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20 May 2026
First AI Native Summit: Cloud Native and Accelerating AI-Native Evolution
The first AI Native Summit, hosted by ETSI and co-organised by CNCF and LF AI & Data, was successfully held during CNCF KubeCon Europe 2026....
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NFV#53 Plenary Meeting in ReviewRead more29 April 2026
NFV#53 Plenary Meeting in Review
The ETSI Industry Specification Group for Network Functions Virtualisation (ISG NFV) held its 53rd plenary meeting (NFV#53) from 9 to 13 March 2026 in Sophia...
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F5G Advanced Release 4 Specifications publishedRead more28 April 2026
F5G Advanced Release 4 Specifications published
ETSI ISG F5G has finished and published the last set of documents of the F5G Advanced generation in release 4. Specifically, the document on requirement,...
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F5G at OFC’26 with Joint ETSI-ITU Session and 2 Proof of Concept demonstrationsRead more8 April 2026
F5G at OFC’26 with Joint ETSI-ITU Session and 2 Proof of Concept demonstrations
ETSI ISG F5G participated with several contributions to OFC one of the premier conferences in optical communication space. First a joint session between ETSI and...
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AI-Driven, Fully Autonomous NaaS Platform for F5G-A Networks Showcased at MWC’26Read more19 March 2026
AI-Driven, Fully Autonomous NaaS Platform for F5G-A Networks Showcased at MWC’26
At the MWC 2026, the Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC) and Huawei Technologies (Canada) showcased an evolved Proof of Concept (PoC) focused on...
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Implementation of Energy Efficient Monitoring and Management for F5G A NetworksRead more12 March 2026
Implementation of Energy Efficient Monitoring and Management for F5G A Networks
The telecom industry is rapidly advancing towards brighter future defined by the massive connectivity, super-intelligence, autonomous systems and increasingly constrained sustainability targets.
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AI for Optical Network Monitoring and Automation – Proof of Concepts at OFC 2026Read more26 February 2026
AI for Optical Network Monitoring and Automation – Proof of Concepts at OFC 2026
The ETSI ISG F5G has approved and produced two Proof of Concept demonstrations in the area of AI for Optical Communication Systems, which will be...
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NFV#52, kicking off NFV Release 7 AI-native work itemsRead more5 February 2026
NFV#52, kicking off NFV Release 7 AI-native work items
The ETSI Industry Specification Group for Network Functions Virtualisation (ISG NFV) held its 52nd plenary meeting (NFV#52) from 8 to 12 December 2025, in Tokyo,...
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Pioneering NFV next decade’s evolution by new Telco CloudRead more5 February 2026
Pioneering NFV next decade’s evolution by new Telco Cloud
Architecture The telecommunications industry has reached a pivotal moment in its digital transformation journey. With the release of ETSI GS NFV 008-1 V6.1.1 in January...
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Telco Cloud Native/AI Native Open Session in parallel of NFV#52: Pioneering the Future of Intelligent InfrastructureRead more3 February 2026
Telco Cloud Native/AI Native Open Session in parallel of NFV#52: Pioneering the Future of Intelligent Infrastructure
On 8 December 2025, industry leaders and experts gathered at the Docomo R&D OPEN LAB ODAIBA in Tokyo for the " Telco Cloud Native/AI Native...
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Release of new NFV specifications V5.3.1Read more23 January 2026
Release of new NFV specifications V5.3.1
The ETSI Industry Specification Group for Network Functions Virtualisation (ISG NFV) has published the third drop of Release 5 as version 5.3.1. This version completes...
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F5G Advanced E2E and Industrial PON Management and Control Specifications PublishedRead more13 January 2026
F5G Advanced E2E and Industrial PON Management and Control Specifications Published
ETSI ISG F5G published two new specifications for the management and control aspects of the F5G Advanced (F5G-A) network. The overall end-to-end management and control...
