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Accelerating Digital Transformation

MEF is a non-profit industry forum of network, cloud, and technology providers collaborating to define a new era of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings. Together, we develop standards, certifications, and APIs that accelerate automation and empower enterprise digital transformation throughout the ecosystem.

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Find out what’s driving digital transformation today; read the MEF State of the Industry Reports

2025 NaaS Industry Blueprint

MEF's latest NaaS blueprint offers a comprehensive framework for NaaS development and delivery in response to surging enterprise demand for cloud-like network services.

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MEF’s Areas of Focus

MEF’s work focuses on four key areas, encompassed within what we call our MEF 3.0 Global Services Framework. Our MEF 3.0 brand represents our Standards for defining, delivering, and certifying assured digital services, orchestrated across a global ecosystem of automated networks.

Services


Standardized and assured connectivity and digital Services that can be bought, sold, operated and implemented programmatically.

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MEF Service Standards

LSO APIs


Automated using standards-based APIs operating as part of our Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) architecture.

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MEF APIs

Community


Supported by a broad Community of industry stakeholders and open source projects.

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Certification


Certified for maximum agility and integrity.

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Global NaaS Event by MEF

10–12 November 2025 | Dallas, Texas, USA

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MEF’s Edge VIEW Blog

Innovation begins with ideas. MEF is an innovation engine, bringing together passionate subject-matter experts from across the ecosystem to innovate and solve industry challenges and develop new opportunities. MEF’s Edge VIEW blog provides a forum for the broader community to share ideas, research, and opinions to spark interest and debate.

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In the Spotlight

Q4 Members Meeting

31 Oct–1 Nov 2024, members met to get the latest MEF roadmaps, engage in project work related to business objectives, and network with a formidable mix of professionals.

Executives at the Edge Podcast

Explore thought-provoking perspectives from the changemakers propelling enterprise digital transformation forward.

MEF LSO Marketplace

Easy access to the latest LSO APIs and resources

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