Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Broadband Forum reorganizes, promotes packet network specs -- Broadband -- InformationWeek

May 19, 2009

A conglomeration of 220 service providers, chip vendors, communications equipment manufacturers, and high-tech industry organizations has banded together to form a new iteration of the Broadband Forum. The strengthened organization was merged Monday with the IP/MPLS Forum to create the new body.

The group will focus on next-generation packet network specifications by forging the Core and access aggregation work of the IP/MPLS Forum with the work of the Broadband Forum, which has traditionally focused on local transport and digital home management specifications...