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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: Conferences & Summits

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

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

Read the ETSI Press Release

Catch up and watch this webinar Get Ready for Quantum Era: Insights from the ETSI/IQC QSC Conference with Michele Mosca, Donna Dodson, Lily Chen, Jaya Baloo, Jaime Gomez Garcia, Matt Campagna (17 June 2024). 

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 facilitatee the knowledge exchange and collaboration required to transition cyber infrastructures and business practices to make them safe in an era with quantum computers. It showcased both the most recent developments from industry and government and cutting-edge potential solutions coming out of the most recent research. 

The Conference was split into two very different parts:  

14 May: Executive Track
designed for business executives, including CEOs, CTOs and CISOs. The executive track outlined 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.

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

The coffee breaks featured poster sessions of even more cutting-edge research projects. 

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.

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 was hosted by the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore in Singapore. 

The conference began 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 was a high-level session, specially designed for business executives, including CEOs, CTOs, and CISOs. This one-day event was an opportunity to get an executive-level overview of quantum computing, the event outlined 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 :

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 was hosted by the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore in Singapore. 

The Technical Track, 15-16 May, through a series of presentations, dived more technically into the financial sector quantum safe activities, various initiatives world-wide,  migration aspects (Urgency, readiness , challenges), QKD networks etc..

The Technical Track :

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: 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: 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: Webinars

Event Technology: Terahertz (THz)

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

View all past and upcoming ETSI webinars on our webinar page.

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: 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.