News and Press Releases

Sophia Antipolis, France, 3 December 2025

ETSI’s 86th General Assembly took place on 2 and 3 December 2025.

Sophia Antipolis, France, 27 November 2025

Today, the European Patent Office and ETSI held their first high-level meeting at the EPO’s headquarters in Munich, marking a new chapter in a partnership that started two decades ago. During the meeting, EPO VP for Legal and International Affairs Christoph Ernst and ETSI Director-General Jan Ellsberger signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a 3-year Workplan.

Sophia Antipolis, France, 25 November 2025

The GSMA has announced its support for The AI Telco Troubleshooting Challenge which launched today in collaboration with ETSI, IEEE GenAINet, ITU and TM Forum. The new challenge calls on telecom operators, AI researchers and startups to submit advanced large language models (LLMs) that can perform root cause analysis (RCA) on telecoms network faults. Network faults remain one of the most persistent and costly challenges facing the telecoms industry, leading to significant financial losses each year.

Sophia Antipolis, France, 24 November 2025

ETSI is pleased to publish the Report of the interoperability event on the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), held from 27 to 31 October 2025.

Organised by ETSI with the support of the European Union, EFTA, TCCA-Critical Communications and UIC - International union of railways, these Plugtests™ play a key role in accelerating the global adoption of future railway communications. They enable stakeholders across the value chain to test their solutions against each other, ensuring interoperability when deploying FRMCS over 5G networks and guaranteeing interworking with the legacy GSM-R system.

Sophia Antipolis, France, 18 November 2025

Building the Foundation for Autonomous 6G Transport Networks, ETSI is proud to announce the launch of TeraFlowSDN Release 6. With a large set of new features across automation, observability, optical integration, and security, this release establishes TeraFlowSDN as a programmable and intelligent SDN controller that bridges IP and optical domains with full lifecycle orchestration.

Sophia Antipolis, France, 13 November 2025

Today, ETSI has published a new Technical Report (TR), which outlines a forward-looking vision for how AI can enable direct user control of personal data. This lays the foundation for the development of new personalised digital services, promoting a user-focused approach within next-generation digital ecosystems.

Sophia Antipolis, France, 3 November 2025

ETSI’s Director-General, Mr. Jan Ellsberger, and Chief Policy Officer, Mr. Martin Chatel are in the Republic of Korea this week to engage with government representatives, trade associations, and standardisation partners.

Sophia Antipolis, France, 4 November 2025

ETSI's Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) Industry Specification Group is pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive set of specifications for its Phase 4 work, accompanied by a White Paper developed in collaboration with the Linux Foundation’s CAMARA project and TM Forum. This document offers developers practical guidance for universal access to service APIs across the industry.

Sophia Antipolis, France, 28 October 2025

ETSI is pleased to announce the appointment of the new leadership team for the Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) Industry Specification Group (ISG) for its second two-year release, commencing 17 November 2025. The renewed leadership team will continue the work of accelerating ISAC pre‑standardisation efforts to facilitate 6G development and contribute to forthcoming specifications in key global standards, including 3GPP and IEEE 802.

Sophia Antipolis, France, 10 October 2025

If you missed the annual ETSI Security Conference, held from 6 to 9 October in the beautiful surroundings of ETSI headquarters on the French Riviera, you can still benefit from the presentations on the website.