Sophia Antipolis, 11 December 2025
ETSI published a response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the EU Quantum Act.
Sophia Antipolis, France, 9 December 2025
The kick-off meeting of the Quantum Technologies Technical Committee (TC QT), held last week at ETSI’s headquarters in Sophia-Antipolis marked a major milestone in quantum standards development. The event attracted over 90 participants from Europe, Canada, Singapore, Japan and other countries.
Sophia Antipolis, France, 3 December 2025
ETSI’s 86th General Assembly took place on 2 and 3 December 2025.
Sophia Antipolis, France, 27 November 2025
Today, the European Patent Office and ETSI held their first high-level meeting at the EPO’s headquarters in Munich, marking a new chapter in a partnership that started two decades ago. During the meeting, EPO VP for Legal and International Affairs Christoph Ernst and ETSI Director-General Jan Ellsberger signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a 3-year Workplan.
Sophia Antipolis, France, 25 November 2025
The GSMA has announced its support for The AI Telco Troubleshooting Challenge which launched today in collaboration with ETSI, IEEE GenAINet, ITU and TM Forum. The new challenge calls on telecom operators, AI researchers and startups to submit advanced large language models (LLMs) that can perform root cause analysis (RCA) on telecoms network faults. Network faults remain one of the most persistent and costly challenges facing the telecoms industry, leading to significant financial losses each year.
Sophia Antipolis, France, 24 November 2025
ETSI is pleased to publish the Report of the interoperability event on the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), held from 27 to 31 October 2025.
Organised by ETSI with the support of the European Union, EFTA, TCCA-Critical Communications and UIC - International union of railways, these Plugtests™ play a key role in accelerating the global adoption of future railway communications. They enable stakeholders across the value chain to test their solutions against each other, ensuring interoperability when deploying FRMCS over 5G networks and guaranteeing interworking with the legacy GSM-R system.
Sophia Antipolis, France, 18 November 2025
Building the Foundation for Autonomous 6G Transport Networks, ETSI is proud to announce the launch of TeraFlowSDN Release 6. With a large set of new features across automation, observability, optical integration, and security, this release establishes TeraFlowSDN as a programmable and intelligent SDN controller that bridges IP and optical domains with full lifecycle orchestration.
Sophia Antipolis, France, 13 November 2025
Today, ETSI has published a new Technical Report (TR), which outlines a forward-looking vision for how AI can enable direct user control of personal data. This lays the foundation for the development of new personalised digital services, promoting a user-focused approach within next-generation digital ecosystems.
Sophia Antipolis, France, 3 November 2025
ETSI’s Director-General, Mr. Jan Ellsberger, and Chief Policy Officer, Mr. Martin Chatel are in the Republic of Korea this week to engage with government representatives, trade associations, and standardisation partners.
Sophia Antipolis, France, 4 November 2025
ETSI's Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) Industry Specification Group is pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive set of specifications for its Phase 4 work, accompanied by a White Paper developed in collaboration with the Linux Foundation’s CAMARA project and TM Forum. This document offers developers practical guidance for universal access to service APIs across the industry.
