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Introduction to ETSI:��At the Heart of Digital

17/10/2024

Issam TOUFIK

CTO of ETSI�Head of 3GPP MCC

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We are a Community of Dynamic �ICT Innovators & Forerunners

Independent, non-profit organization
More than 900 member organizations worldwide, drawn from over 60 countries and on five continents
35 years track record of technical excellence in the ICT sector
Strong community of experts and innovators
All ICT stakeholders represented: SMEs, micro-enterprises, large companies, research entities, academia, government and public bodies, societal stakeholders

SmartCard

Platform

NFV

Success Stories:

Industry Events: Security Conference, AI Telco Summit, Software & Standards for Smart Networks

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We are Open & Inclusive

Diverse members

More than one-quarter of ETSI Members are SMEs and micro-enterprises
20% membership growth over the last ten years
Members across diverse sectors of industry and society

Members can participate in any activity on equal terms

The ETSI IPR Policy is the key driver of balancing the rights and interests of IPR holders to be fairly and adequately rewarded for the use of their Standard Essential Patents (SEP) in ETSI’s standards implementation. Technology access is defined on FRAND terms & conditions, namely fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory.

Available to all, our standards are free of charge

Almost 60 000 standards published overall
Over 3 000 standards published in 2023
19.5 million downloads of standards in 2023
Used globally

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Manufacturers 40%

Research institutions �& Universities 15%

Administrations & Gov. bodies 10%

Service Providers 9%

Network Operators 8%

Consultancies 7%

Others 5%

Users 5%

National Standards Organisations 1%

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We are Recognized in Europe, Influencing the World

ETSI is a European Standards Organization (ESO), officially recognized by�the European Union

ETSI supports European regulation and policies

ETSI develops Harmonised European Standards

ETSI standards are key enablers for the Single European Market

ETSI standards are used globally

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We are Global

Direct member participation and contribution from all over the world in an open & inclusive environment, facilitating that ETSI standards are accepted globally

More than 100 strategic partnership agreements, driving global standardization

With numerous fora and consortia
With international and regional Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)

3GPP

Around 800 members from worldwide telecommunications SDOs
Provides system specifications for cellular telecommunications network technologies up to 5G

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More than 200 players from worldwide telecommunications SDOs
Provides a horizontal layer of functions to support applications and services�for the Internet of Things

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ETSI Technical Bodies

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ATTM �Access, Terminals, Transmission and Multiplexing	BRAN Broadband Radio �Access Networks	BROADCAST EBU/CENELEC/ETSI on Broadcasting	CABLE Integrated Broadband Telecommunication Networks
CYBER Cybersecurity	DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications	EE Environmental Engineering	eHealth eHealth
EMTEL Emergency Communications	ERM EMC and Radio �Spectrum Matters	ESI Electronic Signatures and Trust Infrastructures	HF Human Factors
INT Core Network and Interoperability Testing	ITS Intelligent �Transport Systems	LI Lawful Interception	MSG Mobile Standards Group
MTS Methods for Testing and Specification	RRS Reconfigurable �Radio Systems	RT Railway Telecommunications	SAFETY Safety
SAI Securing Artificial Intelligence	SES Satellite Earth �Stations & Systems	SET Secure Element Technologies	SmartBAN Smart Body �Area Network
SmartM2M SmartM2M	STQ Speech and multimedia Transmission Quality	TCCE TETRA and Critical Communications Evolution	USER User Group

3rd Generation Partnership Project

One Machine-to-Machine Partnership Project

Partnership Projects

Industry Specification Groups

ARF Augmented Reality Framework	CDM European Common information sharing environment service and Data Model	CIM Cross-cutting Context Information Management
ENI Experimental Networked Intelligence	ETI Encrypted Traffic Integration	F5G Fifth Generation Fixed Network
ISAC Integrated Sensing and Communication	MEC Multi-access Edge Computing	mWT Millimeter Wave Transmission
NFV Network Functions Virtualisation	NIN Non-IP Networking	OEU Operational Energy Efficiency for Users
PDL Permissioned Distributed Ledger	QKD Quantum Key Distribution	RIS Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
THz TeraHerz Technology	ZSM Zero-touch network and Service Management

Technical Committees

DCF OpenCAPIF	OSL OpenSlice	OSM Open Source Mano	TPS TeraFlow SDN

Software Development Groups:

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ETSI ISGs, recent pre-standards Groups for B5G / 6G

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ETSI ISG RIS Mission: �Pre-standards activities based on outcome of research on RIS (Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces) from EU/UK collaborative projects, extended with relevant global initiatives, towards paving the way for future standardization of the RIS tech.

44 members, 4 participants

3 x deliverables published

3 x deliverables being drafted

ETSI ISG THz Mission: �Establish technical foundations for sub-THz (100 GHz -> 10 THz). Place for ETSI members (and non-members) to progress their pre-standardization activities resulting from EU/National research efforts in the domain of sub / full THz technologies.

45 x member organizations �2 x participant organizations

4 x deliverables being drafted

ETSI ISG ISAC Mission: �Provide an opportunity for ETSI members to coordinate their pre-standards 6G research efforts on integrated sensing and communication technology across various European/National funded collaborative projects, extended with relevant global initiatives.

21 Founding members

Kick off meeting 17^th Nov 2023

More members welcome to join

ISG RIS (Sept. 2021)

ISG THz (Sept. 2022)

ISG ISAC (Oct. 2023)

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Join Us and Design Tomorrow’s World with the Standards People�� www.etsi.org�