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European Standards Organisations drive international cooperation on Smart Grids – the electricity networks of the future
Brussels – 20 June 2012
The European Standards Organisations – CEN, CENELEC and ETSI – are engaged in an ongoing dialogue with partners around the world, in order to share knowledge and coordinate the development of standards that are needed to accelerate the deployment of the next generation of electricity networks, known as ‘Smart Grids'. The three organisations hosted an international meeting in Brussels on 18 and 19 June, with the participation of high-level delegations from Brazil, China, Japan, Korea and the USA.
ETSI co-hosts Global IPv6 Transition Test Event
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 6 June 2012
The BII Group, in co-operation with ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute and the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), will host the 1st Global IPv6 Transition Test Event from 12-15 November 2012 in Beijing. This 4-day test event will evaluate the status of vendor support for the various methods of transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 networks. This event is supported by the IETF, the IPv6 Forum and the Broadband Forum.
New SIM card format for slimmer, smaller phones
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 1 June 2012
Updated 12 June 2012ETSI has standardized a new form factor (4FF) for the SIM card, 40% smaller than the current smallest design.
ETSI shares award for energy-efficient solutions for mobile broadband networks
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 16 May 2012
ETSI participates in award-winning research project on energy efficient solutions for wireless communication networks.
MSF/ETSI/GSMA Launch RCS VoLTE Test Event
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 23 April 2012
The MSF, ETSI and GSMA today announced the first ever RCS (Rich Communication Suite) and VoLTE (Voice over LTE) interoperability event scheduled for 1-12 October 2012. The test event will take place in two labs, hosted by Telecom Slovenia Group and Sintesio, in Kranj, Slovenia, and China Mobile, at the China Mobile Research Institute Laboratory in Beijing, China. The event is also sponsored by Verizon.
Successful first Internet of Things (IoT) CoAP Plugtests
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 17 April 2012
ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and the IPSO Alliance are proud to announce the successful completion of the first Internet of Things (IoT) Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) PlugtestsTM interoperability event.
ETSI increases membership to 759
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 16 April 2012
At its 59th General Assembly, held in Cannes on 20 - 21 March 2012, ETSI formally accepted the application of 29 new members. In total the standards organisation now counts 759 Members, from a total of 62 countries. Seven of these 32 new members are Small or Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), with the result that 24% of ETSI's members are SMEs. A further 11% of members are universities or public research bodies.
Decision on new SIM card size (4FF) postponed
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 30 March 2012
At its 54th meeting held on 29-30 March 2012 at Sophia Antipolis, France, ETSI's Smart Card Platform Technical Committee (TC SCP) decided to postpone any decision on the fourth form factor (4FF) for the UICC or SIM card.
European standards organisations make progress towards Smart Grid standards and reference architecture
Brussels – 9 March 2012
Preparing the electricity networks of the future – CEN, CENELEC and ETSI have presented two interim reports to the European Commission.
ETSI ITS workshop has global reach
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 27 February 2012
Smart, safe, sustainable traffic using Cooperative ITS was the focus of ETSI's fourth workshop on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), held from 7 to 9 February 2012 in Doha, Qatar.