AT&T and Colt claim first implementation of MEF’s LSO Sonata APIs to automate network ordering

AT&T and Colt Technology Services have completed the first application of MEF’s LSO (Lifecycle Service Orchestration) Sonata APIs, allowing business customers to order services across multiple carriers virtually seamlessly.

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Network slicing unleashes 5G opportunities, when service quality can be assured – Part 2

The opportunities for leveraging 5G are countless, not only for provisioning applications delivering programming to mobile phones, but also to other wireless devices. Pop-up point-of-sale kiosks with customised video and

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End-to-end means multiple networks, operators and services – Part 2

Once upon a time — that is, maybe two or three years ago — every service provider would have created a custom solution with no common interfaces and no common

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LSO reference architecture will turn the vision of agile, dynamic and assured services into standards-based reality – Part 1

Lifecycle Service Orchestration: Reference Architecture and Framework (MEF 55). This 57-page document from the MEF is the essential, foundational specification for agile end-to-end

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CENX awarded Tier 1 EMEA service provider contract to orchestrate and assure on-demand services

CENX, has been selected by a Tier 1 global communications service provider, with headquarters in southern Europe, to orchestrate and assure on-demand cloud and data centre services.

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MEF and ON.Lab collaborate to advance the open Third Network

The MEF and ON.Lab has announce a Memorandum of Understanding centered on ON.Lab’s E-CORD and the MEF’s new OpenCS (Open Connectivity Services) and OpenLSO (Open Lifecycle Service Orchestration) Projects.

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MEF issues strategic update for ‘agile, assured & orchestrated’ Third Network services

The MEF has provided an update on its expanded scope of work that aims to accelerate the industry transition to agile, assured, and orchestrated services optimised for the digital economy

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MEF appoints CTO and starts Layer 3 IP service, a Third Network service powered by LSO, SDN and NFV

The MEF has appointed its first ever chief technology officer and expanded the scope of its work to accelerate the transition to agile, assured, and orchestrated Third Network services.

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MEF to host industry’s first Lifecycle Service Orchestration hackathon in November

The MEF will host the industry’s first Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) Hackathon at the global GEN15 conference (www.gen15.com) being held on November 16-19, 2015 at the Omni Hotel in Dallas,

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