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MEF on 5G deployment considerations and automating lifecycle service orchestration

October 14, 2019

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Communications industry association MEF has roots in mobile transport and mobile backhaul. But, according to MEF Board Member Rami Yaron, as new use cases are introduced in the 5G era, carrier needs are evolving, causing MEF (formerly Metro Ethernet Forum) to expand its services.

“5G is much more than just another technology,” Yaron told RCR Wireless News. “There are lot of things that will be introduced with 5G and you have more use cases. There is a huge demand for IoT, and also, people are talking about low latency and a reliable network. This is where [MEF sees the] need to do more than just backhaul, so now MEF works on fronthaul as well.”

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