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MEF’s Principal Analyst, Stan Hubbard, recently shared his key takeaways from MEF’s 2024 Global NaaS Event with Fierce Network.
MEF’s Global NaaS Event, GNE 2024, brought together leaders from 140 global organizations to advance the future of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) in an increasingly automated ecosystem. With 75% of attendees at the executive level, GNE has become a vital platform for exploring NaaS developments, from modular offerings to quantum-secure connectivity.
Key highlights from GNE 2024 included:
- 15 Certified SASE Companies: Leading service and technology providers have been validated through MEF’s 3.0 SASE Certification program for robust cyber defense.
- Enterprise Engagement: Enterprises are actively driving strategic NaaS initiatives in service automation, cybersecurity, AI-Ops.
- Automated Ecosystem & Federation: Increasing adoption of LSO APIs is enabling standards-based automated supply chains.
Other key topics presented and discussed included the integration of NaaS with AI, multi-cloud platforms, and SASE cybersecurity solutions. Notable discussions also covered NaaS’s role in enabling enterprises to meet evolving needs in cloud migration, on-demand connectivity, and data security. The event showcased how standards-based automation and collaborative ecosystems are critical to building end-to-end solutions across service providers, data centers, and cloud platforms.
MEF’s 2025 NaaS Industry Blueprint was central to the event, guiding conversations on ecosystem alignment, automation, and enterprise use cases. A highlight was the focus on the role of LSO APIs in streamlining business interactions across NaaS partners, with over 160 service providers adopting LSO APIs for enhanced interoperability.
GNE 2024 reinforced the importance of industry collaboration, with MEF board members emphasizing that, together, the ecosystem can go further. For more GNE 2024 key takeaways, read the entire article in Fierce Network.
Mark your calendars for GNE 2025 in Dallas, 10–12 Nov 2025!
Learn More
- Read Stan Hubbard’s full Fierce Network article, MEF’s Global NaaS event reflects collaboration-driven industry momentum
- Watch the GNE 2024 Presentation Recordings
- MEF’s next Global NaaS Event, GNE 2025, in Dallas, Nov 10–12, 2025: visit GNE.MEF.net
- Follow MEF on LinkedIn and Twitter to stay up to date with the latest trends in the industry.
Amy Foschetti
PR Executive | MEF