ETSI and the Linux Foundation have updated their Memorandum of Understanding to expand collaboration into new technical areas including CNF initiatives, CAMARA, Nephio, zero-touch network management, and the TeraFlowSDN group. The renewed agreement emphasizes joint work on Multi-access Edge Computing, AI, and autonomous networks while establishing new ETSI Software Development Groups to support future 6G standardization. This extension builds on years of harmonizing open source and open standards, with a specific focus on leveraging automation and AI across the technology stack.
Keywords: multi-access edge computing, cloud-native network functions, software defined networking, zero-touch management, open source collaboration