• ATP/IR-069 Issue 2 Corrigendum 1: TR-069 Conformance Test Plan and TR-069 Conformance Abstract Test Plan  

Editor:  Marion Dillon, UNH-IOL

• TR-114 Issue 3 Amendment 1:  VDSL2 Performance Test Plan

Editor:  Aleksandra Kozarev, Intel  

• TR-140 Amendment 3:   TR-069 Data Model for Storage Service Enabled Devices

Editor:  Steve Nicolai, ARRIS  

• TR-383 Corrigendum 1:  Common YANG Modules for Access Networks

Editors: Joey Boyd, ADTRAN and Ludwig Pauwels, Nokia

• TR-390: Performance Measurement from Customer Equipment to IP Edge

Editor:  Guiu Fabregas, Nokia 

These documents will be published shortly. For a list of work in progress, click here. Please share this information with your colleagues, so they are aware of development.

Innovation Group leads the way with joint session

• The Innovation Group initiated a Birds of a Feather (BoF) session on Multi-access Edge Computing alongside the ETSI ISG-MEC group. The first part of the BoF took place on Wednesday, May 3 and was attended by more than 70 people. The work of MEC Phase 1 was well received and MEC Phase 2 planning was reviewed. During the session, the Broadband Forum gave an overview of the CloudCO project, as well as the 5G Fixed Mobile convergence project which received great interest. The second part of the BoF session will focus on use cases and field trials from operators and will be held on Wednesday, June 28 at 1pm CET
• A white paper on Traffic Management has been prepared and is now ready for straw ballot. This high-level educational paper will highlight current industry practices for ensuring that networks operate efficiently and offer quality of experience to end-users.
• Finally, a conference call has been arranged for July to review the MEF’s document on IP services’ attributes with a view to create a white paper socializing different ubiquitous and performance-aware IP services

• The Forum’s first online meeting of the Executive Advisory Council was held in May and jumped straight into arguably the industry’s hottest topic: 5G. As discussed above, one of the most commercially and technically important areas is wireless-wireline convergence. The Forum anticipates playing a leading role in the impact of 5G in the backhaul, fronthaul and access transport of the broadband network and is already receiving invaluable input from the Advisory Council membership.

Gfast Council: The Forum’s most active group?

• Gfast has the potential to create huge numbers of new connected communities by delivering gigabit broadband faster where it is impracticable to economically deliver fiber. The new Gfast Council has brought together many newly participating members to define and execute the marketing activities to raise awareness and grow the market. This includes Gfast technology, use cases, certification of member products and services. Plans are progressing via multiple teleconferences each week.  An important highlight will be to execute a strong event presence at this years’ Broadband World Forum in Berlin

Broadband Forum in the news

• The Q1 newsletter resulted in a round-up piece on Light Reading’s UBB2020 website, which led to the offer for a regular BBF blogging opportunity.  Light Reading also covered the launch of the NG-PON2 Council and hosted a video interview produced at FTTH Conference 2017, with additional comments from Vincent O’Byrne of Verizon
• The launch of Open Broadband was covered by leading publications worldwide, including Telecom Asia and RCR Wireless