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GPU-as-a-Service: Unlocking AI at the Edge

2 weeks ago | mef.net | Pascal Menezes

on Posted on Reading Time: 3 minutesAt Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025, MEF, Infosys, Nvidia, and IronYun together showcased a live demonstration of GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS)—a new approach to delivering AI at the Edge. By leveraging Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), service providers can offer scalable, low-latency AI services directly at the network’s edge, transforming how enterprises harness AI in real time.
Security, Performance, Compliance: Enterprises Demand SASE Certification

1 month ago | mef.net | Pascal Menezes

on Posted on Reading Time: 3 minutesMEF’s SASE Certification Program empowers enterprises to confidently choose solutions that have been independently validated against rigorous industry benchmarks. With certified solutions, enterprises gain the assurance of guaranteed compliance with industry standards, continuous validation again emerging threats, and proven cyber defense effectiveness—key factors in safeguarding their networks and business operations.
MEF's Latest LSO API Release: Introducing Multi-Option Approach to Availability and Pricing

Sep 4, 2024 | mef.net | Daniel Bar-Lev

on Posted on Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the rapidly evolving landscape of telecommunications, MEF continues to lead the charge in standardizing and automating industry processes. At the heart of this innovation are Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs, which are transforming how service providers, enterprises, and cloud services interact.
Speeding up Business Automation for Service Providers

Nov 9, 2023 | mef.net | Daniel Bar-Lev

on Posted on Reading Time: 4 minutesMEF has launched the LSO Marketplace at lso.mef.net－a microsite dedicated to help decision makers build a business case for implementing LSO APIs and to assist IT architects and developers tasked with enabling open, standardized business automation with partners and customers. The LSO Marketplace provides a one-stop-shop for business/product decision makers, IT developers and architects, as well as DevOps teams.
Why Business Automation Depends on LSO Product Payloads

Nov 9, 2023 | mef.net | Daniel Bar-Lev

on Posted on Reading Time: 4 minutesThe rapid adoption of LSO APIs for business and operational automation is increasing awareness of the underlying MEF work areas of LSO Product Payloads and LSO Service Payloads. Within the context of MEF LSO APIs, what are ‘products’ and ‘services’ and how do we differentiate between them? How do we develop these LSO payloads and how does the recent formation of the MEF LSO Product Modelers group support this effort?
Congratulations to our MEF 3.0 PoC Showcase Q1 2021 Award Winners!

Nov 9, 2023 | mef.net | Daniel Bar-Lev

on Posted on Reading Time: 2 minutesThe MEF 3.0 Proof of Concept Program encourages MEF members to collaborate to demonstrate use cases around current and developing MEF service standards. Our Q1 2021 showcase featured 18 companies, partnering in seven Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstrations, over seven days.
How MEF Membership Accelerates LSO Sonata API Implementation

Nov 9, 2023 | mef.net | Daniel Bar-Lev

on Posted on Reading Time: 3 minutesIn December 2020, MEF issued the most recent release of the LSO API Framework, named Aretha. This release included the latest version of theLSO Sonata SDK, aimed at service providers automating commercial and business interactions with wholesale partners for Carrier Ethernet products.
Cloud Native SD-WAN Project Q&A: Highlights from MEF 3.0 PoC Showcase 2021

Nov 9, 2023 | mef.net | Daniel Bar-Lev

on Posted on Reading Time: 5 minutesAt the MEF 3.0 PoC Showcase in Q1 2021, Cisco, Equinix and ngena demonstrated a MEF-standard SD-WAN service using open source Cloud Native SD-WAN. The showcase illustrated how, thanks to Cloud Native SD-WAN, Cisco SD-WAN services managed by ngena automatically provide per-application WAN optimization to a cloud-based Kubernetes cluster, connected via Equinix Cloud Exchange.
Automated, Secure, Timely SLA Reporting Is Finally a Reality

Nov 9, 2023 | mef.net | Daniel Bar-Lev

on Posted on Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the past few decades, the process of reconciling service-level agreement disputes between telecommunication carriers has become increasingly convoluted. If you’ve been on either the buying or selling side of a recent claim, you know full well that the ultimate resolution is far from 100 percent ideal. Worse, the time and effort involved in the process consumes valuable resources for, at best, uncertain returns. The good news is the solution is finally here.
MEF Gets SASE: Highlights from MEF’s Infinite Edge Series

Nov 9, 2023 | mef.net | Mauricio Sanchez |Mauricio Sánchez

on Posted on Reading Time: 3 minutesRecently, I was invited to participate in MEF’s Infinity Edge Series, Episode 3: SASE—Getting an Edge on SD-WAN, which focused on Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). I saw it as an excellent opportunity to help bring additional clarity to a topic that is all too often leaving people scratching their heads rather than turning on the proverbial light bulbs in their heads.