TI Sparkle receives Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Certification from Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)

TI Sparkle is now MEF certified on its full Ethernet services portfolio, including Access EPL and Access EVPL

TI Sparkle, the International Services arm of Telecom Italia Group, receives MEF CE 2.0 Certification on Ethernet Access Services, in detail Access Ethernet Private Line and Access Ethernet Virtual Private Line.

With this new Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification, TI Sparkle is now able to offer its wholesale and enterprise customers worldwide a faster go-to-market for end-to-end Ethernet services, in addition to best in class quality performance and Service Level Agreements that respond to more challenging customers’ quality requirements. 

Through the new MEF CE 2.0 Certification TI Sparkle enhances therefore its Data and Cloud services proposition and becomes the ideal partner for customers that demand very high quality and security standards such as Cloud and Data Centers services providers. 

Certification was granted upon successful test along the requirements of MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 test plan for service attributes and traffic management. Test plan followed by TI Sparkle included over 600 tests.

Metro Ethernet Forum is the global industry alliance that gathers more than 220 service providers and vendors operating in the Telco and IT segments, with the mission of accelerating adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services worldwide . 

Market research evaluates Global Ethernet services market value at USD 56 billion in 2017.