CMC Telecom on Sunday announced it has become the first service provider in the world to achieve Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 3.0 certification.

The certification represents CMC Telecom’s ability to deliver standards-based local, national and global Ethernet services that are seamless, with the same interoperability and performance features no matter the location.

The world’s three first certified MEF 3.0 service providers included CMC Telecom, Ciena and H3C.

Dang Tung Son, CMC Telecom’s deputy chief executive officer said MEF 3.0 certification demonstrated the company’s continuing commitment to offer today’s most advanced, high-performance and secure Ethernet services across its global footprint.

“This achievement validates CMC’s ability to provide the highest level of performance and assurance available in today’s market for connectivity services based on globally recognised standards”, said Nan Chen, President, MEF.

As an industry association of over 210 member companies (including Telstra, AT&T, Verizon, British Telecom), MEF is enabling service providers to create a global ecosystem of networks that deliver agile, assured, and orchestrated services for the digital economy and hyper-connected world. MEF 3.0 services provide an on-demand, cloud-centric experience with unprecedented user- and application-directed control over network resources and service capabilities. — VNS