ETSI White Papers
ETSI White Papers provide informal overviews of various technical topics related to our activity. They summarize the work that we and other organizations have been doing on each topic, as well as highlighting broader issues related to the successful deployment of the technologies and services discussed.
Please note: The White Papers do not constitute an official or agreed position of ETSI, nor of our Members. The views expressed are entirely those of the authors.
Download ETSI white papers:
AI Technologies in Experiential Networked Intelligence to Increase Autonomous Operation
(November 2024)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Standards in support of Europe's Digital Infrastructure Needs
(July 2024)
Editor: Anthony Brand, ETSI CMO
A Vision for Communications Security
(May 2024)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
ETSI Technology Radar
(December 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
All-optical network facilitates the Carbon Shift
(November 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Worldwide Analysis and Proposals to Promote and Facilitate the Wireless Transport Network as the Key Enabler for Fast Mobile Backhaul Network Modernization
(July 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Enabling Multi-access Edge Computing in the Internet of Things: how to deploy ETSI MEC and oneM2M
(June 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
MEC support towards
Edge Native Design
(June 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Spectrum sharing frameworks for temporary, dynamic, and flexible spectrum access for local private networks
(June 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Evolving NFV towards the next decade
(May 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Software Radio Reconfiguration:
A modular Software Reconfiguration approach for Radio Equipment in general
(May 2023)
2nd edition
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Unlocking Digital Transformation with Autonomous Networks (March 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
ETSI Activities in the field of Artificial Intelligence
Preparing the implementation of the European AI Act (February 2023) 2nd edition
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
In the Light of Ten Years from the NFV Introductory Whitepaper (February 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
ISG ENI: ENI Vision:Understanding the Operator Experience Using Cognitive Management (January 2023)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
MEC security; Status of standards support and future evolutions (September 2022) 2nd edition
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Fixed 5th Generation Advanced and Beyond (September 2022)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
MEC federation: deployment considerations (June 2022)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
An Introduction of Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL) (January 2022)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Fibre Development Index: Driving Towards an F5G Gigabit Society (July 2021)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
MEC Security:Status of standards support and future evolutions (May 2021)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
ETSI Technology Radar (April 2021)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Redefining Network Security: The Standardized Middlebox Security Protocol (MSP) (March 2021)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
ENI Vision:
Improved Network Experience using Experiential Networked Intelligence (March 2021)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Guidelines for Modelling with NGSI-LD (March 2021)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Autonomous Networks, supporting tomorrow's ICT business (October 2020)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
The Fifth Generation Fixed Network (F5G): Bringing Fibre to Everywhere and Everything (September 2020)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Software Radio Reconfiguration: A modular Software Reconfiguration approach for radio equipment in general (September 2020)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
E-Band - Survey on status of worldwide regulation - Copy database (September 2020)
Author: Mario Giovanni Luigi Frecassetti
Enhanced DNS Support towards Distributed MEC Environment (September 2020)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
IPv6 Best Practices, Benefits, Transition Challenges and the Way Forward (August 2020)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Harmonizing standards for edge computing - A synergized architecture leveraging ETSI ISG MEC and 3GPP specifications (July 2020)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Artificial Intelligence and future directions for ETSI (June 2020)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
The role of SDOs in developing standards for ICT to mitigate the impact of a pandemic (May 2020)
Authors: Scott Cadzow, Suno Wood
Network Transformation - Orchestration, Network and Service Management Framework (October 2019)
Authors: Chairs of Industry Specification Groups (ISGs) ENI, MEC, NFV and ZSM
Developing Software for Multi-Access Edge Computing (February 2019)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
NGSI-LD API: for Context Information Management (January 2019)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
MEC in an Enterprise Setting: A Solution Outline (September 2018)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
mmWave Semiconductor Industry Technologies: Status and Evolution (September 2018)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
The argument in favour of eHealth standardization in ETSI (September 2018)
Authors: Scott Cadzow, Suno Wood
Implementation Security of Quantum Cryptography (July 2018)
Author: Several authors (see white paper)
MEC in 5G networks (June 2018)
Author: Several authors (see white paper)
The 4th Industrial Revolution and the Municipal CEO - ETSI City Digital Profile (April 2018)
Author: Several authors (see white paper)
MEC Deployments in 4G and Evolution Towards 5G (February 2018)
Author: Several autors (see white paper)
Cloud RAN and MEC: A Perfect Pairing (February 2018)
Author: Several authors (see white paper)
Microwave and Millimetre wave for 5G Transport (February 2018)
Author: Renato Lombardi
Improved operator experience through Experiential Networked Intelligence (ENI) (October 2017)
Author: Several authors (see white paper)
Software Radio Reconfiguration: A highly efficient and modular software reconfiguration approach for mobile devices (October 2017)
Author: Several authors (see white paper)
Developing Software for Multi-Access Edge Computing (September 2017)
Author: Several authors (see white paper)
Ensure interworking between multiple Contactless Card Emulation Environments (January 2017)
Joint White Paper | ETSI | GLOBALPLATFORM | NFC FORUM
Tackling the Challenges of Cybersecurity (December 2016)
Author: Charles Brookson
GANA - Generic Autonomic Networking Architecture (October 2016)
Author: Several authors (see white paper)
mmWave Semiconductor Industry Technologies: Status and Evolution (July 2016)
Author: Uwe Rüddenklau
Next Generation Protocols – Market Drivers and Key Scenarios (May 2016)
Author: Andy Sutton & Richard Li
Maturity and field proven experience of millimetre wave transmission (September 2015)
Author: Dr. Mikael Coldrey
E-Band and V-Band - Survey on status of worldwide regulation (June 2015)
Author: Mario Giovanni Luigi Frecassetti
Quantum Safe Cryptography and Security (June 2015)
Authors: Several authors (see white paper)
Security for ICT - the Work of ETSI Seventh Edition (June 2015)
Authors: Carmine Rizzo (ETSI) & Charles Brookson (Zeata Security and Azenby Ltd)
Testing ePassport Readers using TTCN-3 (November 2011)
Authors: Jean-Marc Chareau (Joint Research Centre of the European Commission), Laurent Velez (ETSI) and Zdenek Riha (Masaryk University)
Participation of SMEs in Standardization (February 2011)
Authors: Franck Le Gall (Inno TSD, ETSI STF 376) and Martin Prager (Prager Consult, ETSI STF 376)
Achieving Technical Interoperability - the ETSI Approach (April 2008)
Authors: Hans van der Veer (Alcatel-Lucent) & Anthony Wiles (ETSI)
Young Children and ICT - current issues in the provision of ICT technologies and services for young children (March 2006)
Author: Anne M Clarke (European Management Services, UK)
GSM operation onboard aircraft (January 2007)
Author: César Gutiérrez Miguélez (ETSI)
ICT Product Proofing Against Crime (February 2007)
Authors: Charles Brookson (DTI UK), Graham Farrell, Jen Mailley & Shaun Whitehead (Loughborough University, UK) & Dionisio Zumerle (ETSI)
OSM White Papers
White Papers produced by the ETSI Open Source MANO group are available from the OSM website.