ETSI
ETSI Reports/Work Programme
ETSI’s Statement on
European standardisation
and the EU
Commission’s forthcoming
European Product Act
(February 2026)
ETSI supports the European Commission’s initiative to modernise EU product legislation, including revisions to the New Legislative Framework and Market Surveillance Regulation. While recognising the value of greater regulatory coherence, ETSI emphasises that the main challenges in European standardisation lie in implementation and process efficiency rather than in the existing legal framework. ETSI calls for faster citation of standards, stronger stakeholder involvement, and preservation of voluntary, consensus-based standardisation to ensure innovation, global competitiveness, and effective market surveillance in a rapidly evolving digital economy.
ETSI’s Response to the
EU Commission’s
Call for Evidence on the EU
Quantum Act
(December 2025)
The European Commission released a Call for Evidence on the EU Quantum Act, aimed at advancing the key priorities of the Quantum Europe Strategy, which outlines Europe’s ambition to become a global leader in quantum technologies. Building on its initial response to the Strategy, ETSI reiterates the need to address standardisation requirements for quantum technologies ahead of the Act.
ETSI’s Response to the
EU Commission’s
Call for Evidence for the
Revision of the New
Legislative Framework
(August 2025)
The European Commission launched a call for evidence on revising the New Legislative Framework (NLF). ETSI, a leader in digital standardisation at European and international levels, provides insights on strengthening the NLF and underscores that harmonised standards constitute a key element of its success in supporting the EU’s Single Market and EU policy objectives. ETSI welcomes efforts to enhance efficiency, transparency, and enforcement, while emphasising the need of adequate safeguards for market surveillance authorities. ETSI reiterates that the CE marking remains a trusted indication of compliance and invites for a thorough assessment of the Digital Product Passport’s benefits and sectoral impacts. ETSI reaffirms that its direct-participation and consensus-driven model can be better leveraged to support the digital and sustainable transitions.
ETSI’s Response to the
EU Commission’s
Call for Evidence on the
revision of Regulation (EU)
No 1025/2012 of the
European Parliament and
of the Council of
25 Oct 2012 on
European standardisation
(July 2025)
The European Commission released the Call for Evidence on the revision of the Standardisation Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 on European Standardisation with the aim of making the standard-setting processes faster and more accessible. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) offers insights to improve the European Standardisation System ahead of the revision.
ETSI Work Programme 2025
The ETSI Work Programme 2025 provides an overview of current standardisation projects.
These include the development of technologies which have had a major global impact. But at the same time ETSI is exploring the latest emerging areas to keep in step with – and even ahead of – market demand.
Our work programme is constantly evolving and the most up to date version is publicly available online via our database. It contains full details of all upcoming standards and specifications.
ETSI Annual Report 2024
The ETSI Annual Report published in 2025 provides an overview of the activities of the institute during the course of 2024.
ETSI White Papers
White Paper AI in the evolution of Autonomous Networks
Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Networks can transform the security landscape, introducing enhanced defensive capabilities and novel threat vectors. As networks evolve toward higher levels of autonomy, establishing robust security framework is mandatory to ensure reliable, trustworthy, and resilient network operations.
White Paper MEC application developer guidelines for universal access to service APIs across the industry
White Paper intends to provide guidance on how a MEC developer can consume APIs from standards, open source and industry fora. Specifically, it provides clarification on the complementary nature of the work from standards (with related definitions e.g., of ETSI MEC service APIs) and open-source implementations / definitions from open source (CAMARA Service APIs).
Management and Orchestration of the Telco Cloud: The Role of NFV-MANO and Its Added Value
This white paper emphasizes the role and added value of NFV-MANO in relation to other Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and open-source projects that contribute to various aspects related to Telco Cloud management and orchestration operations.
NFV evolution: Towards the Telco Cloud
The white paper introduces a rethought approach for the NFV and its MANO towards the concept of platform-oriented Telco Cloud. Telco Cloud is the result of the NFV evolution while elevating and upgrading the current capabilities of NFV in the areas of virtualization, cloudification, orchestration and automation.