AT&T and Verizon

Virtualization & Cloud Review

4 August 2021

Would an SD-WAN by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?

TeleGeography BLOG

27 July 2021

CTO of MEF: SD-WAN Transformed Wide-Area Networks

SDxCentral's 7 Layers Podcast

22 July 2021

MEF Elects Executives of Leading Global Digital Service and Technology Providers to Board of Directors

Board retains word-class leadership; welcomes new executives united in the mission to accelerate global enterprise digital transformation

7 July 2021

MEF Celebrates SD-WAN Wins, Tackles MSP Pain Points

SDxCentral

2 July 2021

Network Transformation Fuels Growth for MEF 3.0 Certification

TelecomDrive

2 July 2021

Sixty Operators and Vendors Achieve MEF 3.0 Certification

Light Reading

30 June 2021

MEF Milestone for Certified Solutions

Converge! Network Digest

30 June 2021

MEF 3.0 Certification Growth Fueled by Companies Embracing Network Transformation and Standardized Services

Digital transformation drives increase in certified services, technologies, and professionals, as enterprises demand highest standards for validated, trusted, and dynamic network and cloud services

24 June 2021

The Digital Digest: ATC Europe’s New Shareholder; Etisalat’s Commercial MmWave 5G Plans; and OneWeb’s Crucial Launch

Capacity Media

9 June 2021

Verizon Jumps into SASE with Multi-vendor Play

FierceTelecom

27 May 2021

Interview: MEF COO Kevin Vachon

Developing Telecoms

20 May 2021

Will 5G Change the World? Nan Chen, MEF

RCR Wireless

19 April 2021

SD-WAN Deployment Challenges and How to Overcome Them

AvidThink

17 April 2021

The SASE Wave: Why Cloud-Native Edge Security is Gathering Huge Momentum

VentureBeat

13 April 2021

HGC Global and QLC Chain Prove MEF LSO APIs

Telecom Review

8 April 2021

Telesat joins MEF, Enhancing Telesat Lightspeed

Capacity Media

16 March 2021

MEF Selects Proof of Concept Winners

Telecom Review

11 March 2021

MEF Jumps on the SASE Bandwagon

AvidThink

Los Angeles — 10 March 2021

MEF Announces Proof of Concept Showcase Award Winners

Esteemed awards recognize most effective demonstrations of emerging services and technologies around SASE, SD-WAN, AI, DLT/Blockchain,5G, network slicing, service automation, multi-edge cloud, and more

8 March 2021

MEF Infinite Edge Series Puts Spotlight on SASE

TelecomDrive

2 March 2021

Spectrum Enterprise Demonstrates Live Event Experience in its MEF 3.0 Proof of Concept

Telecompetitor

26 February 2021

Lumen, AT&T and Spectrum Lead Flat Carrier Ethernet Market

FierceTelecom

23 February 2021

How Digital Transformation is Shaping the Telecom Industry

Telecom Review

12 February 2021

Multi-cloud and 5G Drive Service Providers’ Use of AI-based Closed-loop Automation

FierceTelecom

2 February 2021

Making MEF 3.0 a Reality

TyN Magazine

1 February 2021

MEF SD-WAN Certification Turns 1: Lessons Learned from the Industry’s First SD-WAN Standard

AvidThink

19 January 2021

Masergy Says Two-Thirds of Workers Don’t Want to Return to Office

FierceTelecom

18 January 2021

MEF Covers Digital Transformation in its Infinite Edge Series – Episode 1

Telecom Review

16 December 2020

Colt CEO Gilder Talks Covid Lessons Learned and What’s Next on the Engineering Roadmap

FierceTelecom

11 December 2020

Colt Ties-Up With Equinix Fabric for On-Demand Connectivity

FierceTelecom

9 December 2020

Industry Voices—Cochran: Who Needs to SASE!

FierceTelecom

24 November 2020

Report: Global Telco Cloud Revenue will Grow to $29B by 2025

FierceTelecom

17 November 2020

Spirent 2021 Predictions: What’s Ahead for SD-WAN in the New Year

VMblog

14 November 2020

Light Reading Podcast: Analyst Erin Dunne’s Forecasts For Fiber and SD-WAN Markets

Light Reading

2 November 2020

Microsoft Joins MEF to Contribute on MEF 3.0 SD-WAN, SASE Standards

TelecomDrive

29 October 2020

AT&T’s Mo Katibeh Joins MEF Board

Converge! Network Digest

29 October 2020

Report: SASE Market to Grow at 116% CAGR Over 5 Years

FierceTelecom

Los Angeles — 29 October 2020

AT&T’s Chief Product & Platform Officer Mo Katibeh Joins MEF Board of Directors

ICT industry veteran joins Board and helps accelerate digital transformation with MEF 3.0 services

28 October 2020

Microsoft Joins MEF to Support Universal SD-WAN & SASE Standards

Data Center News

28 October 2020

Microsoft, MEF to Progress Universal SD-WAN Edge

Capacity Media

27 October 2020

Microsoft Joins MEF To Bolster Azure for Operators Services

Redmond

Los Angeles — 27 October 2020

MEF Welcomes Microsoft

MEF appoints Shawn Hakl, Partner at Microsoft Azure Networking, as Advisory Director on the MEF Board of Directors

27 October 2020

Microsoft Joins MEF

SD-WAN Resource

Los Angeles — 7 October 2020

MEF and TM Forum Collaborate on Open APIs for Service Automation

MEF and TM Forum align to bring consistency and ease-of-use to standardized APIs for inter-provider services.

Los Angeles — 23 September 2020

MEF Announces Schedule for Infinite Edge Series of Digital Events

Digital transformation, SD-WAN, SASE, edge computing, and 5G among hottest topics for immersive episodes.

19 August 2020

Analyst Perspective: MEF Enlarges MEF 3.0 To Define SASE Services, Dramatically Boosting SASE Cause

Futurum Research

14 August 2020

MEF Targets Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Definitions

Converge Network Digest

13 August 2020

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF: Why Your SD-WAN Should Be Upgraded to SASE

Network Computing

Los Angeles — 13 August 2020

MEF Expands MEF 3.0 to Define SASE Services

Developing standardized networking, security, and policy framework to transform enterprise consumption of cloud services.

13 August 2020

MEF Wraps Its Arms Around Defining Frameworks and Policies for SASE

Fierce Telecom

13 August 2020

Will MEF’s Definition Give SASE Its Groove Back?

Light Reading

13 August 2020

MEF Weighs SASE Standard

SDxCentral

3 August 2020

CenturyLink’s Pugaczewski Herds MEF 82 Standard to Finish Line

Fierce Telecom

Los Angeles — 29 July 2020

MEF Elects Board of Directors with Experienced Industry Leaders

Veteran team includes executives from major service providers spanning the globe.

Los Angeles — 16 July 2020

MEF Launches Infinite Edge Series of Digital Events

Diamond sponsor PCCW Global and Platinum sponsors AT&T, Bell Canada, Comcast Business, Orange Business Services, Spectrum Enterprise, Verizon, and Spirent lead innovative digital event series.

14 July 2020

Analyst Perspective: AT&T Uses Cisco Secure SD-WAN Technology To Fulfill Growing Digital Workforce Demands But Now Must Get SASE

Futurum Research

19 June 2020

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF – ITW 2020: Taking Action on Automation

Capacity Media

11 June 2020

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF: Managed SD-WAN Isn’t for Everyone: Special Report

Fierce Telecom

8 June 2020

Industry-wide Momentum Builds for Implementation of LSO Sonata APIs

TyN Magazine

4 June 2020

MEF Touts 8 Service Providers being ‘Production Ready’ for LSO Sonata Deployments of Carrier Ethernet

Fierce Telecom

4 June 2020

MEF Announces 8 Service Providers Production Ready for LSO Sonata APIs

Telecom Drive

4 June 2020

MEF’s LSO Inter-Provider Automation Takes Another Step Forward

Converge Network Digest

4 June 2020

MEF Boasts 8 Carrier Ethernet Orchestration Deployments

SDxCentral

Los Angeles — 3 June 2020

Eight Service Providers to be Production-Ready in 2Q 2020 with MEF 3.0 LSO Sonata APIs for Inter-Provider Automation

Industry-wide momentum builds for implementation of LSO Sonata APIs for seamless ordering of MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet Access E-Line services.

28 May 2020

MEF Celebrates 24 Certified MEF 3.0 Service Providers

Telecom Review North America

21 May 2020

MEF Names 24 Service Providers Certified for MEF 3.0

Capacity Media

21 May 2020

MEF Celebrates 24 Certified MEF 3.0 Service Providers

TyN Magazine

21 May 2020

MEF 3.0 Certification Now Encompasses 24 Service Providers

Converge Network Digest

Los Angeles — 20 May 2020

MEF Celebrates 24 Certified MEF 3.0 Service Providers

Customers who purchase certified MEF 3.0 SD-WAN and Carrier Ethernet services can have confidence that they conform to the highest industry standards.

29 April 2020

AT&T, Hughes and Verizon Top SD-WAN Leaderboard

Light Reading

23 April 2020

Dan Pitt, SVP, MEF – MEF SD-WAN Update

Converge Network Digest

22 April 2020

2019 U.S. Carrier Managed SD-WAN Leader Board

Vertical Systems Group

22 April 2020

AT&T, Hughes and Verizon top Vertical Systems Group’s SD-WAN Leaderboard

Fierce Telecom

22 April 2020

AT&T Tops Managed SD-WAN Ranking, CenturyLink Surges

SDxCentral

22 April 2020

AT&T Again Tops Vertical Systems Group Managed SD-WAN Leaderboard

Channel Partners Online

14 April 2020

Managed Services Drive the SD-WAN Market in the Fourth Quarter of 2019 as Revenue Surges by 75 Percent

Omdia

14 April 2020

Omdia SD-WAN Report: Fuel to VMware, Cisco Fire?

SDxCentral

11 April 2020

MEF Launches Technical Report on SD-WAN MEF 3.0 Services

TyN Magazine

1 April 2020

Dan Pitt, SVP, MEF – SD-WAN Update: COVID-19 Crisis

Video - Next Gen Infra

27 March 2020

Telia Carrier View – A Holistic Approach to SD-WAN Adoption

MEF Member Blog - Telia Carrier

24 March 2020

First Certified MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Service Providers Announced

Telecom Review North America

23 March 2020

Spirent View – Driving Standards Adoption: The MEF SD-WAN Certification Program

MEF Member Blog - Spirent, AvidThink

20 March 2020

SD-WAN Service Providers Earn First MEF Certifications

Virtualization Review

19 March 2020

MEF Awards First Round of SD-WAN Service Provider Certifications

SDxCentral

19 March 2020

Comcast Business View – Are All SD-WANs Created Equal? The Benefits of a MEF-Certified SD-WAN

MEF Member Blog - Comcast Business

18 March 2020

MEF Names First MEF 3.0 Certified SD-WAN Service Providers

Capacity Media

18 March 2020

Four Service Providers Earn their MEF Certification Stripes for SD-WAN

Fierce Telecom

18 March 2020

Comcast, Charter/Spectrum Receive MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Certification

Telecompetitor

Los Angeles — 18 March 2020

First Certified MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Service Providers Announced

Comcast Business, PCCW Global, Spectrum Enterprise, and Telia Company demonstrate conformity with the industry’s highest standard for SD-WAN services.

18 March 2020

Comcast, Telia Among MEF’s SD-WAN Certified Service Providers

Light Reading

18 March 2020

MEF Names First MEF 3.0 Certified SD-WAN Service Providers

Capacity Media

4 March 2020

Calero-MDSL MEF’s Newest Member

SD-WAN Resource

4 March 2020

Telefónica, Global Operators Form (Another) Edge Alliance

SDxCentral

7 February 2020

Podcast: Nokia Nuage Networks and Infovista on SD-WAN Certification will Give Operators Greater Security in their Deployments

Telesemana - Podcast

7 February 2020

Taking the Operators’ Pulse on SD-WANs: Visibility, Security & Simplicity

Light Reading

22 January 2020

MEF Board of Directors Appoints New Member

IT Brief Australia

20 January 2020

MEF Welcomes Verizon’s Senior VP onto Board of Directors

Telecom Review

17 January 2020

Aamir Hussain Rejoins MEF Amid Appointment at Verizon Business

Capacity Media

16 January 2020

Former CenturyLink CTO Hussain Resurfaces at Verizon Business; Back on MEF’s Board

Fierce Telecom

16 January 2020

Nan Chen, President, MEF – Q&A: Telecom Carriers Eye Automation to Deliver Robust Networking Solutions

Economic Times

16 January 2020

World-class Board is Driving Industry Transformation to Dynamic MEF 3.0 Services Across Automated Networks

TyN Magazine

Los Angeles — 16 January 2020

Verizon Senior Vice President Aamir Hussain Rejoins MEF Board of Directors

World-class Board is driving industry transformation to dynamic MEF 3.0 services across automated networks.

8 January 2020

First Certified MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Technology Vendors Announced

Virtualization Review

8 January 2020

Nuage, Versa and Infovista Named MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Vendors

Capacity Media

Los Angeles — 7 January 2020

MEF Announces First Certified MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Technology Vendors

Nuage Networks, Versa Networks, and Infovista achieve industry milestone demonstrating conformity to global SD-WAN service standard.

7 January 2020

Nuage, Versa & InfoVista Win MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Certification

Light Reading

7 January 2020

Nuage, Versa and Infovista Make the Grade for MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Certification

Fierce Telecom

7 January 2020

Nuage, Versa, Infovista Nab MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Certifications

SDxCentral

11 December 2019

Editor’s Corner—MEF Makes a Play at OTT Cloud Providers En Route to World Federation of Carriers

Fierce Telecom

6 December 2019

Nan Chen, President, MEF – Q&A: MEF Leads SD-WAN Service Standardization & Certification

IEEE

23 November 2019

Operators Dish on Edge Computing Strategies at MEF 2019

SDxCentral

22 November 2019

MEF19: MEF’s Kevin Vachon on What’s New With MEF 3.0

Light Reading

22 November 2019

MEF19: MEF’s Nan Chen on Creating an SD-WAN Service Definition

Light Reading

22 November 2019

Should SD-WAN Providers Let Enterprises Drive?

Light Reading

21 November 2019

Big Ambitions for #MEF19 Proof-of-Concepts

Converge! Network Digest

21 November 2019

Carriers Fly the Flag for SD-WAN Service Specs

Light Reading

21 November 2019

CenturyLink’s Dugan Puts an Edge on Cloud Strategy and MEF’s LSO Sonata

Fierce Telecom

21 November 2019

Dan Pitt, SVP, MEF: “It’s Not Just the Engineering, It’s the People”

Telecom Review North America

21 November 2019

How Is Telco Transformation Like Soylent Green?

Light Reading

21 November 2019

MEF 2019: Vertical Systems Group’s Erin Dunne on Standards & Managed Approach to SD-WAN

Light Reading

21 November 2019

The 5 Biggest SD-WAN, 5G, And Telecom Announcements Revealed At MEF19

CRN Magazine

Los Angeles — 21 November 2019

Award-Winning MEF 3.0 Proof of Concept Demonstrations Recognized at MEF19

Prestigious awards spotlight innovative implementations of MEF 3.0 dynamic services across automated, virtualized, and interconnected networks.

21 November 2019

What’s New at #MEF19?

Converge! Network Digest

20 November 2019

MEF19: MEF’s Rami Yaron on Getting SD-WAN Certified

Light Reading

20 November 2019

MEF19: Tech 2000’s Kevin Marz on SD-WAN Certification

Light Reading

20 November 2019

SD-WAN Gets Platform Status at MEF

Futuriom

Los Angeles — 20 November 2019

MEF Names MEF 2019 Award Winners

MEF is pleased to announce the winners for the 2019 MEF Awards, which recognize excellence and innovation in the global community committed to providing communications solutions optimized for the digital economy.

20 November 2019

MEF Presses Managed Security in SD-WAN

SDxCentral

20 November 2019

MEF19 Day 1: Standards, Innovation & Skim Milk

Light Reading

20 November 2019

MEF19: Carrier Ethernet Group’s Craig Easley on SD-WAN Training

Light Reading

20 November 2019

MEF19: CenturyLink’s Andrew Dugan on the Importance of LSO APIs

Light Reading

20 November 2019

MEF19: Frost & Sullivan’s Roopa Honnachari on Hybrid Cloud & Security Trends for SD-WAN

Light Reading

Lost Angeles — 19 November 2019

MEF19 Spotlights Major MEF 3.0 Strides for Digital Transformation

Leading service and technology providers are driving transformation to dynamic, assured services across automated networks.

Los Angeles — 19 November 2019

MEF Announces SD-WAN Certified Professional (MEF-SDCP) Program

More than 200 professionals from 80 companies participated in the MEF-SDCP beta test phase.

19 November 2019

MEF Trumpets Progress on SD-WAN, Eyes Edge on 5G

SDxCentral

Los Angeles — 19 November 2019

MEF Introduces MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Certification Program

Authorized Certification and Test Partner Spirent to validate that SD-WAN services and technologies conform to industry’s first SD-WAN services standard.

19 November 2019

Comcast Business Exec: What Customers Like and Don’t Like about SD-WAN

Fierce Telecom

19 November 2019

MEF’s 3 Major Technical Themes for 2020

Converge! Network Digest

19 November 2019

MEF19 Day 2: Are Cloudy Times on the Horizon?

Light Reading

19 November 2019

MEF19 Kicks Off with New SD-WAN Certification Programs for Professionals and Service Providers

Fierce Telecom

Los Angeles — 19 November 2019

MEF Publishes MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Services White Paper

New resource details definitions, requirements, and applications.

18 November 2019

Podcast: Nuage CEO on the Market Impact of MEF’s SD-WAN Standards

Light Reading

18 November 2019

Spirent Perspective: SD-WAN: Protecting the Protection in the Virtualized Environment

Spirent

15 November 2019

Ericsson Perspective: MEF 2019: Get Engaged With the World of Enterprise

Ericsson

12 November 2019

SD-WAN | Empowering Telecoms for Next Era of Connectivity

TelecomDrive

11 November 2019

Industry Voices—Raynovich: Key Trends for SD-WAN Managed Services

Fierce Telecom

7 November 2019

SD-WAN | Enabling Efficient Network Transformation Opportunities for Telecoms

TelecomDrive

25 October 2019

Nan Chen, President, MEF – Q&A: MEF Advances SD-WAN Standardization, Raises Bar with Certification

Capacity Media

25 October 2019

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF – Q&A: Automating Inter-Provider Service Delivery with MEF LSO

Capacity Media

Los Angeles — 21 October 2019

MEF Announces Finalists For 2019 Awards to be Unveiled at MEF19

Awards recognize service, application, technology, and professional excellence.

Los Angeles — 15 October 2019

MEF19 Enjoys Support from 115 Sponsors and Partners

Diamond Sponsor PCCW Global and Platinum Sponsors AT&T, Bell Canada, Comcast Business, Spectrum Enterprise, Verizon, and NEC/Netcracker anchor world-class networking event.

14 October 2019

MEF on 5G Deployment Considerations and Automating Lifecycle Service Orchestration

RCR Wireless

11 October 2019

Industry Voices—Chua: The Multi-Everything SD-WAN and Thoughts from SD-WAN Summit 2019

Fierce Telecom

8 October 2019

MEF and ONUG Collaborate to Drive Standards for Hybrid Cloud SD-WAN Services

Fierce Telecom

8 October 2019

MEF will Unveil Proofs of Concept (PoC) at MEF19

Telecom Review

8 October 2019

MEF, ONUG Join Hands on Enterprise SD-WAN

Light Reading

8 October 2019

MEF and ONUG Develop Advanced SD-WAN Managed Services

Capacity Media

8 October 2019

ONUG, MEF Want to Clarify SD-WAN Decisions

SDxCentral

Los Angeles and Boston — 6 October 2019

MEF and ONUG Collaborate to Advance SD-WAN Managed Services

ONUG enterprise use case requirements to accelerate development of MEF 3.0 SD-WAN managed services standards and certifications.

Los Angeles — 30 September 2019

MEF19 to Host 15 MEF 3.0 Proof of Concept Demonstrations Featuring 46 Service and Technology Providers

Teams to present innovative approaches to dynamic and assured services across automated, virtualized, interconnected networks.

23 September 2019

Stan Hubbard, MEF – Q&A: MEF19 Preview: Accelerate Your Digital Transformation

SDxCentral

10 September 2019

SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — August 2019

SDxCentral

9 September 2019

Stan Hubbard, MEF – Q&A: MEF19 Provides All You Need For Your 2020 Digital Transformation Strategy

TelecomDrive

22 August 2019

MEF Releases MEF 70 SD-WAN Service Attributes and Services Standard

Lightwave

21 August 2019

MEF Puts its Stamp of Approval on Industry’s First SD-WAN Standard

Fierce Telecom

21 August 2019

MEF Seeks to End SD-WAN Confusion

Light Reading

21 August 2019

MEF Unveils Long-Awaited SD-WAN Standard

SDxCentral

Los Angeles — 21 August 2019

MEF Publishes Industry’s First SD-WAN Standard

Combination of standardized SD-WAN and dynamic underlay connectivity services enables powerful MEF 3.0 hybrid networking solutions for digital transformation.

1 August 2019

MEF Announces New Board of Directors for 2019-2020

Fierce Telecom

Lost Angeles — 1 August 2019

MEF Elects Board of Directors With Diverse, Experienced Industry Veterans

World-class team brings executive insight to MEF’s mission to accelerate worldwide adoption of assured MEF 3.0 services across automated networks.

19 July 2019

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF – Q&A: Setting the Standard for SD-WAN

TeleGeography

17 July 2019

Will Standards Lessen SD-WAN’s Growing Pains?

Light Reading

Los Angeles — 17 July 2019

2019 MEF Awards Open for Entries

More than 50 prestigious awards will highlight service, application, technology, and professional excellence, with honorees recognized during MEF19 event.

2 July 2019

Colt CEO Carl Grivner – Industry Needs to Push Forward on MEF APIs

Fierce Telecom

25 June 2019

MEF Launches MEF 3.0 LSO Sonata Certification Pilot for Inter-Provider Service Automation

Converge! Network Digest

25 June 2019

AT&T and Colt Claim First Implementation of MEF’s LSO Sonata APIs to Automate Network Ordering

Vanilla Plus

25 June 2019

Industry first: AT&T and Colt Team Up on Deployment of MEF’s LSO Sonata

Fierce Telecom

25 June 2019

AT&T, Colt Use MEF’s LSO Sonata APIs to Automate Network Ordering

SDxCentral

24 June 2019

MEF Member PR – AT&T and Colt are First to Implement MEF’s LSO Sonata APIs to Automate Network Ordering

Colt & AT&T Press Release

Los Angeles — 24 June 2019

MEF Launches MEF 3.0 LSO Sonata Certification Pilot for Inter-Provider Service Automation

LSO Sonata SDK Release 3 is now available with APIs for inter-provider serviceability, product inventory, quoting, and ordering.

17 June 2019

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF – Q&A: The Industry’s First SD-WAN Service Standard

Telecom Review Asia

28 May 2019

MEF SD-WAN Draft Standard Released

Telecompetitor

28 May 2019

MEF Pushes Out Final Draft of SD-WAN Services Standard

Fierce Telecom

28 May 2019

MEF Inches One Step Closer To SD-WAN Standard

SDxCentral

28 May 2019

What is an SD-WAN Anyway? Ask MEF

Light Reading

Los Angeles — 28 May 2019

MEF Announces Final Draft SD-WAN Service Standard Publicly Available

Groundbreaking standard is now in last phase of MEF Membership and Board approval.

23 May 2019

Is It Time For Open Source SD-WAN?

SDxCentral

17 May 2019

Vertical Systems Group – Managed SD-WAN Services Reality Check

Vertical Systems Group

17 May 2019

MEF Pushes the Carrier Industry Toward Digital Transformation

SDxCentral

19 April 2019

MEF Lines up SD-WAN and LSO Sonata Standards for Q2 Release

Fierce Telecom

Los Angeles — 21 February 2019

MEF19 Launches with 30 Service Provider and Technology Sponsors

Diamond Sponsor PCCW Global and Platinum Sponsors AT&T, Comcast Business, Spectrum Enterprise, and Verizon return to spearhead world-class networking event.

19 February 2019

MEF’s LSO Sonata API is Coming Soon

Fierce Telecom

Los Angeles — 12 February 2019

MEF Opens Call for Proposals for MEF 3.0 Proof of Concept Showcase at MEF19

Service providers and technology vendors to present groundbreaking demonstrations of dynamic and assured services across automated, virtualized, interconnected networks.

4 February 2019

IHS Markit: AI and Machine Learning Hold Promise for Digital Transformations

Fierce Telecom

4 January 2019

Daniel Bar Lev, MEF – MEF Presents 19 Proof of Concepts (POCs) from Around the World

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

4 January 2019

Gunnar Peters, Spectrum Enterprise – Spectrum Enterprise Demonstrates Policy Driven Networking at the Proof of Concept (POC) Sessions at MEF18

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

4 January 2019

Ariel Efrati, Telco Systems – Telco Systems Announced 28% Growth in Its 46th Year of Operation – Nice Job!

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

4 January 2019

Exec Perspectives on Digital Transformation: AT&T, PCCW Global & Verizon (Part 1)

Light Reading

4 January 2019

Exec Perspectives on Digital Transformation: AT&T, PCCW Global & Verizon (Part 2 of 2)

Light Reading

4 January 2019

Bart Oskam, Eurofiber & Stefan Watraven, Inmanta – Interoperability Between Telco Operators, Which is Key to Worldwide Expansion, is Now Automated Based on MEF Standards!

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

4 January 2019

Kevin Vachon, COO, MEF – Establishing Standards for Service Providers to Sell Revenue Generating Services to Business for 17 Years

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

4 January 2019

Mark Gibson, AMDOCS – MEF Sonata Guides Interactive Ordering Between Carriers – A Must for Today’s Response to Customer Demand and Edge

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

4 January 2019

Liam Hunt, Infonas – Infonas Looks to MEF for Standards and for Next Generation Technology Vision

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

4 January 2019

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF – Multiple Proof of Concept Demonstrations for MEF 3.0 and MEF Releases SD-WAN Specification at MEF18

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

6 December 2018

Dan Pitt, SVP, MEF – Growing the Business of Members with MEF 3.0 & LSO

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

4 December 2018

Eric Watko, SES Networks – Satellite Service Provider Offering MEF Certified Service for Video & Networking

Telecom Reseller - Podcast

29 November 2018

Andrew Dugan, CenturyLink – CenturyLink’s Andrew Dugan Lands Seat on MEF’s Board of Directors

Fierce Telecom

Los Angeles — 28 November 2018

CenturyLink CTOP Andrew Dugan Joins MEF Board of Directors

Outstanding Board is committed to accelerating worldwide adoption of MEF 3.0 assured services across automated networks.

28 November 2018

Daniel Bar Lev, MEF – Operators Using PoCs to Drive LSO APIs to Market Faster

Light Reading - Video

27 November 2018

Roman Pacewicz, AT&T – Q&A: AT&T’s Pacewicz Says More Work Needs to be Done on Standardizing VNFs

Fierce Telecom

26 November 2018

Brian Lillie, Equinix – Architect Digital-Ready Infrastructures With SDN & NFV

Light Reading - Video

26 November 2018

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF – SD-WAN, LSO Sonata APIs & Automated Networks

Light Reading - Video

23 November 2018

Daniel Bar Lev, MEF – MEF Presents 19 Proof of Concepts (PoCs) from Around the World

Telecom Reseller

21 November 2018

Nan Chen, President, MEF – The Secret to MEF’s Staying Power & 2019 Predictions

Light Reading - Video

20 November 2018

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF – Multiple Proof of Concept Demonstrations for MEF 3.0 and MEF Releases SD-WAN Specification at MEF18

Telecom Reseller

20 November 2018

Dan Pitt, SVP, MEF – We’re Ready for 5G

Light Reading - Video

16 November 2018

Can Telecom Services Bounce Back?

Light Reading

16 November 2018

Franck Morales, Orange Business Services – Managed SD-WAN, Hybrid Networking & MEF 3.0 Initiatives

Light Reading - Video

16 November 2018

Kevin Vachon, COO, MEF – Establishing Standards for Service Providers to Sell Revenue Generating Services to Business for 17 Years

Telecom Reseller

16 November 2018

Erin Dunne, Vertical Systems Group – SD-WAN Managed Services, LSO Sonata APIs & MEF 3.0 Alignment

Light Reading - Video

15 November 2018

Roman Pacewicz, Chief Product Officer, AT&T – SD-WAN, Hybrid Networking & MEF 3.0

Light Reading - Video

14 November 2018

Jean-Claude Geha, DT – Pan-Net & Transforming to Become Cloud-Native

Light Reading - Video

14 November 2018

JP Hemingway, CEO, SES Networks – Orchestrating Services Across Terrestrial & Satellite Networks

Light Reading - Video

13 November 2018

Mirko Voltolini, Colt – Service Automation & On-Demand Services

Light Reading - Video

13 November 2018

Marc Halbfinger, CEO, PCCW Global – Blockchain Can Automate Inter-Carrier Connections

Light Reading - Video

12 November 2018

Erin Dunne, Vertical Systems Group – Migration to Dynamic Services is Progressing, But Takes Time

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

12 November 2018

Josh Goodell, VP Edge Solutions, AT&T – MEF Moving Faster on LSO API Solutions

Light Reading - Video

9 November 2018

Adam Saenger, VP Networking Solutions, CenturyLink – SD-WAN & Other Dynamic Services for Enterprise Transformation

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

9 November 2018

Kevin Sheehan, CTO, Ciena – Lessons Learned: More for Less, Speed & Seamless Connectivity

Light Reading - Video

9 November 2018

Roopa Honnachari, Frost & Sullivan – Standardization: The Next Step in SD-WAN’s Evolution

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

9 November 2018

Nav Chander, Silver Peak – SD-WAN: A Platform for Advanced Services

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

9 November 2018

Dan Pitt, SVP, MEF – LSO Sonata APIs Illustrate DevOps Approach to Standards Development

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

9 November 2018

Andrew Dugan, CTO, CenturyLink – On-Demand Services Critical to Telco’s Future

Light Reading - Video

8 November 2018

Satya Parimi, Spectrum Enterprise: SD-WAN Is Coming Soon, but It’s Complicated

Light Reading - Video

8 November 2018

MEF18 Day Two: uCPE Can Spur IT Service Revenue

Light Reading - Video

8 November 2018

MEF18 Preview: APIs, Blockchain & More

Light Reading - Video

8 November 2018

Ariel Efrati, Telco Systems – Carrier Ethernet Growth & NFV Innovation

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

8 November 2018

Daniele Mancuso, Sparkle – SD-WAN, LSO APIs, Network Cloudification & Intent-Based Networking

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

8 November 2018

Anssi Tauriainen, EXFO – Proactive Service Assurance, Machine Learning & Analytics

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

8 November 2018

Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF – Delivering on the MEF 3.0 Global Services Framework

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

8 November 2018

Eric Watko, SES Networks – Seamless Connectivity Across Satellite & Terrestrial Networks

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

8 November 2018

Yogen Patel, Amdocs – Service Driven Network Overview

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

6 November 2018

Adam Saenger, VP Networking Solutions, CenturyLink – SD-WAN & Other Dynamic Services for Enterprise Transformation

Converge! Network Digest - Video

6 November 2018

Special Report—The Top 25 Movers and Shakers in the Telecom Industry

Fierce Telecom

6 November 2018

Brendan Gunn, Verizon Partner Solutions – Building a Global Networking Ecosystem on Trust & LSO APIs

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

6 November 2018

Gal Hochberg, CEO, Clear Blockchain – MEF18 PoC: MEF 3.0 LSO Federated Services & Blockchain

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

5 November 2018

Josh Goodell, VP Edge Solutions, AT&T – Edge-to-Edge Vision, SD-WAN, 5G Disruption & MEF 3.0

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

5 November 2018

Andrew Dugan, SVP Technology Planning & Network Architecture, CenturyLink – Network Transformation, Dynamic Services & East-West LSO APIs

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

2 November 2018

Nan Chen, President, MEF – Industry’s First SD-WAN Service Definition & LSO Sonata APIs for Service Automation

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

2 November 2018

Mike Strople, Chairman, MEF; Managing Director, Canada-Zayo – MEF 3.0 Progress

MEF YouTube / Converge! Network Digest - Video

1 November 2018

Q&A—AT&T’s Roman Pacewicz on Bringing Order to SD-WAN

Fierce Telecom

1 November 2018

Comcast’s O’Toole: SDN Stands Up to the ‘Tyranny of the Boxes’

Light Reading

1 November 2018

RAD: uCPE Is Gateway to IT Service Revenues

Light Reading

1 November 2018

MEF CTO: We’re Living Up to Agile Promises

Light Reading

Los Angeles — 1 November 2018

MEF18’s Award-Winning Proof of Concept Demonstrations Accelerate Transition to Assured Services Across Automated Networks

Teams involving 20 companies received prestigious PoC Awards for innovations aligned with the MEF 3.0 transformational global services framework.

31 October 2018

MEF 3.0 Service Fulfillment and Activation Project Team to Demo Lifecycle Orchestration

Lightwave

31 October 2018

MEF Releases SD-WAN Standards

Futuriom

31 October 2018

MEF Focuses on Revenue-Generating Services, Not Just Specs

SDxCentral

31 October 2018

MEF’s Next Moves: Orchestrators for Enterprises and Work with Aggregators

Fierce Telecom

31 October 2018

Telcos Tout Automation Progress at MEF

Futuriom

31 October 2018

Q&A – Verizon’s Eric Cevis Discusses What Wholesale Customers Want

Fierce Telecom

Los Angeles — 31 October 2018

MEF Announces Winners of 2018 Awards

39 awards recognize the best service, application, technology, and professional excellence and innovation.

Los Angeles — 30 October 2018

MEF18 Spotlights MEF 3.0 Momentum, Global Service and Technology Provider Support

Progress driven by leading service and technology vendors committed to accelerating worldwide adoption of assured services across automated networks.

Los Angeles — 30 October 2018

MEF Releases LSO Sonata APIs Enabling, for the First Time in the Industry, Automation of Potential $250B+ MEF Services Market

More than 40 service and technology companies have participated in MEF’s LSO Sonata-related standardization, implementation, and certification activities.

Los Angeles — 30 October 2018

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