The MEF, as the defining body for Carrier Ethernet is a global industry alliance comprising more than 150 organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide.
The Broadband Forum is the central organization driving broadband wireline solutions and empowering converged packet networks worldwide to better meet the needs of vendors, service providers and their customers.
ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services. For nearly 145 years, ITU has coordinated the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoted international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, worked to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, established the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems and addressed the global challenges of our times, such as mitigating climate change and strengthening cybersecurity.
NASDAQ is
the largest U.S. electronic stock market. With
approximately 3,300 companies, it lists more companies
and, on average, trades more shares per day than
any other U.S. market. It is home to category-defining
companies that are leaders across all areas of
business including technology, retail, communications,
financial services, transportation, media and biotechnology.
NASDAQ is the primary market for trading NASDAQ-listed
stocks. Approximately 54% of NASDAQ-listed shares
traded are reported to NASDAQ systems.
Since 1983,
the Pittsburgh Technology Council has been the principal
point of connection for companies from
four primary clusters of the technology industry
that are represented by a critical mass of businesses
in southwestern Pennsylvania including Information
Technology, Biomedical, Advanced Manufacturing/Materials and
Environmental Technology.
