Linux Foundation and ETSI Further Collaborate to Drive Harmonization Across Open Source and Open Standards

The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting innovation through open source, and ETSI, an independent entity setting global standards for ICT services across various industries, have announced an extensive expansion of their collaboration. Although these two organizations have a history of cooperation, their formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from 2019 has recently been updated and broadened.

This strengthened connection between the Linux Foundation and ETSI facilitates and encourages collaboration in several key areas, including communications, promotion, events, and joint initiatives covering a wide spectrum of technologies. These encompass Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Cloud-native Network Functions (CNF), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Defined Networking (SDN), Autonomous Networks, 5G/6G, and Edge Computing. The updated MOU now encompasses additional Linux Foundation project communities like LF Networking's CNF initiatives, CAMARA, and Nephio, some of which did not exist at the time of the initial agreement or its renewal. ETSI has also identified new areas for potential cooperation, including zero-touch network management and involvement in ETSI Open Source groups such as OSM and the recently formed TeraFlowSDN.

Ultan Mulligan, ETSI's Chief Services Officer, expressed ETSI's satisfaction in extending their successful collaboration with the Linux Foundation, which has evolved and matured over the years. He highlighted the creation of ETSI's own Software Development Groups, poised to address the increasing role of software in standardizing future technologies such as 6G, thereby strengthening ETSI's partnership with the Linux Foundation.

Arpit Joshipura, General Manager of Networking, Edge, and IoT at the Linux Foundation, emphasized their joint efforts in harmonizing open source and open standards, with notable examples like the Cloud Native Functions descriptor specification implementations within projects such as ONAP. He expressed anticipation in expanding collaboration to various areas enabled by automation and AI throughout the technology stack.

Source:prnewswire.com