Broadband Forum USP/TR-369 Plugfest:

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) will be hosting the User Services Platform (USP / TR-369) Plugfest during the week of September 16, 2024. Participants MUST register to participate. The plugfest is an in-person event and you must be a Broadband Forum member to participate.

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Hosting our Summer and Annual Member 2024 Meeting, South Korea’s modern transport hub of Incheon was another revitalizing stop on our journey to a services-led broadband ecosystem.

Our brand-new position of Marketing Committee Chair and appointment of industry veteran, Bernd Hesse to the post will play an instrumental role in the communication of our standards, realignment, and strategic focus in this “Application Age”. If you are a marketing expert in the realm of software standards and open-source technology and interested in helping us solidify our direction, please contact Bernd. I would like to extend my congratulations to all of the new and re-elected Board Members and Committee Chairs.

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