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Article: Metro Ethernet Forum Establishes Formal Relationship With the International Telecommunications Union; Proposed Ethernet Services Timeline Introduced.
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- November 19, 2002
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) today announced the establishment of a formal, cooperative relationship with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to facilitate the implementation of metro Ethernet standards. This announcement was made at the MEF's quarterly, all-member meeting in Seattle.
"Cooperation with the ITU is another significant step in the MEF's efforts to accelerate the adoption of optical Ethernet as the technology of choice in metro area networks worldwide," said Ron Young, Chairman of the MEF.
"Since our inception, it has been the MEF's intent to work with technical standards bodies to establish early ...