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07 EVENTS

Amplifying engagement

Part of 5G since 3GPP Release-17, Non-Terrestrial
Networks enable global coverage for a wide range of
applications that require both high availability and high
resilience. April’s ETSI Conference on Non-Terrestrial
Networks investigated the role of NTN as a native
component of tomorrow’s 6G systems, where NTN
is expected to provide increased performances and
service capabilities compared with its implementation
in 5G. Co-organized with the ESA, 6G-IA and the SNS-JU,
the two-day event addressed topics including use cases
for NTN in 6G, architecture frameworks and interfaces
to enable native NTN integration, and standardization
strategies for NTN in 6G.
Our own conferences and events are designed to bring Speakers at the 10th ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography
communities together, enhance visibility of ETSI’s work Conference in May called on organizations to prepare
and invite input for future activities. They also provide their cybersecurity infrastructures to address the
a platform for researchers to share latest results and challenges of a post-quantum world. Organized by ETSI
identify next steps for standardization. and the Institute for Quantum Computing, the conference
A busy schedule of activity in 2024 included nine was hosted by the Centre for Quantum Technologies
conferences/events directly organized by ETSI or jointly (CQT) and the National University of Singapore (NUS),
with partners, while in total ETSI participated in over in partnership with the Infocomm Media Development Topics covered in 2024 included:
50 external events during the year. Authority (IMDA) and the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) ■ TeraFlow SDN as a Network Automation

You’ll find more details on both past and upcoming of Singapore. Attendance by 235 onsite delegates from and Security Framework
events organized, attended or supported by ETSI at 27 countries reflected fast-growing interest worldwide in ■ OSM Release SIXTEEN
www.etsi.org/events/. the critical importance of quantum-safe cryptography in ■ Accessibility and Interoperability of
today’s cybersecurity strategies.
Emergency Communications
2024 Event Highlights Attracting almost 200 on-site attendees, the ETSI Security ■ OpenSlice Release 2024 Q2
Conference in October took its customary deep dive ■ OpenCAPIF Release 1
Held at our Sophia Antipolis headquarters in February, into technical and regulatory aspects of cybersecurity
the ETSI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference explored standardization from a European and global perspective. ■ Insights from ETSI/ICQ QSC Conference
innovations in AI and Machine Learning that are enabling Highlights from the three-and-a-half day event included ■ Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G
disruptive new features and applications in virtually every sessions on securing AI, transactions and fraud ■ Synergy between 3GPP, ETSI MEC and OpenCAPIF
digital product. With Europe and other regions drafting prevention, standards for quantum safe cryptography, ■ Use-cases and Spectrum - Starting Points
policy which will impact the deployment of AI systems protecting young people online and the challenges of 6G for TeraHertz Standards
and applications, the three-day event provided an update from a security perspective. The long-running conference ■ Highlights from ETSI AI Conference
on regulatory developments worldwide, as well as an serves as a catalyst for further dialogue in the security ■ All-optical Networks and Carbon Transition
examination of the central role that standardization plays community and guides ETSI’s own standardization
in the context of European and global regulation. The priorities for future cyber-secure networks. If you’re not already registered, creating a new BrightTalk
conference also showcased the work of ETSI experts in account takes just a few moments. See more at
domain of AI, in areas including cybersecurity, testing Our evolving communications landscape is characterized by www.etsi.org/events/webinars.
of AI, trustworthy AI, sustainable AI, and applications the convergence of open source software, standardization,
of AI for verticals. and cutting-edge research as foundational for building

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