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New Industry Specification Group on Localisation Industry Standards
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 13 July 2011
ETSI has established an Industry Specification Group (ISG) for Localisation Industry Standards (LIS). This new group will develop XML-based specifications for information exchange in the computer-assisted translation industry, and its first meeting will take place on the 18th of August 2011 at ETSI. The ISG is open to participation from outside the ETSI membership. Interested parties should contact the ETSI Secretariat for further details.
Delivering NGN Services over Broadband Satellite Multimedia networks
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 13 July 2011
Recently published ETSI TC SES specification TS 102 855 describes how broadband satellite multimedia networks can be integrated into the Next Generation Network architecture.
ETSI hosts Air Traffic Management VoIP interoperability tests
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France - June 2011
ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI), in cooperation with EUROCONTROL and EUROCAE WG67, has organized a fourth Air Traffic Management (ATM) VoIP Plugtests™ interoperability testing event. The event took place from the 20th to the 24th of June, in Sophia Antipolis, France, close to ETSI's headquarters and involved 12 ATM equipment suppliers. The interoperability tests are based on the EUROCAE specification ED-136 – 'VoIP Air Traffic Management System Operational and Technical Requirements' and on EUROCAE specification ED-137A – 'Interoperability Standards for VoIP ATM Components'.
An introduction to the regulatory environment in Europe for radio equipment and spectrum
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France 30 - May 2011
ETSI and the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) have jointly published a brochure which provides an introduction to the regulatory environment in Europe for radio equipment and spectrum including useful information for newcomers.
ETSI standard for secure electronic data archives
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France - May 2011
ETSI TC ESI publishes a new standard, TS 101 533-1, detailing security requirements for Information Preservation Service Providers, or electronic data archiving services, applying the provisions of ISO/IEC 27001.
UPU and ETSI strengthen their collaboration
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 17 May 2011
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute and the Universal Postal Union today agreed to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of secure electronic communication services and radio frequency identification interoperability. The two organizations will work specifically on standards for postal electronic registered mail and electronic postal certification marks.
ETSI and OASIS extend strategic partnership on standards
Cannes, France – 20 April 2011
ETSI and OASIS co-ordinate standardization for electronic signatures, energy market information for Smart Grid, emergency management, and other areas.
ETSI workshop addresses the challenge of Smart Grid standardization
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 13 April 2011
ETSI's first Smart Grid workshop, held at Sophia Antipolis on the 5th and 6th of April 2011, attracted over 250 participants from Europe, China, Japan, Korea and North America. Representatives of the power and ICT industries came together to address the challenges they face in standardizing Smart Grid technology.
ETSI completes first batch of Identity Management specifications
Sophia Antipolis, France – 23 March 2011
As a step towards bringing IT and network worlds closer, ETSI has completed its first batch of Identity Management specifications supporting interoperability and access control. The specifications can be used to simplify how users get authorized access to services and data beyond enterprise boundaries. They also support more privacy thus reducing the concerns in deploying these technologies.
A new important step towards accessibility in the ICT domain: CEN, CENELEC and ETSI establish Joint Working Group on eAccessibility
Sophia Antipolis, France (24 February 2011)
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes the basic rights of disabled and older persons and the need to remove any barriers that "may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others". The European Commission (EC) has provided European support to these fundamental rights by issuing in 2005 the standardization Mandate M/376 on ‘Support of European accessibility requirements for public procurement of products and services in the ICT domain'. The aim of this mandate was to raise awareness of accessibility in the European market and public organizations while fostering interoperability and harmonization at EU level.