Tata Group company, Tata Communications said that its Priority Ethernet Services have been certified by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) as conforming to MEF9 and MEF14 specifications.

 “Tata Communications holds the distinction of being the first global provider who earned the MEF 9 and MEF14 certifications for its leading Global Dedicated Ethernet Services, and now the certification of our Priority services shows our commitment to continuously enrich our offerings, deliver quality services to our customers and lead the Ethernet evolution” said Genius Wong, Senior Vice President, Global IP and VPN services.

While highlighting the importance of the specifications the company said that the MEF 14 ensures that the latency, jitter and packet loss performance of the services conforms to the rigorous MEF standards, while MEF 9 ensures the conditions required for delivery of services have specific Ethernet User Network Interface (UNI) and Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) service attributes. MEF 14 is also considered to be the first industry certification to include performance criteria, which helps to raise the bar on carriers’ services performance. 

Tata Communications’ Global Priority Ethernet Services span over five continents: North America, Asia, Europe and Middle East and more than 120 cities across India, provides dedicated and cost-effective carrier Ethernet solutions seamlessly and securely.

The MEF is a non-profit global industry alliance, comprised of over 155 of the world’s leading service providers and network equipment vendors and it develops technical specifications and implementation agreements to ensure interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet services worldwide.