MEF 3.0 Certification Growth Fueled by Companies Embracing Network Transformation and Standardized Services - MEF

Los Angeles, June 30, 2021 - MEF today announced several milestones for its MEF 3.0 certifications, fueled by the need for validated services, technologies, and professionals to help enable enterprise digital transformation. More than sixty service providers and technology vendors around the globe now offer MEF 3.0-certified Carrier Ethernet (CE) and SD-WAN solutions.

Four of the top five companies as ranked on Vertical Systems Group's 2020 U.S. Carrier Managed SD-WAN Leaderboard—AT&T, Verizon, Comcast Business, and Windstream—have achieved MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Certification. In addition, the top four SD-WAN technology providers as ranked by Dell'Oro Group—Cisco, VMware, Fortinet, and Versa—have attained MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Certification.

Thirty-six service providers to date have achieved MEF 3.0 CE Certification, including four of the top six as ...