Technologies

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: 5G, Satellite Communications

10:00am CEST (Paris Time) - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: ETSI @ External Events

Event Technology: Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV)

ETSI is pleased to support the TelecomTV Support Systems Summit, taking place on 23-24 April.

Building on the foundational work of the Telcos and Public Cloud Summit, this event, now in its third year, has matured to focus on the use of public cloud technologies for the next generation of operation and business support systems (OSS and BSS).

The convergence of OSS, BSS and technology stacks is an increasingly important enabler as CSPs continue their evolution to being DSPs. This summit explores how a unified layer supporting both operations and business processes can help eliminate traditional technology silos. By using public cloud capabilities, DSPs can benefit from scalability and performance boosts, while enhancing data security and extensibility.

Lingli Deng, ETSI ISG NFV, WG SOL Vice-Chair will join the panelists in the panel discussion: Deploying Next-gen OSS and BSS on Public Cloud, on Day two: Wednesday 24 April 2024 (16:00 CEST, Paris time). The panel will address: 

Check out the detailed agenda and Register now to watch the live broadcast on 23-24 April and hear from industry experts.

Event type: Conferences & Summits

A revision to regulation 910/2014 on electronic identities, authentication and signatures (eIDAS) is expected to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union in spring 2024. This revision establishes an ambitious European Digital Identity Framework with digital identity wallets and a number of new trust services. This will bring about a major transformation of security of the European digital infrastructure facilitating cross border transactions, supporting seamless access to financial, governmental and commercial services across Europe with a high level of accountability.

ETSI and CEN are working together to develop a number of standards to support this new regulatory framework building on the latest globally recognised standards for website authentication, open identities and mobile based wallets. The workshop will present the latest status of these standards and is aimed to include demonstrations from large scale pilots applying the EU Digital Identity Wallet.

The Workshop is conducted by ETSI ESI Technical Committee and CEN/TC 224.

 Who should join?

The workshop will be of direct interest to all those concerned with ensuring a secure digital infrastructure across Europe including regulators, providers of mobile identity solutions, manufacturers of secure elements / smart devices, trust service providers, application and secure solution providers.

Why attending?

The standards CEN and ETSI underpinning this new European Digital Identity Framework will have a major impact on the European market which solution providers need to be aware of to keep up with changing environment. Also, the workshop, and the following open consultation on draft standards, provides the opportunity to influence the direction taken in CEN and ETSI standards supporting the European Digital Identity Framework.

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is pleased to support the FutureNet MENA (FutureNet Middle East & North Africa), taking place on 14-15 May 2024, Conrad Hotel, Dubai.

FutureNet Middle East & North Africa focuses on the strategic & commercial priorities in today’s digital world and the considerations for the future of the network, it is dedicated to driving the agenda around ‘Network Automation and AI’, a key foundational pillar for the next wave of growth in telecoms.

Detailed information including agenda, registration is available on the event web site.  

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications, Testing languages, TETRA

ETSI, in cooperation with the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), is organizing a NG112 Emergency Communications with NG eCall Plugtests event to be held in Malaga, Spain with the support of ETSI TC EMTEL and TC MSG. This event will be hosted by the University of Malaga from 30 September to 4 October 2024.

The concept of "Next Generation 112" (NG112) has been identified as a potential answer to the increasing requirements and demands of content-rich emergency calling. The interoperability of such NG112 with NG eCall products and services has not been tested in Europe previously, leading to this ideal opportunity.

This NG112 Emergency Communications Plugtests event will see a testing campaign based on the use cases developed by ETSI and EENA and is a unique chance for vendors of emergency communication equipment to test their product against different implementations and scenarios.

Please note that the event is covered by a Non-Disclosure Agreement which sets out the terms of a fair and non-discriminatory participation, i.e. vendors are free to publish their attendance to the event, and interoperability results shall be treated as confidential information. 

The benefits of participation for a vendor include a chance to test even early implementations in a neutral environment, to validate their understanding of next generation emergency calling requirements as well as to communicate about and promote the technology.
An event not to be missed, if you want to be sure your products and implementations are fit for the next generation emergency calling requirements.    

Registration is now open. It will close on 31 August 2024.

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)

3.00pm CEST (Paris Time) - ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

Event Technology: 5G

ETSI is pleased to support the 2nd edition of Bharat 6G 2024 International Conference & Exhibition, scheduled on 15th May 2024 at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi.

India has been actively involved in the development of 6G technology and has played a key role in framing the International Telecommunication Union's framework for 6G, recently finalised by the UN Telecom agency. The Department of Telecommunications' efforts have led to the adoption of connectivity, intelligence, and sustainability in 6G technology. India's Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has released the Bharat 6G Mission manifesto, which aims to position India as a leading supplier of advanced telecom technologies. The mission focuses on collaboration between government bodies, industry players, and academia, and plans to conduct pilot-scale demonstrations and validations through field trials across various use cases to contribute to national and international standards starting around 2025.

The potential impact of 6G is significant, as it has the power to reshape human interactions, machine communications, and data interactions. The integration of AI/ML and exploration of quantum technologies will be crucial in driving innovation in sectors like education, agriculture, and healthcare. The establishment of a seamless integrated optical and wireless network, with a focus on rural areas, is necessary. India's proactive measures in the development of 6G technologies will position the country as a global leader in the field. Keeping in mind Indian Government initiative on 6G, Bharat Exhibitions is pleased to present the 2nd edition of Bharat 6G 2024 International Conference & Exhibition scheduled on 15th May 2024 at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi.

Check the event web site for more information.

Event type: Webinars

10:00am CET (Paris Time) - ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Terahertz (THz)

15:00 CEST (Paris Time) - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is pleased to support the India Smart Utility Week (ISUW) 2024. 

The 10th edition of ISUW, an International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Energy and Smart Mobility, is scheduled on 12 - 16 March 2024 in New Delhi, India. ISUW 2024 will include plenaries, bilateral workshops, keynotes, technical sessions, technical paper presentations, tutorials and technical tours. Bi-lateral Smart Grid Workshops with EU, USA, Brazil and Germany are also being planned. 

ETSI representatives will participate in the 8TH IEC - IEEE Smart Energy Standardization Coordination Workshop on 12/03 - 10.30-5pm India time:

For more details, visit India Smart Utility Week 2024 – ISGW 2024 (isuw.in)

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is pleased to support and speak at the RCR Wireless News' Telco cloud and Edge Forum, taking place virtually on 21st March 2024 (9 AM Eastern / 2 PM UK).

Telecom carriers are at a crossroads in their transformation journey. They face challenges such as network disaggregation, cloud strategies and legacy system integration. However, amidst these challenges, new innovations including AI and APIs offer new avenues for growth.

What does the future hold for telcos as they pivot towards cloud-native networks, and how can they evolve to facilitate ROI?

Join RCR Wireless News' one day virtual forum to delve into the business models adopted by telcos worldwide and what the tools to adopt a ‘fail-fast' approach to innovation are. We will deep dive into the technical and strategic aspects of the transition to a cloud native network and the related applications that are driving ROI.

Find out more and register at https://www.telco-cloudforum.com/

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

The 6G Global Summit will return on 21 – 22 May as a hybrid event, hosted by Ofcom UK. Delegates will be able to choose to attend the event in person, at the Pullman St Pancras in London, or online using our virtual platform.

All around the world, work on developing the 6G vision is picking up pace. We are on the brink of a new era of connectivity that promises to revolutionize industries and transform the way we live, work and communicate.

The 6G Global Summit will bring together top-level industry and policy representatives from all around the world to explore the path to 2030 and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Early visions and research on future 6G technologies and requirements will be discussed, along with the key drivers, applications and use cases that are emerging. With sustainability expected to be at the heart of 6G, there is the potential over the next few years to build an ecosystem that helps to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. This will be the opportunity to join key global leaders at The 6G Global Summit, and be part of shaping a better future with 6G.

ETSI is pleased to support the 6G Global Summit and is actively engaged:

Find out more at global6gsummit.com

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is pleased to endorse 6GSymposium Spring 2024, taking place on 9-11 April 2024.

This is a vital time in the development of telecoms. There are drastically different visions for what 6G needs to do and to be, and interests pulling stakeholders in many different directions. 

How do we avoid the mistakes of the past? Only by a deliberate evolution of mindsets, business relations, strategies and industry processes alongside technology and policy evolution. Perhaps then we can build commercially successful future services which deliver the societal impact governments need.

At 6GSymposium, join ETSI alongside experts from around the world debating the most important issues and controversies facing telecoms’ development. Have your say, learn and network with key stakeholders from across telecoms and beyond.

Hear David Boswarthick, Director New Technologies, ETSI on Wednesday 10 April, 09:00-10:30, in the session "How Can Standards Processes Deliver the Best Outcomes for 6G?":

 Find out more and Register at www.6gworld.com/6GSymposium-Spring-2024/

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is proud to support TelecomTV Spotlight on 5G. 

Spotlight on 5G returns for its fourth year from 26-29 February, bringing you multimedia coverage of the most important industry news, announcements, solutions and product launches that take place during MWC24. 

TelecomTV’s extended coverage of MWC24 will, as always, keep the industry up to date with all the key developments in our daily news show, The Slice, and dish up exclusive CXO-level service provider interviews, panel discussions, and industry analysis – plus the occasional foray into the world of fine wines and tapas bars (it’d be rude not to...).

Spotlight on 5G is the industry’s portal into the key strategic developments from the MWC24 show floor and is required viewing for anyone involved with, or linked to, the global telecom sector.

Find out more, register here

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is pleased to endorse this year again the FutureNet World 2024. FutureNet World returns to London on the 16-17 April 2024, at Novotel London West.

Now in it´s 6th year, FutureNet World brings together 600+ Senior Executive Decision Makers comprising 35%+ CSPs. It is firmly established as the industry´s No.1 forum for technology leaders with a shared interest in the role that intelligent automation is playing in future networks and strategies.

ETSI is actively shaping the programme:

* Reimagine and reshape operating models for 5G: paving the way to closed loop service lifecycle automation
* Automating the management of network functions across multiple clouds
* Operating and optimising 5G networks with ease whilst keeping costs low: the role of automation and AI
* Cloud, data driven AI and new software architectures to accelerate 5G growth: how much progress has been made?

• Integrating functions of service orchestration and service assurance with a common data model
• Automate the lifecycle management pre-5G, and 5G mobile and digital services across physical and cloud-based network: keys to success
• Orchestration, inventory & topology, and assurance working together to design, orchestrate, and assure closed loop services
• The role of unified inventory to provide a common data plane for automated service orchestration and service assurance

Detailed information including agenda, registration is available on the event web site.  ETSI Members benefit from a 25% discount when registering, by using the code FNW24P25 during registration.

Save 25% when you register using code FNW25ETSI

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

The ETSI TeraFlowSDN community is organizing the 4th TFS Hackfest on 21-22 May 2024. The Hackfest will be hosted by UBITECH in Athens, Greece and technical sessions will be led by Telefonica. Participation is free and open to all upon registration.

TeraFlowSDN Hackfest #4 is an immersive event aimed at advancing skills in network automation via BGP Speaker and gNMI protocols. It begins with a focus on network device discovery and inventory management through BGP Speaker, followed by a tutorial to showcase its utility. Participants will tackle a challenge to enhance the BGP Speaker's functionality, delving into configuration adjustments. The event also explores IP router management through gNMI, emphasizing control and telemetry. Interactive sessions with TeraFlowSDN experts will facilitate hands-on learning in deploying and managing software-defined networks, making it a compact yet comprehensive experience for network professionals.

Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: 5G, Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC), Securing Artificial Intelligence (SAI)

ETSI’s annual flagship event on Cyber Security, the ETSI Security Conference, will take place face-to-face from 14 to 17 October 2024, in ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France.  Save the date in your calendar not to miss this opportunity to Meet and Network with the Community! 

This exclusive face-to-face event will provide an exceptional opportunity for the security community to come together to exchange with experts, network with peers, and share facts and opinions around the most relevant subjects of cybersecurity standardization. The intensive 4-day programme will gather speakers from government agencies, other standards bodies, academia and various industry sectors. 

This year's event will address AI - Impacts of Regulation on Zero Trust and Consumer devices - Societal Impact of Technology-  Fraud, Security and Standards Convergence - 5G to 6G - Privacy and Considerations of Employing Encryption Technologies -Transport, Public safety and Critical Communications - Consumer verticals. 

You may want to give a talk or present a poster during the ETSI Security Conference!
Currently the Programme Committee is calling for Presentations/ Posters: do not miss the deadline: 26 May!  Please check here the submission modalities and submit your proposal. 

The event stable programme and the registration opening will be announced in the course of July.
Subscribe to this mailing list to be kept informed of its launch. 

Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC)

The 10th ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference organized by ETSI and the Institute for Quantum Computing is hosted by the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore in Singapore. 

The Technical Track on 15 and 16 May follows the Executive track on 14 May.

The Technical Track, through a series of presentations, will dive more technically into the financial sector quantum safe activities, various initiatives world-wide,  migration aspects (Urgency, readiness , challenges), QKD networks etc..

The Technical Track will:

The event has reached its maximum hosting capacity. Therefore, registration is now closed. 

Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC)

The 10th ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference,organized by ETSI and the Institute for Quantum Computing is hosted by the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore in Singapore. 

The conference begins with the Executive track taking place on 14 May 2024. 

Business leaders worldwide are increasingly taking concrete steps to prepare for the quantum era: protecting business continuity, the resilience of critical cyber systems, and the integrity and confidentiality of information assets.

The Executive Track on 14 May is a high-level session, specially designed for business executives, including CEOs, CTOs, and CISOs. This one-day event is an opportunity to get an executive-level overview of quantum computing, the event will outline the state of the quantum threat and quantum risk management via various Keynote speeches and high-level discussions on government actions and approaches, on the shift to quantum-safe cryptography in the financial sector and on the transition to a quantum secure cryptographic infrastructure viewed from various angles. 

The Executive Track will:

The event has reached its maximum hosting capacity. Registration is therefore closed. 

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is pleased to endorse the Broadband Forum’s BASe Technical & USP Summit. This year, the BASe Summit will take place in conjunction with the Broadband Forum Spring member Meeting and be aligned with the 2024 USP Summit

Taking place at the Hilton Mainz, Germany from March 7 to 8, 2024, this two-day event will consist of main plenary sessions, roundtables, video demonstrations, networking and social opportunities, sponsor desk-top booths and private meeting facilities.

On Day 1, Thursday 7th March, during session 1: Broadband State of Play - Market, Standards and Germany Reality Check, 8:20AM - 10AM, Dr. Marcus Brunner, Liaison Officer for the ETSI F5G ISG, will make a presentation on F5G Advanced: Towards the 10Giga Society.

Also on Day 1, Thursday 7th March, during session 2: Access Technology Advancements State of Play, 10:30AM - 12:30PM, Dr. Liu Xiang, who is actively involved in the work of ETSI F5G ISG, will make a presentation on Enabling fgOTN/OSU based Service-Orientated Optical Network (SOON) for F5G Advanced.

For more information and registration, please visit the event website.

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is proud to be a partner at #MWC24.

Where technology, community and commerce converge

MWC Barcelona is the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem. Whether you’re a global mobile operator, device manufacturer, technology provider, vendor, content owner, or are simply interested in the future of tech, you need to be here.

Why? Because it’s the one time of year where everyone who’s anyone comes together under one roof. Tens of thousands of senior executives from the top global companies, international governments and trailblazing tech businesses converge at MWC Barcelona to make decisions.

It’s the place to find out where the industry, your business and your career are headed. Miss out on MWC Barcelona, miss out on the next 12 months.

Learn More www.mwcbarcelona.com

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications, Testing languages

ETSI is organizing, with the support of the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Critical Communications Association (TCCA) and the Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC), the 4th FRMCS (Future Railway Mobile Communication System) Plugtests event, which will be hosted by ETSI in Sophia Antipolis, France, from 1 to 5 July 2024. 

GSM-R is the current standard for the railway telecommunication services developed and maintained by ETSI TC RT. With the increased need for more throughout, higher capacity and flexible deployment options, FRMCS is being developed based on 3GPP Mission Critical Services.

What are the objectives and scope of the 4th FRMCS Plugtests event?

Interoperability and Mission Critical services harmonisation are critical challenges for the successful deployment and operation of Mobile Broadband based communication Systems for various sectors, including Railways.

The concept of Mission Critical Services such as “Mission Critical Push To Talk" (MCPTT), “Mission Critical Data" (MCData) and “Mission Critical Video" (MCVideo) started with 3GPP Release-13 and is ongoing in current Releases. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is based on these Mission Critical Features.

The goal of the FRMCS Plugtests event Is to validate the interoperability of a variety of implementations using different test scenarios based on the 3GPP Mission Critical Services framework with focus on the rail specific features. The FRMCS Plugtests event will test railways-oriented capabilities defined in 3GPP. This FRMCS Plugtests event is part of the MCX Plugtests programme.

The tests will be based on 3GPP, ETSI and IETF standards, and are designed for the following equipment:

The purpose and scope of the FRMCS Plugtests event are to test independently and jointly all components of the Mobile communication System for Railways. Railway-related test cases are available in ETSI TS 103 564. Additional railway-oriented test cases focusing on GSM-R Interworking and Migration and Interconnection for MC services will also be developed for this Plugtests.

Who can participate?

What are the advantages of attending the FRMCS Plugtests event?

The Plugtests observer program

The focus of the observer program will be to examine and discuss the progress of deployment and the challenges of FRMCS. The observer program will be held onsite and will provide a platform to the various stake holders in railways to discuss the progress of FRMCS. 

The observer program will also include interoperability demos from interested vendors, which will show how their solutions meet the FRMCS Plugtests test cases and observer scenario use cases.

PLUGTESTS events are organized by ETSI and are co-funded by the European Union and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Aeronautical, IPv6 Enhanced Innovations (IPE)

EUROCONTROL and ETSI are organizing the VoIP in ATM over IPv6 (Voice over IP in Air Traffic Management over IPv6) PLUGTESTS™ event which will take place from 23 to 27 September 2024. This event will be hosted by ETSI in Sophia Antipolis, France. 

Event type: Webinars

10:00 am CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Cybersecurity

The European Standardization Organizations CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, are pleased to join forces with ENISA, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, to organize the

8th Cybersecurity Standardization Conference
Fast-Evolving Landscape of EU Legislation:
Challenges and Opportunities for Standardization 

The 2024 Conference will address the following questions: 

Target Audience

The conference aims to foster dialogue among policymakers, industry, research and standardization organizations in view of an effective implementation of the EU cybersecurity legislation.
In 2023 the event attracted around 1700 stakeholders.

Participation

The organizers are planning a hybrid event, favouring networking opportunities and live interactions for the onsite participants and speakers. 

200 seats are available, assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.  The organizers kindly request that you register for physical presence only if you are genuinely planning to attend in person. It involves associated costs, and by registering mindfully, you contribute to reducing unnecessary waste.

For the convenience of those who are not able to travel, the event will also be accessible live via Webex.

Join us also on social media and be part of the interactive debate with #Standards4Cyber!

For more information please visit the event website.

Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC)

INFO: This event has reached maximum capacity and registration is closed.

ETSI and the Institute for Quantum Computing are pleased to announce the 10th edition of their joint event, the ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference.
This year, the event will be hosted physically by the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore. on 14-16 May 2024 in Singapore. 

We increasingly rely on cyber technologies, and hence are ever more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. As progress toward a cryptographically relevant quantum computer advances, these attack vectors grow and the imperative to prepare for a transition to quantum secure technologies continues to increase. 
In response, standardization efforts are accelerating; the initial NIST PQC standards are due in 2024, and our working groups here at ETSI are active in evaluating these and how they will fit into existing protocols, applications and public-key infrastructures. Solutions are therefore starting to become commercially available, best practices are being developed and shared, and the ability to transition in a secure and cost-effective way continues to increase. This is a continually evolving and complex journey and much remains to be understood and navigated. 

Designed for members of the business, government, and research communities with a stake in cryptographic standardization, this forward-looking conference will facilitate the knowledge exchange and collaboration required to transition cyber infrastructures and business practices to make them safe in an era with quantum computers. It aims to showcase both the most recent developments from industry and government and cutting-edge potential solutions coming out of the most recent research. 

The Conference is split into two very different parts:  

14 May: Executive Track
designed for business executives, including CEOs, CTOs and CISOs. The executive track will outline the state of the quantum threat and quantum risk management via various Keynote speeches and high-level discussions on government actions and approaches, on the shift to quantum-safe cryptography in the financial sector and on the transition to a quantum secure cryptographic infrastructure viewed from various angles.

Participate in the pre-event survey and share your view now to input the discussions in the Executive Track!

15 - 16 May 2024: Technical Track
will dive into the greater details and specifics of how new cryptographic technologies are being developed to ensure security in a post-quantum era. We will look at the efforts taking place worldwide, such as the security of existing solutions, standards initiatives and practical deployments taking place today. 

The coffee breaks will also feature poster sessions of even more cutting-edge research projects. 

Attendance is open to all and free of charge upon registration The event having reached maximum hosting capacity, registration is closed. 

This conference is a perfect opportunity to determine your next steps, learn from experts and network with others going through the process. Nowhere else can you encounter the latest research in such an actionable way, with specific tracks for both executives and technical experts.

Come along to learn more about this rapidly evolving field and meet the key players behind these important maturing technologies. 

Event type: Conferences & Summits

The ETSI Conference on “Non-Terrestrial Networks, a Native Component of 6G” took place face-to-face on 3-4 April 2024 in ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France.

The conference was co-organized with the ESA, 6G-IA and the SNS-JU.

From NTN research to global standards, plotting the trajectory to a fully connected planet.

Non-Terrestrial Networks have been part of 5G since 3GPP Rel-17 and the use of NTN related technologies enables global coverage for a wide range of applications that require both high availability and high resilience.

6G will consider a native integration of NTN in the 6G system, thus allowing the optimization of service delivery leveraging both terrestrial networks and non-terrestrial networks in 6G from the outset. In addition 6G NTN is expected to provide increased performances and service capabilities compared to NTN in 5G.

About the Conference

This face-to-face event offered attendees the unique opportunity to come together and exchange with experts, network with peers, and visit the dedicated project posters all focussing on the topic of Non-Terrestrial Networks for beyond 5G.

The event fostered discussions on the following topics:
• Targeted use cases that will be enabled by NTN in 6G
• Possible 6G architecture frameworks (including interfaces) enabling the native integration of the NTN components
• Candidate technologies/features for NTN in 6G
• Standardization approach (e.g. what, where, when) for NTN in 6G

Additionally, the event gave the opportunity for research organizations (academia and industrial research) to discuss new trends and features in the field of NTN solutions in the perspective of standardization.

Posters from the latest projects in the field NTN / satellite / 6G technologies complemented the conference programme.

Participation to the event was open to all and free of charge upon registration.

Note that the event was prepared with the support of the Horizon Europe 6G-NTN collaborative project and the ESA HELENA project.

Event Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Securing Artificial Intelligence (SAI)

The ETSI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference - Status, Implementation and Way Forward of AI Standardization, took place physically on 5-7 February 2024 in ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) technology has made major advancements in recent years and is becoming a key enabler for new disruptive features and applications in any digital product.

This face-to-face event offered attendees the unique opportunity to come together to exchange with experts, network with peers, visit the demos and posters around the subject of Machine Learning with a specific focus on Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

AI/ML will fundamentally shift the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry, as technologies such as Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, and others will enhance the performance of communications, applications, content, and digital commerce.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning are already part of the networks and services, and are present across multiple sectors such as finance, manufacturing, medical, telecommunications and transportation. AI Chatbots and AI voice assistants are widely deployed in society. Still this field is quickly evolving and the event will provide an opportunity for experts to have insights into the latest developments.

Europe and other regions are drafting policy and legislation which will impact the deployment of artificial intelligence. In the context of the draft AI Act, the EU puts forward objectives including:

Attendees learned about the latest status and had the opportunity to meet and discuss with experts in this field. 

The event presented the regulations in the different regions of the world and provided the opportunity to get involved in standardization that will play an important role in the context of European and global regulation. The topics also addressed the corresponding new market access requirements, conformity assessment, etc. The event was also an opportunity for research organizations (academia and industrial research) to discuss new trends and features in the field of AI.

The conference presented available work in the domain of AI. In this context, ETSI’s experts presented published and ongoing work on cybersecurity, testing of AI, trustworthy AI, sustainable AI, applications of AI for verticals and many more.

Demonstrations and Posters on the latest advances in the field of AI/ML applied to ICT systems and applications complemented the conference programme.

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

3:00 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications

ETSI is organizing, with the support of ETSI (TC) EMTEL and the PEMEA Consortium, the first PEMEA (Pan-European Mobile Emergency Application) PLUGTESTS™ event which will take place from 12 to 16 February 2024. This event will be hosted by ETSI at Sophia Antipolis, France. Additionally, remote participation will be possible.

Event Technology: Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)

ETSI ISG MEC is pleased to host the first of a series of Multi-access Edge Computing live panels. Hybrid event taking place on 26 June 2023 in the ETSI premises and online, this live panel will explore the drone business from a MEC perspective with a variety of speakers coming from this vertical market. 

The goal is to share insights from experts on regulation, technology and business, and understand how the various drones use cases (e.g. private sky/network and public U-spaces) can benefit from computing resources at the edge and information exposed.
After the intervention of the various speakers, a final panel discussion will include a Q&A interactive session with both F2F and remote participants.

Speakers will participate in a final panel discussion which will include a Q&A interactive session with both face to face and remote participants.

Read the related Blog "MEC for Drones Panel: Unlocking 5G Edge Value for the Drone Industry", published on 10 August.

More information is available here.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications, Testing languages, TETRA

ETSI, with the support of the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Critical Communications Association (TCCA), the European Utilities Telecom Council (EUTC) and the Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC), is organizing the eighth MCX Plugtests^TM. This Plugtests will be hosted by the University of Malaga, Spain, from 9 to 13 October 2023. 

What are the objectives and scope of the 8^th MCX Plugtests event?

The concept of Mission Critical Services such as “Mission Critical Push To Talk" (MCPTT), “Mission Critical Data" (MCData) and “Mission Critical Video" (MCVideo) started with 3GPP Release-13 and is ongoing in current Releases. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is based on these Mission Critical Features.

The goal of this MCX Plugtests event is to validate the interoperability of a variety of implementations using different scenarios based on 3GPP Mission Critical Services. The MCX Plugtests event will also test, flexible group communications, MCData IP Connectivity and complex emergency call handling. The MCX Plugtests event will, besides mission critical features which have been tested in past events over 4G network, be extended to test Mission Critical Services over 5G test network. Specific focus will be put on inter-system communications including Off-Network, IWF and Inter-MCX scenarios. The tests are based on 3GPP, ETSI and IETF standards and are designed for:

This event will feature tests with 4G and 5G radio equipment (gNBs, eNBs, 5GCs, EPCs, UEs) with Unicast and Multicast support and will also allow Over-The-Top (OTT) testing of Mission Critical Servers and Clients as well as included tests of railways-oriented capabilities. Test Equipment vendors will have the possibility to test as well in the Plugtests.

What are the advantages of attending the 8^th MCX Plugtests event?

Who may participate?

New Vendors and Observers must sign the Rules of Engagement and NDA of the MCX Plugtests Programme to participate. 

The Plugtests Observer Program

Observers are welcome to help define the scope (i.e. functionality to be tested) for this event and to evaluate the tests statistics in the TRT (Test Reporting Tool).

In parallel to the testing, we are planning to organise an observer round table discussion, observer program and interoperability demos. The focus of the observer round table discussion and program is to examine and discuss the progress of deployment and the challenges in testing of the Mission Critical Services for Public Safety and Public Transport. The observer round table discussion and program will be held onsite during the event.

The interoperability demos will be demonstrated by the interested vendors showing interoperability of their equipment by showcasing the MCX Plugtests test cases and observer scenario use cases.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability and the TeraFlowSDN Community are organizing the TFS#3 Hackfest on 16-17 October 2023 and the Ecosystem Day on 18 October 2023. The events will be hosted by CTTC in their premises in Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain, and co-located with the TFS#3 Plenary.

This Hackfest will be dedicated to the use of P4 in TeraFlowSDN, starting with an overview, followed by a gradual walkthrough of an end-to-end P4 based demo, then a more interactive session. Sessions will be led by key members of the TeraFlowSDN community. Participants will be able to build their own hands on experience of P4 forwarding with TeraFlowSDN: deployment, configuration, operation, monitoring, update, etc...

Event type: Interoperability Events

ETSI Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI), on behalf of TC ESI, ETSI’s Technical Committee for Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures, organized the LTA Signature Augmentation and Validation Plugtests 2023 which focused on Electronic Signature Validation. Supported by the European Commission (EC) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), this interoperability event was held remotely from 23 October to 22 December 2023 using a dedicated web portal. Originally planned to end on 24 November, 2023, this Plugtests event was extended to 22 December, 2023, upon request from the participants in order to complete their testing.

Scope

The aim of the event was to check the interoperability of digital signatures augmentation to LTA (Long-Term Archive) level and validation capacities of LTA level signatures of the participants to help them detect possible issues which may lead to different augmentation and/or validation results.

The interoperability testing allowed participants to test their digital signature validation tools and to cross-validate ETSI Electronic Signatures/Seals relying on EU Member States' Trusted Lists (based on TS 119 612 and TS 119 615 ) and according to the following standards:

The signature formats addressed in this event were:

PLUGTESTS events are organized by ETSI and are co-funded by the European Union and European Free Trade Association.

Event type: Webinars

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The accelerated worldwide deployment of 5G networks drives a radical change in the way networks and services are created, orchestrated and managed. Evolving towards zero-touch and full end-to-end network and service automation have become an urgent necessity to manage this complexity and deliver services with agility and speed, while adapting, assuring and ensuring the economic sustainability of the highly diverse service portfolio. The ultimate target is to achieve the highest degree of automation, ideally 100%, while enabling fully autonomous operation driven by high-level business goals and policies.  The autonomous networks will be able to self-manage and self-organize (configuration, healing, assurance, optimization, etc.) without human intervention beyond the initial transition of the business intents. 

Realizing this vision requires a novel end-to-end architecture framework and enablers designed for self-management, near-real-time closed-loop automation and optimized for data-driven analytics. Advanced machine-learning algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be essential tools to deal with the complexity and the diverse services.

The ETSI ZSM (Zero-touch network and Service Management) group was formed in December 2017 with the goal to define a future-proof, end-to-end operable framework and solutions, key automation technologies (e.g. closed-loop and AI enablers, intent), as well as countermeasures and solutions to high-priority security risks/issues.

The speakers will present the ETSI ZSM deliverables and their contribution to the industry automation journey. They will also provide an update on the ongoing work, Proof of Concepts (PoCs), and share the ZSM outlook.

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Zero touch network & Service Management (ZSM)

2:00 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Zero touch network & Service Management (ZSM)

2:00 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Zero touch network & Service Management (ZSM)

2:00 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

2:00 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability and the TeraFlowSDN Community are organizing the second TFS Hackfest on 20-21 June 2023. The event will be held face-to-face during the IEEE NetSoft Conference in Madrid, Spain.

Participation in ETSI Hackfests is free and open to all upon Registration. You are most welcome to register to NetSoft2023 as well, though it is not mandatory.

This edition will feature TeraFlow Release 2, allowing participants to get hands-on experience with TeraFlowSDN. 

The event will take the form of a competition with the objective of integrating ETSI TeraFlowSDN Controller Release 2 with the ContainerLab environment.
ContainerLab is an environment that enables deploying versatile lab network topologies where each node can run a containerized Network Operating System, allowing to establish and test connectivity services traversing the network devices.
Participants will be grouped in teams and each team will collaborate to complete the following list of challenges (tentative):

Each team is expected to focus on a specific ContainerLab network device kind, e.g., IPInfusion OcNOS, Nokia SR Linux, SONiC, etc. Some ETSI TFS experts will be around to help you and resolve your questions during the hacking sessions.
NOTE: It is under study the possibility of involving P4 in the challenge through SONiC (To Be Decided).

Event Technology: Internet of Things (IoT)

ETSI’s annual flagship event returned in 2023. The 2023 edition of the ETSI IoT Conference - IoT Technologies for Green and Digital Transformation - took place on 4-5-6 July 2023 in ETSI premises, Sophia Antipolis, France and online.

Event type: Webinars

5:00 pm CEST (3:00 pm UTC) - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability and the OpenSourceMANO community are organizing the OSM#15 Hackfest on 12-16 June 2023. The event will be hosted by CTTC and co-located with the OSM#15 Plenary Meeting.

Participation in ETSI Hackfests is free and open to all upon registration.

This event is a development oriented Hackfest in the form of several self-contained challenges such as bug fixes, developing small features, writing unit tests, or automating end-to-end tests exercising some use case. Challenges will be mentored by key members of the OSM community.

The Hackfest will start on Monday 12 June and finish on Friday 16 June. On Monday, some theory sessions will be provided, followed by a description of the different challenges to be completed through the week. Participants will select a challenge to work on individually or by pairs.

During the week, participants will code autonomously (individually or by pairs) to solve their challenges. Daily sessions will be scheduled with the mentors, so that participants can ask questions and solve blocking points.

On Friday, participants will share their achievements and lessons learn with the OSM community.

All active participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. Certificates of Excellence will be awarded to all those participants that complete their challenge.

This event will be an opportunity for participants to:

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications, Testing languages

ETSI organised, with the support of the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Critical Communications Association (TCCA) and the Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC), the 3rd FRMCS (Future Railway Mobile Communication System) Plugtests event which was hosted by UIC in Paris, FR from 3 to 7 July 2023. 

Important: ETSI monitors the situation of the Coronavirus pandemic and will ensure that all necessary measures are taken in accordance with the instructions of the local government authorities. We recommend flexible booking of hotel / flights accordingly.

GSM-R is the current standard for the railway telecommunication services developed and maintained by ETSI TC RT. With the increased need for more throughout, higher capacity and flexible deployment options, FRMCS is being developed based on 3GPP Mission Critical Services.

What were the objectives and scope of the 3^rd FRMCS Plugtests event?

Interoperability and Mission Critical services harmonisation are critical challenges for the successful deployment and operation of Mobile Broadband based communication Systems for various sectors, including Railways.

The concept of Mission Critical Services such as “Mission Critical Push To Talk" (MCPTT), “Mission Critical Data" (MCData) and “Mission Critical Video" (MCVideo) started with 3GPP Release-13 and is ongoing in current Releases. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is based on these Mission Critical Features.

The goal of the FRMCS Plugtests event was to validate the interoperability of a variety of implementations using different test scenarios based on the 3GPP Mission Critical Services framework with focus on the rail specific features. The FRMCS Plugtests event tested railways-oriented capabilities defined in 3GPP. This FRMCS Plugtests event was part of the MCX Plugtests programme.

The tests were based on 3GPP, ETSI and IETF standards, and were designed for the following equipment:

The purpose and scope of the FRMCS Plugtests event were to test independently and jointly all components of the Mobile communication System for Railways. Railway-related test cases are available in ETSI TS 103 564. Additional railway-oriented test cases were also be developed for this Plugtests.

Who could participate?

What were the advantages of attending the FRMCS Plugtests event?

The Plugtests observer program

The focus of the observer program was to examine and discuss the progress of deployment and the challenges of FRMCS. The observer program was held onsite and provided a platform to the various stake holders in railways to discuss the progress of FRMCS. 

The observer program also included interoperability demos from interested vendors, which could show how their solutions meet the FRMCS Plugtests test cases and observer scenario use cases.

PLUGTESTS events are organized by ETSI and are co-funded by the European Union and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

UCAAT 2023 will be hosted by Nokia in the Polytechnic Timisoara University, Romania, on 14-16 November.

Overview

The annual ETSI User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing (UCAAT) is the most important date in the calendar of ETSI’s Technical Committee Methods for Testing and Specification (TC MTS).

Rapid technical advances in application areas such as information and communication technology, industrial automation, transportation (automotive, avionics, rail), enterprise information technology, healthcare, cybersecurity, and biotechnology, as well as shifting operational landscapes such as DevOps practices and machine learning techniques applied to software development are ever increasing the demands on testing.

UCAAT 2023: Optimizing the Value of Automated Testing

The UCAAT 2023 theme is focused on maximizing the benefits and outcomes of automated testing. The complexity of modern software and telecommunication systems is constantly increasing. The intersection with AI and machine learning technologies is delivering to users unprecedented experiences in all areas (business, entertainment, etc.)

Users' expectations on the quality of software, products and services is increasing as well, making effective and efficient testing more and more important overall, but at the same time also more challenging to perform and manage.

Identifying the best techniques, processes and practices to improve and optimize how systems are tested can give a competitive advantage and can even make the difference between the success and failure of a product or service.

Emphasizing the role of collaboration between development and testing teams in maximizing the benefits of automated testing can lead to better results and effective communication with a shared understanding of testing goals and processes.

That is why UCAAT 2023 aims at discussing all aspects of optimizing the value of automated testing of software enabled systems.

Target audience

The event is of particular interest for:

Important dates

Event type: Seminars

Event Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Energy efficiency (EE), Internet of Things (IoT), Mobile Communications, Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV)

Ce colloque est organisé par la ville de Montrouge et l’ONG eG4U (e.green for users) en collaboration avec la Métropole du Grand Paris, l’organisation ETSI et la Commission européenne.

Thèmes principaux des deux demi-journées :  

Plusieurs domaines cible sont concernés, notamment : l’énergie, le bâtiment, l’éclairage, les systèmes de transmission vidéo, les infrastructures de communication… 

Parmi les intervenants, accueillis par Etienne Lengereau, maire de Montrouge, figure notamment Geoffroy Boulard, vice-président de la Métropole du Grand Paris qui fera un point sur les innovations numériques prioritaires. Autre invité de marque : Serge Novaretti,  membre de la DG Connect de la Commission Européenne ; il présentera le contexte européen des villes et territoires intelligents et durables.

L’organisation de normalisation européenne ETSI sera représentée par son DG,  Luis Jorge Romero et par Xavier Piednoir, expert « IOT interoperability and testing ». Autre intervenant clé : Claude Berbain, directeur de l’Innovation du Groupe RATP ; il expliquera les enjeux du numérique pour que les transports parisiens soient durables et efficaces. Dominique Roche, président de l’ONG   « eG4U » (e-Green For Users) détaillera comment les collectivités peuvent tirer parti de l’innovation numérique en vue d’un développement durable.

Au total, sur les deux demi-journées, interviennent une vingtaine de spécialistes du numérique dans le contexte de  développement durable des villes intelligentes ou ’smart cities’. 14 stands seront animés par des entreprises engagées sur la thématique, et le colloque se tiendra au Beffroi (voir photo), face à l'hôtel de ville de Montrouge, à 20 minutes du coeur de Paris !

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Event type: Webinars

3:00 pm CET (2:00 pm UTC) - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Seminars

Run once a year, the ETSI Seminar provides an intensive and interactive course on ETSI, its organization, structure, ways of working and related subjects. It is targeted at those who are new to ETSI or those who need to develop a deeper understanding of how to work effectively in ETSI. 

Although designed primarily for newcomers to the Institute, the fact that ETSI is constantly evolving means that even those individuals with an extensive experience of the Institute and its work find it beneficial to attend. 

The ETSI Seminar is an important step in the orientation programme for new members. It facilitates their active participation in ETSI, 3GPP or oneM2M - a must if your organization has just joined ETSI. In addition, this Seminar is essential for new delegates who have recently started to participate in ETSI work and is also an opportunity to meet key people in the ETSI Secretariat.

As well as describing the structure, organization and governance of the Institute and the partnership projects (3^rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP^TM) and oneM2M), the seminar provides a detailed look at ETSI's online services and other tools for electronic working, which support the standards-making process. 

The ETSI Seminar is free of charge to attend and is open to all, members and non-members alike.

In fact, anyone involved in ETSI and standards-making in any way will benefit from attending!

Event type: Webinars

2:00 pm CET (1:00 pm UTC) - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: 5G, Energy efficiency (EE), Environmental Aspects, Smart Grids and Meters

The ETSI Summit on Sustainability - How ICT developments and standards can enable sustainability and have a positive impact on society, took place on 30 March 2023 and focused on the key role of the ICT industry and related standardization activities to support Green initiatives.

Event type: Webinars

3:00 pm CET (2:00 pm UTC) - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event Technology: 5G, Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC), Securing Artificial Intelligence (SAI)

ETSI’s annual flagship event on Cyber Security, the ETSI Security Conference, took place face-to-face from 16 to 19 October 2023, in ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France and gathered more than 200 people.

This year the event focused on Security Research and Global Security Standards in action The event also considered wider aspects such as Attracting the next generation of Cyber Security standardization professionals and supporting SMEs.

This exclusive face-to-face event provided an exceptional opportunity for the security community to come together to exchange with experts, network with peers, and share facts and opinions around the subject of cybersecurity standardization. 

Event Technology: Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV)

Founded in November 2012 by seven of the world’s leading telecoms network operators, ETSI ISG NFV has established itself as the home of Network Functions Virtualisation.

Overview

Join us for an exclusive, face-to-face conference and

Target audience

This event is of particular interest to:

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Cybersecurity

5:00 pm CET (4:00 pm UTC) to 6:00 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)

5:30 pm CET (4:30 pm UTC) to 6:45 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications

ETSI, in cooperation with the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), organized the fifth NG112 Emergency Communications remote Plugtests™ event from 23 January to 3 February 2023 with the support of ETSI TC EMTEL.

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Augmented Reality

4:00 pm CET (3:00 pm UTC) to 5:15 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event Technology: 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Energy efficiency (EE), Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC), Radio, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), Terahertz (THz)

The ETSI Research Conference took place on the 6th to 8th February 2023 in ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France. 

This face-to-face event provided an exceptional opportunity for the research community to come together with industry representatives and standardization experts to discuss future technology research and links to standardization developments.

Maximizing the Impact of European 6G Research through Standardization

At the beginning of 2023, the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) launched the first phase of 5G / 6G research projects, many of which will play a crucial role in the definition of next generation networks. The ETSI Research Conference provided the perfect platform for these new projects to present their purpose and plans and exchange with the standards experts on their standardization roadmaps. More information about SNS JU projects is available here.

In addition, the ETSI Research Conference provided guidance to researchers on how to get involved in standardization, present success stories and examples of research being integrated into standards, as well as indications from the standards community as to where they would seek research input to help move next generation standardization forward.

The event enabled a fully interactive exchange between researchers, projects, industry and standards experts, with an overall objective of increasing visibility of European research initiatives and accelerating the journey from innovation / research, standards and on to global market deployments.

The event included poster sessions presenting several of the new SNS JU projects (see posters tab).

By attending the event:

Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC)

The 9^th ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Event returned to an in-person format at ETSI Headquarters in Sophia Antipolis from 13-15 February 2023. See the Event Newsrelease !

The event started with an Executive Track on 13 February followed by a Technical Track on 14-15 February. 

As we increasingly rely on cyber technologies, we are ever more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The cybersecurity tools at the centre of protecting our business functions, connected devices and information assets from cyber threats rely on cryptographic tools and standards that will be broken by emerging quantum technologies. 

Planning and preparing is critical. A new suite of tools resilient to quantum computers must be standardized and deployed in order to maintain the availability and reliability of cyber systems and protect confidentiality and integrity.

As progress toward a cryptographically relevant quantum computer advances, the imperative to prepare for a transition continues to increase. As standards start to emerge, solutions start to become commercially available, best practices are developed and shared, and the ability to transition in a secure and cost-effective way continues to increase. We are in the middle of this long and complex journey and much remains to be understood and done.

This event brought together diverse participants in the quantum-safe cybersecurity community to facilitate the knowledge exchange and collaboration required to transition cyber infrastructures and business practices to make them safe in an era with quantum computers.

NEW! Podcast :CSM Podcast: Quantum Safe Cryptography with Matt Campagna

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Internet of Things (IoT)

13.00 - 14.15 CEST (16.30 - 17.45 IST | 11.00 - 12.15 UTC)

In this webinar, oneM2M experts will discuss the need for open IoT standards and the motivations for creating oneM2M as a global initiative. They will describe key capabilities offered to IoT users and standardization milestones over oneM2M's ten-year journey. They will also discuss emerging industry requirements in areas related to IoT security, data privacy, cross-silo interoperability and AI for IoT.

The webinar will be of interest to adopters and users of IoT systems, solution and technology architects, and the developer community.

Aurindam Bhattacharya, MARCOM Vice Chair (CDOT, India) will conduct a free wheeling conversation with following experts:

Program: 60 minutes conversation followed by 15 minutes audience Q&A

Event type: Interoperability Events

ETSI, with the support of the ETSI TC MSG (Mobile Standards Group) and EENA (The European Emergency Number Association), is organizing the 2^nd Next Generation eCall Plugtests event, which will take place from 14^th to 16^th of November 2022 in Kranj, Slovenia. This event will be hosted by Sintesio with Telekom Slovenia and Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief of Republic of Slovenia as Technical Partners.

This event will have a specific focus on the interoperability of Next Generation eCall (NG eCall) systems or eCall over Long Term Evolution (LTE), based on the interoperability test descriptions defined in the upcoming version 2.1.1 of  ETSI TS 103 683, available soon. The event will be hosted in a real telco operator 4G/IMS network, fully supporting the NG eCall scenarios -including Fallback to CS eCall scenario. Optionally, infrastructure for the TPS rerouting scenario(s) may be available.

Interoperability and NG eCall service harmonization are critical challenges to be taken into account for the successful deployment and operation of the NG eCall service.

The NG eCall Plugtests event offers the opportunity for vendors to run interoperability test sessions using predefined test descriptions.

In Vehicle System (IVS) and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) vendors are invited to join the event.

If possible, compliance and performance checking sessions will be scheduled to complement the interoperability tests.

This activity is supported by the European Commission and the EFTA Secretariat.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability and the TeraFlowSDN Community have organized the first TFS Hackfest on 20 October 2022. The event was held face-to-face during the Network X event in Amsterdam, Netherlands, following the ETSI OSM MR#13 Hackfest on 18-19 October 2022.

Participation in ETSI Hackfests is free and open to all upon Registration. Registration to the TFS Hackfest #1 granted free access to the Network X event (Expo Pass).

The event took the form of a tutorial on 20 October from 11:00 to 17:00. Some tutorials were on theory and some hands-on practice, were run on the participants own laptop.

This edition was featuring TeraFlow Release 1 allowing participants to get hands on experience with TeraFlowSDN. 

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability and the Open SourceMANO Community have organized the OSM MR#13 Hackfest on 18-19 October 2022. The event was run face-to-face at the Network X event in Amsterdam, Netherlands, followed by the ETSI TeraFlowSDN Hackfest on 20 October 2022.

Participation in ETSI Hackfests is free and open to all upon Registration. Registration to the OSM-MR#13 Hackfest granted free access to the Network X event (Expo Pass).

The event took the form of several tutorials on 18 & 19 October from 11:00 to 17:00. Some tutorials were on theory and some hands-on practice, to be run on a remote lab environment were made available to participants on-site.

This edition was featuring OSM Release TWELVE. 

Event type: Interoperability Events

TTA and ETSI, two of the founding Partners of oneM2M Partnership Project, are pleased to organise the 8th oneM2M Interop event taking place from 5th to 7th of December 2022 in Pangyo, South Korea.

Event type: None

Mr Christian Loyau, Director Legal & Governance of ETSI, will deliver a keynote speech at the Florence Patent Licensing Academy.

Registrations are open for the Florence Patent Licensing Academy, an advanced 4-day training organized by the Florence School of Regulation – Communications and Media at the European University Institute. The training combines interactive frontal lectures and group exercises to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of:

You may find more information in the course page and in the programme.

Participants may attend the course in person, at the European University Institute’s premises in the Florentine hills, or online. The fee for the online track is € 1.000, while the fee for the residential track is € 3.000 and includes a networking trip to Chianti, lunches, coffee breaks, dinner and a farewell cocktail. Registrations close on 10 September 2022.

We’re pleased to announce that ETSI members and affiliates enjoy a 20% discount on the regular registration fees.

For more information about the course and to benefit from the discount, please contact compreg.secretariat@eui.eu keeping Dr Chiara Carrozza, Chiara.Carrozza@eui.eu in copy.

For more information please visit the event website.

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: IPv6 Enhanced Innovations (IPE)

3:00 pm CEST (1:00 pm UTC) to 4:30 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: IPv6 Enhanced Innovations (IPE)

3:00 pm CEST (1:00 pm UTC) to 4:30 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications, Testing languages, TETRA

ETSI, with the support of the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Critical Communications Association (TCCA), the Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC) and 5G-EPICENTRE, organized the seventh MCX PLUGTESTSTM. This Plugtests took place from the 7^th to 11^th of November 2022 and was hosted by the University of Malaga, Spain. 

Important: We assure our participants, members and partners that ETSI is monitoring the situation of the Coronavirus pandemic very closely and will ensure all necessary initiatives will be taken in accordance with the instructions of the local government authorities. We recommend flexible booking of hotel / flights accordingly.

What were the objectives and scope of the Plugtests event?

The concept of Mission Critical Services such as “Mission Critical Push To Talk" (MCPTT), “Mission Critical Data" (MCData) and “Mission Critical Video" (MCVideo) started with 3GPP Release-13 and is ongoing in current Releases. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is based on these Mission Critical Features.

The goal of this MCX Plugtests event was to validate the interoperability of a variety of implementations using different scenarios based on 3GPP Mission Critical Services in Release-17. The MCX Plugtests event did also test FRMCS capabilities like Functional Aliases, Multi-talker, User and Group Regrouping, MCData IP Connectivity and complex emergency call handling. The MCX Plugtests event was, besides mission critical features which have been tested in past events over 4G network, extended to initially test Mission Critical Services over 5G test network. Specific focus was put to inter-system communications including IWF and inter-MCX scenarios. The tests are based on 3GPP, ETSI and IETF standards and are designed for:

This event featured tests with 4G and 5G radio equipment (gNBs, eNBs, 5GCs, EPCs, UEs) with Unicast and Multicast support and did also allow Over-The-Top (OTT) testing of Mission Critical Servers and Clients as well as included tests of railways-oriented capabilities. Test Equipment vendors had the possibility to test as well in the Plugtests.

What were the advantages of attending the 7^th MCX Plugtests event?

Who could participate?

New Vendors and Observers had to sign the Rules of Engagement and NDA of the MCX Plugtests Programme to participate. 

The Plugtests Observer Programme

Observers were welcome to help define the scope (i.e. functionality to be tested) for this event and to evaluate the tests statistics in the TRT (Test Reporting Tool).

In parallel to the testing, it was planned to organise an observer programme and demos. The focus of the observer programme was to examine and discuss the progress of deployment and the challenges in testing of the Mission Critical Services for Public Safety and Public Transport. The observer programme was held onsite during the event.

The observer programme included demos from the interested vendors, which showed interoperability of their equipment by showcasing the MCX Plugtests test cases and observer scenario use cases.

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Fifth Generation Fixed Network (F5G)

04:30 pm CEST (2:30 am UTC) to 05:30 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Internet of Things (IoT)

The tutorial on ontologies and semantic interoperabitliy is the introductory event of the ETSI IoT Week 2022.
The tutorial will take place physically in ETSI premises, Sophia Antipolis, France, on 10 October 2022.

The Internet of Things is all around us, with connectivity now being an integral part of the devices we use every day. This connectivity is however just a means for these connected devices to share data with other elements in a broader system.
While devices initially foreseen to operate within the same system might understand each other and be able to use data created within other parts of the system, we see an increasing complexity in those systems, a connection between systems and ultimately a need for devices, servers and applications to be prepared to access and process data that might not have been considered at time of design.

This is where semantic interoperability helps: it allows IoT systems to communicate and exchange data with unambiguous and shared meaning. This can be achieved using ontologies relevant to the IoT in general (a “base” IoT ontology) as well as extensions relevant to specific domains. The creation of mappings between existing ontologies is a key element in creating interoperability that can in turn help systems and their users to fully leverage the value of data.

 We are inviting you to a tutorial session targeted at IoT applications developers. 
The tutorial will explain what ontologies are, how they are built and extended, and how you can get involved in ETSI’s current work on the topic.

The session will also address practical use of these ontologies and provide an overview of how semantics can be applied to the IoT and of how using ontologies can considerably enrich the IoT applications and use cases.

Through a step-by-step demonstration, we will show how developers can build applications using ontologies on a oneM2M IoT solution, highlighting how it makes a difference using semantics in an IoT ecosystem.

The oneM2M developer guide on implementation of semantics will then be put in action in a demo of a relevant use case based on the SAREF ontology and a oneM2M IoT solution implementing the oneM2M standard.

The formal tutorial session will be followed by a question and answer session from all participants

This one day event is a physical event. Register to attend!

Event type: None

The ETSI IoT Conference is part of the ETSI IoT Week, “Pursuing Digital and Green Transformation”. The conference will take place in ETSI premises, Sophia Antipolis, France, on
11-14 October 2022 and will run in parallel with IoT Demonstrations, on 11-13 October 2022..

The ETSI IoT Conference will focus on:

The ETSI IoT Week is an excellent opportunity to network with other IoT stakeholders and actively contribute to the shaping of future IoT solutions and standards.

We hope you'll join us! 

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Fixed Radio Links

ETSI organized the fourth ETSI mWT (millimetre Wave Transmission) SDN (Software Defined Network) Plugtests™ event which took place from the 20th to the 24th February 2023. This event was hosted in ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France. 

Event type: None

ETSI is pleased to endorse TelecomTV’s Open RAN summit taking place on 22-23 June. It will feature industry leading executives from a variety of network operators, vendors and technology developers, including BT, CommScope, Dell Technologies, Juniper Networks, Orange, Red Hat, Vodafone and more to discuss all aspects of Open Radio Access Network technologies deployments. 

Register for free to join the conversation and engage with our expert speakers during the live Q&A sessions - send in your questions now. See below for a snapshot of who’s participating as they will provide insights on key topics including:

For further information please visit the event website.

Event type: None

ETSI is pleased to endorse the event which is driven by LF Edge Akraino and ETSI ISG MEC. The Edge Hackathon will run remotely from 29 June to 23 September with a short-list of best teams invited to complete with demonstrations and a Hackathon “pitch-off” at the Edge Computing World Global event in Santa Clara in the Silicon Valley on October 10th-12th. 

“Build your Edge Application or Solution with ETSI MEC APIs and LF Edge Akraino Blueprints”

You will be asked to develop an innovative Edge Application or Solution, utilizing ETSI MEC Service APIs and LF Edge Akraino Blueprints. Your solution may include any combination of client apps, edge apps or services, and cloud components.

Submissions are OPEN!! Final deadline is 29 June 2022
Registration Notification to the teams: 8 July 2022
Enter your team for this competition today!

Please read the Team Submission Guidelines and send submissions through the application form here.

See the EDGE HACKATHON DESCRIPTION

For further information please visit the event website.

Event type: None

ETSI is pleased to have been selected for a special session of this edition of the conference, which is for the second time putting together two of the top European conferences in the area of communication networks: the European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) and the 6G Summit.

The hybrid conference is hosted in the city of Grenoble, located in the French Alps and recognized internationally for its scientific excellence, especially in the area of electronics components and systems. This is a testimony of the increased importance of microelectronics for European technological sovereignty and cybersecurity in 5G and 6G, in line with the European Chips Act recently proposed by the Commission.

For the full programme please visit the event website.

Event Technology: Energy efficiency (EE)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in collaboration with UN Environment Programme (UN Environment), and ETSI are organizing a workshop on “Global Digital ICT Product Passport to achieve a Circular Economy” on 1 June 2022 from 9h30 to 12h30 CEST. The workshop is a side event of the European Union (EU) Green Week 2022. The Workshop is fully virtual. REGISTER NOW!

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Internet of Things (IoT)

Policy makers and industry stakeholders from Europe and Japan will discuss IoT security standardization and certification work, from baseline to vertical-specific requirements.

The work shop will be held online between Brussels and Tokyo on Monday, May 30th, 2022. From 9:00 to 11:45 Brussels time; from 16:00 to 18:45 Tokyo time.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a driver and an enabler of the digitization of Society. With the deployment of 5G networks, devices and sensors will make our lives increasingly connected, while enabling services such as Smart Cities, Smart Homes, Connected Cars and Industry Automation.

Developed in heterogeneous ecosystem, IoT applications and use cases in different vertical industries will raise specific security issues. Defining common approaches for IoT Security standards will contribute to innovation, interoperability of solutions, reliability and speed of adoption of new IoT solutions.

Following the successful EU-Japan Cooperation webinar on IoT Security held on June 1, 2021, this workshop will be co-chaired by the European Commission's Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (EC DG CONNECT) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication of the Government of Japan (MIC) in May 2022.

For more information please visit the event website.

Event Technology: 5G, Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC), Securing Artificial Intelligence (SAI)

 ETSI’s annual flagship event on Cyber Security returned in 2022 from 3rd to 5th October, in ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France.

Event Technology: Internet of Things (IoT)

The 2022 edition of the ETSI IoT Week, “Pursuing Digital and Green Transformation”, will take place physically in ETSI premises, Sophia Antipolis, France, on 10-14 October 2022.

The ETSI IoT Week consists of a series of events: a tutorial on ontologies and semantic interoperability for IoT on 10 October, the ETSI IoT Conference on 11-14 October with demonstrations on 11-13 October. 

Event type: Webinars

10:00 am CEST (8:00 am UTC) to 10:45 am CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Conferences & Summits

ETSI is pleased to invite the international teaching community to its first face-to-face seminar on teaching ICT standardization.
Professors, lecturers, and other teaching professionals will gather at ETSI on 6 October with the aim of forming the next generation of ICT Standards People.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability and the OSM Community organized an OSM Hackfest from June 13 to 17, 2022. The event was run remotely, allowing participants to join the hands-on sessions from their home or office.

Participation in OSM Hackfests is free and open to all upon Registration.

The scope of this hackfest was related to on-boarding of Magma 1.7 release, which provides 5G capabilities to an open source core project.

Participants were able to experience during this hackfest the following activities:

This edition was featuring OSM Release TWELVE and took the form of a team challenge. The event spanned accross the week, Monday to Friday.

Participants formed teams of up to 5 members and worked jointly on tasks. Some of the tasks solutions were presented during the event by mentors. These guides were published after the event.

The last day, each team had the opportunity to demonstrate their achievements and the best demonstration was awarded!

Briefing sessions were recorded, allowing everyone to follow them up at their own pace after the event.

Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Quality of Service

The ETSI Speech and multimedia Transmission Quality (STQ) Workshop on "Quality of Emerging Services for Speech and Audio: A user-centred perspective" will take place on 21 to 22 November 2022 at the Amazon facility in Bratislava, Slovakia. This two-day workshop is free of charge.

The users’ Quality of Experience in mobile communications ecosystem entering the 5th and 6th generation is constantly evolving. This workshop will foster discussions on related services such as Augmented and Virtual Reality, and other Quality of Service aspects that will make future mobile generation more attractive. Innovations in 5G Network Slicing make it necessary to refine the technical approaches and related standards on network performance assessment and Quality of Service Benchmarking.

Standardization is crucial to ensure that the users can experience high-level acoustics and audio performance of new devices, e.g. in a smart home & IoT context. It is essential to evaluate the differences between human perception and automatic speech recognition, and to understand how machines respond to quality, as well as how users perceive the application quality of M2M communication.

Among other topics, this workshop will highlight technical innovations and new standards in prediction of perceived quality of speech and audio communications systems, including listening effort, loudness and echo perception.

The event will be of interest for:

bringing together a diverse participation from industry and academia to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices for delivering high-quality user experiences in services and systems. 

Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Testing languages

Overview

UCAAT is the pinnacle in the calendar of ETSI’s Technical Committee Methods for Testing and Specification. This well-established event addresses the practical challenges of testing and test automation faced by industry today. UCAAT is dedicated to all aspects of automated testing and is not limited in scope. Rapid technical advances in application areas such as information and communication technology, industrial automation, transportation (automotive, avionics, rail), enterprise information technology, healthcare, and biotechnology, as well as shifting operational landscapes such as DevOps practices and machine learning techniques applied to software development are ever increasing the demands on testing.

UCAAT 2022: Testing of Trustworthy Systems

Our society becomes increasingly dependent on complex software systems and widely interconnected systems of systems that take over more and more crucial tasks of our daily lives. These systems will be only accepted by their users if they offer a high level of trust in various facets reaching from safety, availability, business integrity, to robustness, security, and other areas. Moreover, these large systems integrate many different technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence or semantic networks, that are challenging on their own. Testing and certifying them becomes therefore an urgent task that needs to be addressed through appropriate methods, tools, and processes. UCAAT 2022 aims at discussing particularly all aspects concerning trustworthiness of systems and how it can be tackled best in testing. UCAAT 2022 provides a unique opportunity for practitioners, tool vendors, test service providers and researchers from many different application domains to come together.

Attendees will be able to exchange on:

Target audience

The event is of particular interest for:

Important dates

Event type: None

ETSI is pleased to endorse the 23^rd Edition of the MPLS, SD & AI Net World Congress in Paris. Benefit from a 35% discount on your delegate pass.

As it has been the case for decades now, hottest topics will be addressed by the most renowned engineers and visionary people who have made MPLS SD & AI Net World such a valuable event to get a comprehensive overview of where the networking industry is heading to.

This year a particular attention is paid to SRv6 deployments and next steps.

Experts describe the challenges and solutions of the migration:

For more information please visit the event website.

Event type: Interoperability Events

ETSI Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI) on behalf of TC ESI, ETSI’s Technical Committee for Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures organized a remote Plugtests interoperability event on Electronic Signature Validation. This event was run remotely from 16 May to 15 July 2022 using a dedicated web portal. 

Scope

The aim of the event was to check the interoperability of ETSI advanced digital signatures and the validation capacities of the participants in order to help them detect possible issues which may lead to different validation results.

The interoperability testing allowed participants to test their digital signature validation tools and to cross-validate ETSI Electronic Signatures/Seals relying on EU Member States' Trusted Lists (based on TS 119 612 and TS 119 615) and according to the following standards:

These specifications have been updated since the last Digital Signature Validation Plugtests in 2019 and include significant changes.

The signature formats addressed in this event are:

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications, Testing languages

ETSI, with the support of the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Critical Communications Association (TCCA) and the Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC), organizes the 2nd FRMCS (Future Railway Mobile Communication System) Plugtests^TM event, which will take place as a remote-only event from 16^th to 20^th May 2022.

GSM-R is the current standard for the railway telecommunication services developed and maintained by ETSI TC RT. With the increased need for more throughout, higher capacity and flexible deployment options, FRMCS is being developed based on 3GPP Mission Critical Services.

What are the objectives and scope of this 2nd FRMCS Plugtests event?

Interoperability and Mission Critical services harmonisation are critical challenges for the successful deployment and operation of Mobile Broadband based communication Systems for various sectors, including Railways.

The concept of Mission Critical Services such as “Mission Critical Push To Talk" (MCPTT), “Mission Critical Data" (MCData) and “Mission Critical Video" (MCVideo) started with 3GPP Release-13 and is ongoing in current Releases. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is based on these Mission Critical Features.

The goal of the FRMCS Plugtests event is to validate the interoperability of a variety of implementations using different test scenarios based on the 3GPP Mission Critical Services framework with focus on the rail specific features. The FRMCS Plugtests event will test railways-oriented capabilities defined in 3GPP. This FRMCS Plugtests event is part of the MCX Plugtests programme.

The tests will be based on 3GPP, ETSI and IETF standards, and will be designed for the following equipment:

The purpose and scope of the FRMCS Plugtests event are to test independently and jointly all components of the Mobile communication System for Railways. Railway-related test cases are available in ETSI TS 103 564. Additional railway-oriented test cases will also be developed for this Plugtests.

This FRMCS Plugtests event will focus on Over-The-Top (OTT) tests via VPN connections from the vendor labs, following the approach used during the pre-test stages in previous MCX Plugtests events and in the first FRMCS remote Plugtests event.

Who can participate?

What are the advantages of attending the FRMCS Plugtests event?

The Plugtests Observer Program

The focus of the observer program is to examine and discuss the progress of deployment and the challenges in testing of the Mission Critical Services for Public Transport. The observer program will provide a platform to the various stake holders in railways in order to discuss the progress of FRMCS. The observer program will be held remotely.

The observer program will include remote demos from interested vendors, which can show how their solutions meet the FRMCS Plugtests test cases and observer scenario use cases.

Event type: Webinars

3:00 pm CET (2:00 pm UTC) to 4:00 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

3:00 pm CET (2:00 pm UTC) to 4:15 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

3:00 pm CET (2:00 pm UTC) to 4:15 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability and the OSM Community organized a new OSM Hackfest from January 24 to 28, 2022. The event was run remotely, allowing participants to join the hands-on sessions from their home or office.

Participation in OSM Hackfests is free and open to all upon Registration.

This edition was featuring OSM Release ELEVEN and focused on users who are new to OSM, taking the form of tutorials and hands-on lab exercises to be completed by participants.

The event lasted the entire week, with 3h daily sessions from 2:00 to 5: 00 pm CET.

Sessions were recorded, allowing everyone to follow them up at their own pace after the event.

Event type: None

ETSI is pleased to be one of the moderators of the Foundation Forum 2021: AI Security & Privacy.

Join us on December 7 for an afternoon of discussions on the digital legislation to regulate emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence. AI is a key driver for the digital transformation that all organizations are undertaking. AI increases productivity, powers the energy transformation and uncovers new business models. New regulations from the European Commission will offer AI developers, implementers and users with more clarity, ensuring a greater take-up of artificial intelligence across Europe.

At the Foundation Forum – AI Security & Privacy, experts from organizations such as CEPS, ETSI, Eclipse Foundation and Global Digital Foundation will moderate discussions with representatives from policy-makers, cybersecurity agencies, EU institutions, standards bodies, and the industry.

Join these interesting debates to learn from the experts about the advantages and pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence and come away with actionable insights on the security and privacy aspects of AI.

For more information please visit the event website.

Event type: Webinars

4:00 pm CET (3:00 pm UTC) to 5:30 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

2:30 pm CET (1:30 pm UTC) to 3:30 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

2:30 pm CET (1:30 pm UTC) to 3:30 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

3:00 pm CET (2:00 pm UTC) to 4:00 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

The webinar will start with a short introduction to radar technology, topologies and latest technological trends. There will be a short presentation of factors in radar detection and signal processing, environmental clutter and interference issues. This is all to give the foundation for a look into what is important and relevant to fulfil the requirements of the RED and why radars need different parameters than communication radios. Finally there will a presentation of some of the challenges in practical verification testing of the required parameters.

Presented by:

Michael Andersen, Technical Product Responsible Radar E2E Solutions, Terma A/S

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Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Fifth Generation Fixed Network (F5G)

10:00 am CEST (8:00am UTC) to 11:00 am CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

Fibre and fibre-based optical networks are the key technical enablers of our society's twin transitions (green and digital), providing sustainable and cost-effective communication with high bandwidth, stability, reliability, and improved latency. In addition, the fibre evolution enables sustainable economic growth through advanced services and applications for users, businesses, and industries.

The ETSI White Paper #47 explains the methodology used to define a fibre development index, provides migration path recommendations to countries with different fibre development, and highlights the importance of setting policies to underpin that twin (green and digital) transformation.

Key takeaways of the ETSI White Paper include:

To learn more about F5G, read the full ETSI White Paper on our website.

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Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Non-IP Networking (NIN)

4:00 pm CEST (2:00pm UTC) to 5:15 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

ETSI ISG NIN (Non-IP Networking) was formed to support 21st century use cases by standardizing a platform that is not reliant on the TCP/IP suite, though TCP/IP is one of the protocols it supports.

Speakers will include:

The webinar will close with a Q&A session.

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Event type: Seminars

The ETSI Seminar is run once a year, to provide an intensive course on ETSI, its organization, structure, ways of working and related subjects. It is targeted at those who are new to ETSI or those who need to develop a deeper understanding of how to work effectively in ETSI. 

Although designed primarily for newcomers to the Institute, the fact that ETSI is constantly evolving means that even those individuals with an extensive experience of the Institute and its work find it beneficial to attend. The Seminar is free of charge to attend and is open to all, members and non-members alike.

The ETSI Seminar is an important step in the orientation programme for new members. It facilitates their active participation in ETSI, 3GPP or oneM2M - a must if your organization has just joined ETSI. It is essential also for new delegates who have recently started to participate in ETSI work. In addition it also is an opportunity to meet key personnel in the ETSI Secretariat.

As well as describing the structure and organization of the Institute and the partnership projects, the seminar provides a detailed look at ETSI's on-line services and other tools for electronic working, which have dramatically improved the efficiency of the standards-making process. The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP^TM) and the oneM2M Partnership Project are also covered.

Half of the seminar is focused on the ETSI overview, organization, structure, governance, funding, decision making and other high-level issues, and half covers the knowledge and skills required to operate effectively as a delegate in an ETSI standards meeting.

In fact, anyone involved in ETSI and standards-making in any way will benefit from attending!

Event type: Webinars

4:00 pm CEST (2:00pm UTC) to 5:30 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

In the 1980s, IPv4 became the basic protocol of the Internet and promoted the development of IP networks. In the 2000s, the MPLS technology enhanced the comprehensive bearing capability of voice and video services. After 2010, IPv6 deployment was accelerated. As more and more devices, vehicles, sensors, and home appliances go online, enabling IP on everything becomes a vision and industry trend.
In this context, all the statistics show that IPv6 is growing constantly and faster than IPv4 in all measures such as number of users, percentage of content, and amount of traffic. For the first time in history, the user–network–content communication chain is ready for IPv6 and this means that the industry has selected IPv6 for the future. On the other hand, the networking field is in constant evolution and all the new use cases and scenarios were not mature or even did not exist when IPv6 was introduced. For this reason, IPv6 started its massive introduction recently and keeps evolving to prepare for the future and meet the new challenges as they arise. Cloud-based everything, Internet of Everything, and industry digitalization posed new requirements on IP networks. The IPv6 enhanced innovation represented by SRv6 emerged.
ETSI ISG IPE will investigate the IPv6 enhanced innovation as required by the new and evolving applications in order to develop an IPv6 enhanced network, to drive the transformation of network service, stimulating business model innovation.

Part 2: ISPs/MNOs session

6 - Speaker introduction – Latif LADID, IPE ISG Chair
7 - IPv6 Policy USG  – Ralph Wallace, Verizon USA
8 - IPv6 Cloud & Data Center Networks – Chongfeng Xie, Chine Telecom
9 - IPv6-based 5G and SRv6 – Sebastien Lourdez, Post Luxembourg
10 - IPv6- based Verticals – Carlos Ralli-Ucendo, Telefonica

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Event type: Webinars

2:00 pm CEST (12:00 UTC) to 3:30 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

In the 1980s, IPv4 became the basic protocol of the Internet and promoted the development of IP networks. In the 2000s, the MPLS technology enhanced the comprehensive bearing capability of voice and video services. After 2010, IPv6 deployment was accelerated. As more and more devices, vehicles, sensors, and home appliances go online, enabling IP on everything becomes a vision and industry trend.
In this context, all the statistics show that IPv6 is growing constantly and faster than IPv4 in all measures such as number of users, percentage of content, and amount of traffic. For the first time in history, the user–network–content communication chain is ready for IPv6 and this means that the industry has selected IPv6 for the future. On the other hand, the networking field is in constant evolution and all the new use cases and scenarios were not mature or even did not exist when IPv6 was introduced. For this reason, IPv6 started its massive introduction recently and keeps evolving to prepare for the future and meet the new challenges as they arise. Cloud-based everything, Internet of Everything, and industry digitalization posed new requirements on IP networks. The IPv6 enhanced innovation represented by SRv6 emerged.
ETSI ISG IPE will investigate the IPv6 enhanced innovation as required by the new and evolving applications in order to develop an IPv6 enhanced network, to drive the transformation of network service, stimulating business model innovation.

Part 1: Regulator and ETSI IPE Work session

0 - Opening speech – Ton Brand, ETSI
1 - IPv6 Enhanced Innovation (IPE) introduction – Latif LADID, IPE ISG Chair
2 - IPv6 Policy and 5G for Connected Automated Mobility – Jorge Pereira, European Commission
3 - IPv6-based Enterprise networks and IoT – Pascal Thubert, Cisco, IETF WG Chair
4 - IPv6 Enhanced Innovation: Gap Analysis – Robin LI, Huawei, IETF IAB Member
5 - IPv6-Only Internet – John Lee, Internet Associates

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Event type: Webinars

4:00 pm CEST (2:00 pm UTC) to 5:30 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

This webinar for the ENI Proof of Concept (PoC) will provide viable solutions and methodologies for the energy management of DCs (Data Centre) through the use of a set of AI algorithms based on DC dynamic environment data, focusing on techniques such as Machine Learning and Data Mining. DC energy management policies will be based on general and specific AI models to help DCs achieve a better PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) and reduce OPEX for telecom operators.

Presenters: China Telecom, Intel, Huawei, Asiainfo - full details to be provided

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Event type: Webinars

3:00 pm CEST (1:00 pm UTC) to 4:15 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

The ETSI webinar will provide:

• Understanding of the strategic importance and overall purpose of the annual EC ICT Rolling Plan for ICT standardization,
• A clear overview of how the annual update and maintenance cycles are managed,
• A preview of the potential new EC policy areas and corresponding actions for 2022 and beyond,
• Clear pointers for the ETSI community on how to best use the Rolling Plan and ensure the activities of all relevant ETSI TBs/ISGs and Partnership projects are visible
• Some tips and tricks to TB/ISG/IPP Official on ‘how to contribute’
• .. and much more

Presenters: E. Davila (DG CNECT), J. Friedrich (IBM), N. Sampson (ETSI OCG Chair), D. Boswarthick (ETSI)

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Event type: Webinars

2.00 pm CEST (12.00 pm UTC) to 3.00 pm CEST - on oneM2M BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a fundamental enabler of sustainability through its remote sensing and control capabilities in ‘green’ ICT solutions. Wider adoption, however, depends on using technology sustainably.

During this webinar, the speakers will illustrate new developments that are making this possible. This will cover principles for designing IoT systems sustainability and practical guidance for implementing low-code and low-maintenance IoT devices based on the oneM2M standard. The session will also take a longer-term view of new approaches to support ultra-low power devices that bring the potential for trillions of IoT devices closer to reality.

Presented by: Dale Seed (Convida Wireless), Andreas Kraft (Deutsche Telekom) and Ravikumar Pragada (InterDigital).

More information and Registration on the oneM2M website.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability, the OSM community and the Open Air Interface Software Alliance organised the OSM Mid-Release 11 Hackfest from 13 to 17 September 2021. The event was run remotely, allowing participants to join from their homes or offices.

The OSM MR#11 Hackfest was followed by the OSM MR#11 Plenary the week after.

The OSM-MR#11 Hackfest was fully dedicated to OAI 5G Core Network Functions packaging and onboarding to OSM Release TEN bringing yet a new challenge to OSM and OAI users and developers.

During the Hackfest kick-off, an overview of the OSM NF Onboarding in Guidelines was provided by the OSM community experts. Participants were then organised in teams to collaborate on the onboarding tasks. Through the Hackfest week and with the mentoring of OSM and OAI community experts, they were challenged to build the package, including NFV standardized descriptors, instantiation, Day-1, and Day-2 operations, and build a functional 5G Core. On the last day, each team had the opportunity to demonstrate their achievements and the best onboarding demonstration was awarded!

Event type: Webinars

3:00 pm CEST (1:00 pm UTC) to 4:15 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

This webinar will provide an overview of the ETSI OpenSourceMANO project and the latest features delivered with Release TEN, followed by a demo of a practical Edge orchestration use case.
The demo will showcase how latest features in Release TEN enable OSM to provide management and orchestration of value added customer services in retail edge sites. It will show how OSM can automatically scale services depending on the number of customers on-site, managing an application that stimulates redirecting visitor flows through the store to avoid congestion spots, helping to ensure social distance among customers and a COVID safe environment.

Presented by: Francisco-Javier Ramon, Telefonica, ETSI OSM Chair and Mark Beierl, Canonical, ETSI OSM DevOps MDL

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications, Testing languages, TETRA

ETSI is organizing, with the support of the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Critical Communications Association (TCCA) and the Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC), the sixth MCX PLUGTESTS^TM. This Plugtests will take place from 8^th to 19^th November 2021 as a hybrid event, including remote and assisted on-site testing.

During the week from 8t^h to 19^th November 2021, testing will be done remotely like in previous MCX Plugtests, using the existing permanent ETSI MCX remote lab testing facilities to conduct online testing. In addition, from 8^th to 12^th November 2021, vendors will have the possibility to send their radio equipment (UEs, eNBs) to University of Malaga, Spain, where it can interoperate using live LTE connectivity via remote access and with the on-site assistance of the University of Malaga’s experts. For the equipment sent to University of Malaga, the University of Malaga’s experts team will operate the equipment on behalf of the Vendor or the Vendor can access the equipment remotely. Alternatively, if the COVID-19 situation permits, one member of the Vendor’s team may be allowed onsite per equipment for testing on LTE network.

What are the objectives and scope of the Plugtests event?

The concept of Mission Critical Services such as “Mission Critical Push To Talk" (MCPTT), “Mission Critical Data" (MCData) and “Mission Critical Video" (MCVideo) started with 3GPP Release-13 and is ongoing in current Releases. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is based on these Mission Critical Features.

The goal of this MCX Plugtests event is to validate the interoperability of a variety of implementations using different scenarios based on 3GPP Mission Critical Services in Release-16. The MCX Plugtests event will also test FRMCS capabilities like Functional Aliases, Multi-talker, User and Group Regrouping, MCData IP Connectivity etc., defined in 3GPP Release-16. The tests are based on 3GPP, ETSI and IETF standards and are designed for:

This 6^th MCX Plugtests event will focus on tests with radio equipment (eNBs, UEs, EPCs) with Unicast and Multicast support but will also allow Over-The-Top (OTT) testing of Mission Critical Servers and Clients, as well as include tests of railways-oriented capabilities. Observers and vendors are welcome to help define the scope (i.e. functionality to be tested) for this event. Test Equipment vendors will have a possibility to test as well in the Plugtests.

What were the advantages of attending the 6th MCX Plugtests event?

Who may participate?

New Vendors and Observers have to sign the Rules of Engagement and NDA of the MCX Plugtests Programme to participate. 

The Plugtests Observer Programme

Observers are welcome to help define the scope (i.e. functionality to be tested) for this event and to evaluate the tests statistics in the TRT (Test Reporting Tool).

In parallel to the testing, it is planned to organise an observer programme and demos. The focus of the observer programme is to examine and discuss the progress of deployment and the challenges in testing of the Mission Critical Services for Public Safety and Public Transport. The observer programme will be held remotely.

The observer programme will include remote demos from interested vendors, which can show how their solutions meet the MCX Plugtests test cases and observer scenario use cases.

Event type: Interoperability Events

ETSI Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI) is organizing a remote Plugtests interoperability event on JAdES (JSON Advanced Electronic Signature). This event, using a dedicated web portal, will be run remotely from 8 november to 17 December 2021. Originally planned to end on 28 November 2021, it has been extended from to 17 December 2021 upon request from the participants in order to complete their testing. The participation is free of charge.

Scope

This remote event aims at conducting interoperability and conformance testing on the new Technical Specification JAdES (JSON Advanced Electronic Signature) referenced as ETSI TS 119 182-1.

The JAdES digital signature specification is based on JSON Web Signature and contains the features already defined in the related ETSI standards for AdES (advanced electronic signature/seal) applied to other data formats including XML, PDF and binary. 

This new standard comes in support of secure communications fulfilling the requirements of the European Union eIDAS Regulation (No 910/2014) for advanced electronic signatures and seals and regulatory requirements for services such as open banking.

Format

As this is a remote event, there will be no need for the participants to travel to the ETSI premises and all signature exchanges and verifications will be performed via a dedicated portal. 

The remote testing is not performed in real time and the Plugtests portal will be available 24/7 for the full duration of the event to enable participants from all time zones to generate, upload and verify the signature at their own convenience

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC), Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV)

In the context of the NFV Plugtests Programme, ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability organised the NFV&MEC IOP Plugtests 2021 event from 1 to 15 October 2021. The event was held remotely.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Internet of Things (IoT)

ETSI and ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée in Toulon are pleased to invite you to participate in a virtual oneM2M Hackathon from 11th May to 4th June, 2021.

This activity is supported by oneM2M and the InDiCo Project, a project funded by the European Union and coordinated by ETSI.

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: 5G, Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC), Smart Cards

ETSI’s flagship annual event on cybersecurity took place virtually on 14-18 June 2021.

The virtual ETSI Security Week 2021 allowed for even more diverse participation from around the world. It gathered all stakeholders to debate five important aspects of cybersecurity: 

It was a unique opportunity where the security community came together in ETSI virtual world to network, share, influence and learn during this week of events!

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability and the OSM community organise the OSM#11 Hackfest from 31 May to 04 June 2021. The event will be run remotely, allowing participants to join the hands-on sessions from home.

The OSM#11 Hackfest will be followed by the OSM#11 Plenary the week after.

The OSM#11 Hackfest will be fully dedicated to Network Functions packaging and onboarding to OSM Release NINE, bringing a brand-new challenge to OSM users and developers.

During the Hackfest kick-off, an overview on NF Onboarding in OSM will be provided by OSM community experts. Participants will be organized in teams based on the Network Function selected at the time of registration. Through the Hackfest week and with the mentoring of OSM community experts, they will be challenged to build a package, including NFV standardized descriptors, instantiation, Day-1 and Day-2 operations, for the NF of their choice. The last day, each team will have the opportunity to demonstrate their achievements and the best onboarding demonstration will be awarded! 

Event type: Webinars

1:00 pm CEST (11:00 am UTC) to 2:30 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

This webinar will aim to provide the following:

ETSI can be open to engage in discussions related to future work on technology directions identified by Networld 2020

Presented by: David Boswarthick, ETSI, Rui L. Agular NetworldEurope, Markus Mueck, BOARD/RISE

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Event type: Webinars

12.00 pm CEST (10:00 am UTC) to 13:00 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

In March, the TSG RAN leadership elections concluded with the appointment of Wanshi Chen as Chair for the next two years. In this first interview with him, Wanshi will outline some of his priorities for the new term and update you on the latest status of Release 17 radio specifications and on TSG RAN’s latest thinking on the process that will lead to the agreement of the content of the Release 18 package of features, that will become the priority once Release 17 is completed by mid-2022.

Adrian Scrase, ETSI CTO and the Head of 3GPP Mobile Competence Centre, will introduce our speaker and will spend time in conversation with Wanshi Chen, about his highly successful period as the RAN Working Group 1 Chair, about his new appointment to the TSG RAN Chair and about the prospects for a return to physical meetings later in 2021.

Presented by: Wanshi Chen, Qualcomm and 3GPP TSG RAN Chair, Adrian Scrase, ETSI CTO and Head of 3GPP MCC

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Event type: Webinars

3:00 pm CEST (1:00 pm UTC) to 4:45 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

ETSI ZSM ISG PoC#2 aims to demonstrate the capability to automatically scale out a network slice instance deployed across multiple administrative domains. This is achieved using the 5G assets of 5G-VINNI. 5G-VINNI is a large-scale, end-to-end 5G facility composed of several interworking sites, each corresponding to a different EU node and defining a single administrative domain. The management and orchestration capabilities of individual 5G-VINNI facility sites, and the enablers allowing for the interworking across them, are aligned with ZSM architectural design principles.

This webinar showcases the ZSM PoC#2, with a demo applied over a network slice deployed across two 5G-VINNI facility sites: Madrid (Spain) and Patras (Greece). This PoC demo will show how OSM and Openslice stacks collaboratively work to provide automation means for a zero-touch scaling operation over this network slice.

Presented by: Jose Ordonez-Lucena, Telefonica I+D, Christos Tranoris, University of Patras, Greece, Borja Nogales, UC3M

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Event type: Webinars

10:00 am CEST (8:00 am UTC) to 12:00 am CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radio technology enables a new generation of high-speed data devices for short-range communication purposes as well as location tracking and Sensor devices and opens new markets with a variety of innovative applications. UWB devices may form an integral part of other portable electronic equipment such as future generation cellular phones or laptops equipped with UWB enabled short-range air interfaces. [EN 303 883-1]

Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 5376 on a standardization request to the CENELEC and ETSI as regards radio equipment in support of Directive 2014/53/EU demanding standardisation regarding receiver characteristics and receiver performance parameters.

ETSI TC ERM/TG UWB responded by developing innovative solutions for specification of receiver characteristics and receiver performance parameters for UWB and SRD.

Topics to be covered:
• Requirements of M/536
• Shift from Generic standards to product specific standards
• Development of relevant for UWB Receiver parameters
• New measurements standards for SRD and UWB equipment
• Worldwide UWB regulations between 3,1 and 10,6 GHz

Presented by: Igor Minaev (ETSI), Michael Sharpe (ETSI), Michael Mahler (Bosch)

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Event type: Interoperability Events

ETSI Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI) is organizing a remote Plugtests interoperability event on Registered Electronic Mail (REM) standard. Originally planned to run remotely from 31 May to 18 June 2021 using a testing infrastructure and a dedicated portal, this event was extended upon participants' request until 16 July 2021. The participation is free of charge.

Scope

Registered Electronic Email service provides secure and reliable delivery of emails between parties, producing evidence of the delivery process for legal accountability. Evidence can be seen as a declaration by a trusted party that a specific event related to the delivery happened at a certain time. Evidence can be immediately delivered to the interested party or can be kept in a repository for later access.

The scope of the event is to check the interoperability of REM services by verifying Secure Electronic Mail service exchange and the ability to generate trusted electronic evidence attesting that certain relevant events have occurred. The goal is to ensure maximal interoperability in cross-REM interoperability domain and, specifically, in cross-border use of REM services.

The interoperability testing will allow participants to test their REM services, including the new REM Baseline, according to the following standards:

The Draft ETSI EN 319 532-4 is available here.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Internet of Things (IoT)

ETSI, TTA and Sejong University are pleased to invite you to participate in the virtual “Intelligent IoT oneM2M Hackathon”, from 27th April to 18th May, 2021 .

This activity is supported by  KETI (Korea Electronics Technology Institute), oneM2M and the InDiCo Project, a project funded by the European Union and coordinated by ETSI, and is co-hosted by the Sejong University Training Program for Intelligent Drones (BK21 Center) and  the Autonomous Intelligent Unmanned Flying Vehicles Institute.

A short tutorial will take place on the first day in order to introduce the oneM2M standard and different open-source implementations, followed by the actual hackathon.

This competition is aimed at students regardless of the field of their training as well as staff from local start-ups. It is mainly intended for engineering students, but it can also be extended to students of other fields.
Participation can take place on an individual basis or as teams of 4 persons (multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged).

For the participants, the goal will be to build an IoT Solution that can help citizens or solve major environmental or society issues. The solution must use one of the open-source oneM2M Platforms. Certificates will be provided to all participants providing a completed solution.

To help participants build their solution, an HW IoT kit with sensors and microcontroller will be provided to each team.

Important Note: Participation in this hackathon is restricted to the students of Sejong University.

Other participants are welcome to register and attend the virtual event as “observers”, but they will not be able to participate in the competition.

Thank you for your understanding.

Registrations will be accepted until Tuesday 20th April COB.

Event Technology: Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV)

ETSI is proud to bring you an interactive virtual event on the topic of NFV Evolution, produced in partnership with TelecomTV.

Join this Special Report on NFV Evolution, in virtual format from the comfort of your home or office, broadcasting live on 21 April 2021, from 3 to 5pm CEST.

Established in 2013, the ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) on Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV), has generated over 100 publications and has positioned itself as the standard for deploying and managing virtualised network functions, that have become essential for implementing 5G networks.

ETSI’s innovative NFV roadmap further evolved with the recent advances in network automation, edge-computing and cloud-native software architectures, creating new perspectives in the industry for NFV technology. As ETSI’s ISG is about to shape its 5th specification release, this Special Report on NFV Evolution provides you with an opportunity to engage with industry stakeholders and obtain insights into their implementation experience on ETSI NFV standards. The technical presentations and interactive panel discussions will give you an understanding of how emerging use cases and technology advances are likely to impact the evolution of NFV standardization.

The event programme features original presentations selected from the responses received to an open call, addressing deployment experience, new use cases and technical requirements. They confirm the industry objective of making networks increasingly autonomous and extending network resources to the edge. The programme will also feature presentations from or related-to four open source communities (Anuket, CNCF, ONAP and OSM) involved in the NFV landscape.

From 19 April, 48 hours in advance of the live event, on-demand videos of these technical presentations will be available online; you are invited to leave comments and raise questions on these.

The interactive live programme will take place on 21 April (3-5pm CEST) and feature two panel discussions where distinguished experts will follow-up on the presentations, share their viewpoints and engage with you.

Event Technology: 5G

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ETSI and IEEE are organizing a Joint SDOs Brainstorming Workshop on Testbeds Federations for 5G & Beyond: Interoperability, Standardization, Reference Model & APIs.
This workshop will take place virtually on 15 and 16 March 2021 from 14h00-17h30 CET each day.The workshop will be held in English only.

There is an urgent need to build an Ecosystem for enabling Sustainable Testbeds Development, Evolutions, and Federations based on the newly required Standards for Testbeds Federations (including the required Applications Programming Interfaces for Testbeds Federations) and Interoperability.

ITU-T, ETSI and IEEE are major SDOs working on the topic of Testbeds for 5G and Beyond. Part of the Objectives of this Workshop is to help identify and communicate the roles of the various stakeholders, moving forward. The Workshop also seeks to engage the various Stakeholders to discuss the roles the various Stakeholders can play in the desired Ecosystem to be built by the SDOs

Participation in the workshop is open to all and free of charge. 
For Full Description of the Workshop, Problem Statement, Objectives, Target Audience​, and Link to Registration, please go to www.itu.int/go/BTF4-5G

Event type: Interoperability Events

The current eCall regulation provides requirement for Circuit switched based Mobile Networks, supported by GSM and UMTS. The LTE coverage and the deployment of 5G networks grows rapidly and most of the mobile devices are supporting LTE. CEN has developed a technical specification, CEN TS 17184:2018, to provide eCall services via packet switched mobile network using IMS (LTE and beyond).

From 2 to 6 November 2020, ETSI Centre for Interoperability held a Next Generation eCall Plugtests interoperability testing event, remotely hosted by SINTESIO. The European Commission looks forward to updating the current eCall regulation to include the eCall over IMS procedures thus ensuring compliancy with Packet Switched only mobile networks.

In order to inform the eCall community about the eCall evolution, ETSI organised, on Wednesday 10 March 2021, from 13:30 to 17:00 CET, a Programme on the state of the art of the eCall over IMs technology and deployment challenges.

The Programme presented the following topics:

This Programme was open to all.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications, Testing languages

ETSI, with the support of the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Critical Communications Association (TCCA) and the Union Internatinale des Chemins de fer (UIC), organised the FRMCS (Future Railway Mobile Communication System) Plugtests event, which took place as a remote-only event from 14th to 18th June 2021.

GSM-R is the current standard for the railway telecommunication services developed and maintained by ETSI TC RT. With the increased need for more throughput, higher capacity and flexible deployment options, FRMCS is being developed based on 3GPP Mission Critical Services.

What were the objectives and scope of this FRMCS Plugtests event?

Interoperability and Mission Critical service harmonisation are critical challenges for the successful deployment and operation of Mobile Communication System for various sectors, including Railways. 

The concept of Mission Critical Services such as “Mission Critical Push To Talk" (MCPTT), “Mission Critical Data" (MCData) and “Mission Critical Video" (MCVideo) started with 3GPP Release-13 and is ongoing in current Releases. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is based on these Mission Critical Features.

The goal of the FRMCS Plugtests event was to validate the interoperability of a variety of implementations using different test scenarios based on the 3GPP Mission Critical Services framework with focus on the rail specific features, which is also used for Mobile Communication System for Railways. The FRMCS Plugtests event tested railways-oriented capabilities like Functional Aliases, Multi-talker, etc., defined in 3GPP Release-15 and Release-16. This FRMCS Plugtests event was part of the MCX Plugtests programme.

The tests were based on 3GPP, ETSI and IETF standards, and were designed for the following equipment:

The purpose and scope of the FRMCS Plugtests event were to test independently and jointly all components of the Mobile communication System for Railways. Railway related test cases are available in ETSI TS 103 564. Additional railway-oriented test cases were developed for this Plugtests.

This FRMCS Plugtests event focused on Over-The-Top (OTT) tests via VPN connections from the vendor labs, following the approach used during the pre-test stages in previous MCX Plugtests events and in the MCX#5 Plugtests remote event.

Who could participate?

What were the advantages of attending the FRMCS Plugtests event?

The Plugtests Observer Program

The focus of the observer program was to examine the deployment and testing challenges of the Mobile Communication System for Railways.

The observer program provided a platform to the various stake holders in railways in order to discuss the progress of FRMCS. The observer program was held remotely.

The 8th edition of UCAAT, the User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing took place virtually in October 2021.

UCAAT 2021: Testing to the Edge

Test process automation has proven to increase productivity and product quality. As the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted and increased the demands on various IT systems and services in terms of interoperability, scalability, and adaptability, test automation is essential for delivering agile solutions in uncertain times. Sharing knowledge and learning from experience of others helps everyone to get better prepared for future challenges.

The annual ETSI User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing (UCAAT) is the pinnacle in the calendar of ETSI’s Technical Committee Methods for Testing and Specification (TC MTS). 

Overview

UCAAT is dedicated to the practical engineering and application aspects of automated testing, including experiences from the use of new techniques for test automation, advanced test automation processes, and standardised testing languages and methodologies for test automation in different application domains, such as IT services, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, finance, and smart cities.

Target audience

The event is of particular interest for:

… then UCAAT 2021 provided a unique opportunity to get together with your peers and exchange on experiences gained and lessons learned, both from the adoption of novel test automation techniques, methods, and tools and from the long-term application of test automation. 

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Event type: Seminars

The ETSI Seminar is run once a year, to provide an intensive course on ETSI, its organization, structure, ways of working and related subjects. It is targeted at those who are new to ETSI or those who need to develop a deeper understanding of how to work effectively in ETSI. 

Although designed primarily for newcomers to the Institute, the fact that ETSI is constantly evolving means that even those individuals with an extensive experience of the Institute and its work find it beneficial to attend. The Seminar is free of charge to attend and is open to all, members and non-members alike.

The ETSI Seminar is an important step in the orientation programme for new members. It facilitates their active participation in ETSI, 3GPP or oneM2M - a must if your organization has just joined ETSI. It is essential also for new delegates who have recently started to participate in ETSI work. In addition it also is an opportunity to meet key personnel in the ETSI Secretariat.

As well as describing the structure and organization of the Institute and the partnership projects, the seminar provides a detailed look at ETSI's on-line services and other tools for electronic working, which have dramatically improved the efficiency of the standards-making process. The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP^TM) and the oneM2M Partnership Project are also covered.

Half of the seminar is focused on the ETSI overview, organization, structure, governance, funding, decision making and other high-level issues, and half covers the knowledge and skills required to operate effectively as a delegate in an ETSI standards meeting.

In fact, anyone involved in ETSI and standards-making in any way will benefit from attending!

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

3:00 pm CET (2:00 pm UTC) to 4:30 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

This webinar offers an overview of the recently announced Open Source MANO Release NINE, and some of its latest features:

OSM Release NINE completes the native adoption of ETSI NFV standardized YANG Data Models (ETSI NFV-SOL006), ensuring a consistent standardized and interoperable way to describe network functions and services, allowing them to be deployed in any Telco Cloud and orchestrated by any SOL006 compliant orchestrator.

This release also improves the use of VNF Operations, providing a more efficient and scalable way to manage network functions in Kubernetes, and allowing to distribute the agents managing VNF/CNF operations (Juju Proxy Charms) across different types of clouds; bringing higher resiliency to highly distributed edge deployments.

Finally, from the management perspective, Release NINE offers a seamless integration with Grafana (the world’s most popular technology used to compose observability dashboards), that now supports Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), in order to provide granular access to dashboards for different users, based on their security profiles.

Presented by: Francisco-Javier Ramon, Telefonica, Alejandro Garcia, Whitestack, David Garcia, Canonical, Subhankar Pal, Altran

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Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC)

ETSI was pleased to invite you for a two-day virtual technical event focusing on Quantum Safe Cryptography.
The event, organized in partnership with the Insitute for Quantum Computing (IQC), took place on 18 and 19 February 2021 from 2 – 5.30 pm utc+1.

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)

3:00 pm CET (2:00 pm UTC) to 4:15 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

This webinar will provide an introduction into ETSI MEC and specifically the MEC Deployment and ECOsystem DEvelopment Working Group (DECODE). Before getting into the details of the MEC Sandbox, we will highlight MEC resources available to developers, including the MEC OpenAPI specifications on ETSI Forge, the MEC Developer Wiki, and information on MEC Hackathons. We will introduce the MEC Sandbox and do a live demonstration on how to get started. This will include showing developers where to find the MEC Sandbox, how to sign-in, configuring the Sandbox and selecting a scenario. Finally, we demonstrate how to interact with the MEC Service APIs (Location, Radio Network Info, and WLAN Access Info) via a few hands-on examples.

Presented by: Walter Featherstone – MEC DECODE Chair and Michel Roy – Sandbox Architect

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Event type: Webinars

9:00 am CET (8:00 am UTC) to 10:30 am CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

This is in alignment to our White Paper #38, available at https://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_WP38_RRS.pdf

Speakers will be Dr. Markus Mueck, Intel Germany; Prof. Seungwon Choi, Hanyang University, Korea; Prof. Vladimir Ivanov, State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Russia.

ETSI has recently generalized its Mobile Device Reconfiguration Architecture and related Interfaces European Norms such that Radio Equipment in general is covered. This Webinar provides an overview of i) the target Use Cases and related system requirements, ii) the architectural approach and iii) interfaces including the generalized Multi-User Interface (gMURI), the generalized Reconfigurable Radio Frequency Interface (gRRFI), the generalized Unified Radio Application Interface (gURAI) and the generalized Radio Programming Interface (gRPI). Finally, this webinar will illustrate how the technology can possibly support Article 3(3)(i) and Article 4 of the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) related to the Combination of Software & Hardware.

Presented by: Dr. Markus Mueck, Prof. Seungwon Choi, Prof. Vladimir Ivanov

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Open Source MANO

ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability and the OSM community organised the OSM Mid-Release 10 Hackfest from 08 to 12 March 2021. The event was run remotely, allowing participants to join the hands-on sessions from home.

IMPORTANT: Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and associated travel / hosting restrictions, the OSM MR#10 Hackfest was run remotely (as it was done for the OSM#10 Hackfest). 

The OSM-MR#10 Hackfest, the very first one featuring OSM Release NINE, consisted on a series of sessions allowing participants to exchange and learn about:

In addition, participants were able to hear from key players in the OSM Ecosystem, who shared how OSM is helping them to achieve their goals and latest deployments during the OSM-MR#10 Ecosystem Day.

Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT)

3:00 pm CET (2:00 pm UTC) to 4:15 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

This webinar will introduce the newly released ETSI standard: DECT-2020 NR. It fills a gap currently in the IoT connectivity environment; it addresses industrial applications requiring either or both massive scale (mMTC) and/or ultra-reliable low latency (URLLC), complementing today’s 5G technology. The technology enables simple deployment and very cost-efficient operation, demanded by various industries such as logistics and asset tracking, industry 4.0 and building automation as well as condition monitoring. Thanks to its ultra-reliable autonomous and automatic operation, there is no need for network infrastructure nor for a network operator. It can be deployed anywhere by anyone in no time. The standard applies modern radio technologies such as OFDM modulation, efficient channel codings and HARQ. It also has a dedicated global spectrum at around 1900 MHz, ensuring low interference levels. Wirepas has been one of the key contributors to the new standard, which builds on current Wirepas technology.

Presented by: Jussi Numminen (Vice Chair of the ETSI TC DECT and Head of RF at Wirepas), Teppo Hemiä (CEO of Wirepas)

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC), Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV)

In the context of the NFV Plugtests Programme, ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability organized the NFV&MEC Remote API Plugtests 2021 event from 1 to 28 February 2021. The event was held remotely.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications

ETSI, in cooperation with the European Emergency Number Association (EENA) and NENA: The 9-1-1 Association, is organizing the fourth NG112 Emergency Communications Plugtests™ event to be held remotely with the support of ETSI SC EMTEL. This event will take place from 22 February to 5 March 2021.

ETSI IoT Week 2021 went Virtual! The ETSI IoT Week, a fully virtual event which provided the latest IoT Industry and Standards updates in the face of the current pandemic situation.

Event type: Interoperability Events

ETSI, in partnership with 5GAA, organized the 3rd C‑V2X PLUGTESTS™, which was hosted by DEKRA in Klettwitz, DE from 28 March to 1 April 2022. 

Important: We assure our participants, members and partners that ETSI is monitoring the situation of the Coronavirus pandemic very closely and will ensure all necessary initiatives will be taken in accordance with the instructions of the local government authorities. We recommend flexible booking of hotel / flights accordingly.

What are the objectives and scope of the PLUGTESTS event?

C-V2X (Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything) is an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) service using mobile communication technology for direct communication as well as network communication between vehicles, from vehicle to pedestrian and from vehicle to infrastructure.

The 3rd C-V2X PLUGTESTS event enabled On-Board-Units (OBUs), Roadside-Units (RSUs) and Public key infrastructure (PKIs) vendors to run interoperability test sessions to assess the level of interoperability of their implementation and validate the understanding of the standards. The goal of interoperability testing is to check that implementations of devices with different form factors can work together and provide the functionalities specified in the standards. This edition of the Plugtests event also focused on testing direct communication between devices also including ITS Security features (EU ITS Security Policy and EU ITS Certificate Policy) in order to support industry in the C-ITS deployment in the common single European trust domain as defined by the European Commission in the Release 1 of the document "Security Policy & Governance Framework for Deployment and Operation of European Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS)".

The week-long face to face event provided an opportunity to test C-V2X devices, in both lab and field environments at the DEKRA site in Klettwitz, DE.

The test cases were mainly based on ETSI ITS standards and 3GPP test specifications. In addition to test scenarios from the first and second C-V2X PLUGTESTS events, new use cases were added for the lab and field-based interoperability testing.

This event allowed testing in the ITS ecosystem under real life conditions from infrastructure to applications in vehicles, thus demonstrating interoperability of C-V2X equipment. A unique chance for solution providers to maximize the effectiveness of their ITS solutions in test environments. Test Equipment vendors had the possibility to run the test sessions during the event.

What were the advantages of attending the C-V2X PLUGTESTS event?

Highway operators, automobile manufacturers and government bodies/authorities were welcome as observers. Observers were able to evaluate the test statistics in the TRT (Test Reporting Tool) provided the Rules of Engagement and Non-Disclosure Agreement of the ITS PLUGTESTS Programme have been signed.

The C-V2X PLUGTESTS were combined with an associated C-V2X Workshop, which allowed to present and discuss updates on the latest developments.

ETSI PLUGTESTS activities are co-funded by the European Commission and European Free Trade Association.

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Internet of Things (IoT)

ETSI and the University of Málaga are pleased to invite you to a virtual oneM2M Hackathon from 12 March to 9 April 2021.

This activity is supported by oneM2M and the InDiCo Project, a project funded by the European Union and coordinated by ETSI.

This one-day tutorial took place on Monday 21 October in ETSI and was dedicated to understanding and experiencing the use of oneM2M opensource solutions, with practical hands-on development activities.

The ETSI IoT Workshop, taking place in ETSI premises (Sophia Antipolis, FR), will start on 22 October and end on 25 October. The workshop attendees will have the opportunity to visit the IoT Standard Showcases during the coffee and lunch breaks on 22–24 October.

The event will include an essential update on the major IoT standardization, such as those ongoing in ETSI, oneM2M, SmartM2M and 3GPP.

An essential element of deploying IoT services is the choice and the availability of IoT communication technologies such as those developed by the 3GPP partnership project (NB-IoT, LTE- M). Selecting the right IoT connectivity technologies, that are optimized for multiple IoT solutions and work at scale, is essential to ensuring futureproof and sustainable IoT deployments.

Interoperability and interworking remain key factors for a successful development of IoT. This is particularly true when it comes to ensuring the security and semantic interoperability. The standards being developed in ETSI, oneM2M and 3GPP, act as the essential “glue" between the various technologies that are present in the complex IoT ecosystem.

The workshop will cover:

The IoT Standard Showcases will enable attendees to see and interact with real-life implementations of standard based technologies for oneM2M standard and SAREF, communication networks (e.g. 3GPP cellular 5G) applied to IoT services. 

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The Smart Body Area Network Workshop takes place in the Amphitheatre IRIS.

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The Challenging IoT Security & Privacy workshop takes place in the Amphitheatre ATHENA.

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The oneM2M Developer's tutorial will be presented by Mahdi Ben Alaya. 

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Event Technology: Cybersecurity

Supporting European Cyber Security & Privacy Standardisation in the European Digital Single Market context – StandICT.eu - co located with the ETSI Security Week

Scope

The Digital Single Market (DSM) is aimed at boosting Europe's competitiveness throughout multiple industrial and service sectors. 5 priority domains are highlighted as the building blocks of the DSM: 5G, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity and Big Data. The emergence and continuous evolution in these domains compels the establishment of common standards to guarantee interoperable and benchmarked services and technologies to drive the DSM, keep markets open, support innovation and allow a full-service portability. In this context it is important to support contributions from the international Standards Development Organisations, national standardisation bodies, voluntary communities while ensuring the promotion and convergence of activities, interests and priorities.

The event will discuss the role of standardisation and the different European players in the domain of Cybersecurity: achievements made, ongoing activities, and gaps where standards are needed but have not been addressed so far. Standards in this domain are mainly driven by industry and private sector stakeholders playing a fundamental role in fostering innovation. However, voluntary communities, e.g. Open Source Software communities, and research, like in the field of Blockchain, have an increasing impact. The different players are considered as target audience and as contributors to the event.

StandICT.eu, "Supporting European Experts Presence in International Standardisation Activities in ICT", addresses the need for ICT Standardisation and defines a pragmatic approach and streamlined process to reinforce EU expert presence in the international ICT standardisation scene. Through a Standards Watch, StandICT.eu will analyse and monitor the international ICT standards landscape and liaise with Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) and Standard Setting Organisations (SSOs), key organisations such as the EU Multi Stakeholder Platform for ICT Standardisation as well as industry-led groups, to pinpoint gaps and priorities matching EU DSM objectives. These will become the topics for a series of 10 Open calls focused on priority domains and a continuous cascading grants process, launched by StandICT.eu from March 2018, providing support for European specialists to contribute to ongoing standards development activities, as well as to attend SDO & SSO meetings.

StandICT.eu has published the first Open Call for proposals from 30 March - 29 May 2018, midnight CET. The call is open for submissions of proposals for grants to support activities in standardisation addressing one or more priority topics of the call.

Links to StandICT.eu and to the 1st Open Call

Event Objectives

The event outputs will be oriented along the following lines:

Target audience

Target audience are stakeholders engaged in the development of standards in the domain of Cybersecurity & Privacy both from SDOs and communities, researchers and developers in the field, practitioners and potential users.

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The ETSI IoT workshop takes place in the Amphitheatre ATHENA.

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Participate in the Middlebox Hackathon!

Interested in improving network security? 

Target Audience

All attendees interested in middlebox security are welcome. The event is best suited for software development professionals. Students on relevant educational programmes are also welcome.

Join in the Slack conversation now: middleboxhackathon.slack.com (email us for an invitation)

#middleboxhackathon Download the Hackathon Flyer

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Scope

After several years of quiet incubation of the Bitcoin project, Blockchain is now a word known to the general public and pervasive in the industry.
More recently, researchers and industry are exploring the space of application of distributed ledgers beyond financial and monetary solutions, looking for alternatives to overcome the limitations of these technologies such as scalability and power consumptions, thus multiplying the number of projects and initiatives.
It remains unclear at this point what is and what should be the role of regulators and standardization bodies but in order to enable application of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) in critical ICT services, ETSI is calling for a public discussion on the value of DLTs for the security and trust in the world wide ICT ecosystems.

The objective of this event is to: 

Target Audience

This event is of interest to any organisation having a stake in distributed ledgers developments and standardisation.

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Event Technology: Digital Signature

Scope

While standards are well in place for signatures created locally by end-users, the market take-up of these solutions has been significantly low due to the unfriendly requirement for the end-user to have a physical device (e.g. dongle, smart card). The market has then been moving to signature creation services hosted in the cloud and managed by Trust Service Providers. These solutions imply moving the user private key from a user-owned device to the cloud and raise security challenges in order to ensure the security of the service. ETSI started to work on this topic in order to bring technical interoperability as well as a high level of assurance of the trust services building on the CEN standard for "server signing". The objective of the standards is to meet the aims of the eIDAS Regulation as well as to meet the general requirements of the European and international community.
The workshop discussed about standardization for remote signature creation services provided by Trust Service Providers, addressing business cases, audit requirements and protocols.

Objectives

1. Make users of the standards aware of:

2. Get an idea of some example business use cases

3. Collect initial feedback on standards and public review process

Target audience

This event was of particular interest for:

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Scope

5G phase 1 specifications are now done, and the world is preparing for the arrival of 5G networks. A major design goal of 5G is a high degree of flexibility to better cater for specific needs of actors from outside the telecom sector (e.g. automotive industry, mission-critical organisations). During this workshop, we will review how well 5G networks can provide security for different trust models, security policies, and deployment scenarios – not least for ongoing threats in the IoT world. 5G provides higher flexibility than legacy networks by network slicing and virtualization of functions. The workshop aims to discuss how network slicing could help in fulfilling needs for different users of 5G networks.
5G will allow the use of different authentication methods. This raises many interesting questions. How are these authentication methods supported in devices via the new secure element defined in ETSI SCP, or vendor-specific concepts? How can mission-critical and low-cost IoT use cases coexist side-by-side on the same network?
The 5G promise of higher flexibility is also delivered via its Service-Based Architecture (SBA). SBA provides open 3rd party interfaces to support new business models which allow direct impact on network functions. Another consequence of SBA is a paradigm shift for inter-operator networks: modern APIs will replace legacy signaling protocols between networks. What are the relevant security measures to protect the SBA and all parties involved? What is the role of international carrier networks like IPX in 5G?

Event Objectives

The workshop intends to:

Target Audience

The 5G Security workshop will be of interest to:

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Scope

Technology changes the world and our societies at a fast pace. Society, public and private sectors have established that digitisation is beneficial and furthermore, fundamental in modern society. So, it deserves resilient IoT products, systems and services, with future-proof IoT security and privacy by default and by design.
At ETSI Security Week 2018, we will discuss these and related opportunities and challenges.
How to address, organize, standardize this dynamic hyper-connected world?

Target Audience

The event is of interest to:

Event type: None

Scope

The principal focus of this workshop was on the cyber security aspects of network middleboxes. The term "middlebox" includes any device between user end-points other than a transparent switch. They embrace an enormous number of functional physical and virtual equipment components that exist in the complex paths typically found between communication endpoints. Middleboxes are essential to the operation of all telecommunication and ICT networks today, and large infrastructures will typically have thousands of ubiquitously deployed middleboxes. By almost any metric, middleboxes also represent perhaps the most active and innovative sector of network technology, research, and product development today with scholar research search engines displaying more than 10,000 published papers over the past decade and hundreds of new ones appearing every month. The published papers treating middlebox and transport cryptographic protocols number in the hundreds over the past three years and represent one of the most critically important developments and challenge in the cyber security field today. The workshop objective was significantly related to five new work items of the ETSI Cyber Security Technical Committee to produce a middlebox cyber security protocol (MSP).

Event Objectives

The workshop intended to:

Target audience

This event was of interest to Industry and academic R&D researchers, cyber security centres of excellence, network and cloud data centre operators, enterprise network users, and public officials concerned about the challenges of cyber security and management of encrypted network traffic between hosted services and user or device end points – especially for mobile, NFV, 5G, automotive, and IoT uses.

ETSI provided free on-line public availability of all papers with persistent identifiers for widespread reference and citation.

Scope

Cybersecurity is at the heart of the digital economy. Policy makers are taking up ambitious legislative initiatives for a secure digital economy for Europe and beyond. The industry is challenged to provide products and services which comply with such legislation. And standards are expected to play an important role in support as well. Will the policy, industrial and standardization actions succeed in making the cyber world safer?

The workshop looked at the panorama of cybersecurity, taking in the primary security issues and drivers.

This looked at the major technical issues and challenges to protecting information, infrastructure, customers, industry and assets from attack and failure. Then we reviewed the high-level drivers such as regulations, directives and mandates that help support cybersecurity. Finally, we looked at supporting vulnerability and disclosure schemes.

Target Audience

This event was of interest for those wishing to understand the latest context and direction of Cybersecurity initiatives: This will include C Level (such as CISO, CTOs), those responsible for security and involved in Standards making.