2024 Media & Analysts

MEF was honored to welcome a dynamic group of media and analyst partners to GNE 2024. Their expertise and collaboration were invaluable to the event, enriching the program by moderating panels and emceeing sessions.

Browse all the details from GNE 2024 from the GNE 2024 Highlights Menu:

GNE Media Partners

A select group of leading service provider, enterprise, and security publications—promoted the event, conducted on-site interviews, and delivered timely updates and articles, ensuring comprehensive coverage of GNE.

Press Coverage 1 June–15 November 2024:

1.4K Media Mentions of GNE 2024
138 Standalone Articles
92% Positive Sentiment of Articles

TechStrong’s Podcast | Leadership Insights: NaaS is Key to Digital Transformation

Network Computing | MEF Conference Highlights NaaS Progress 

Network World | MEF has a vision for NaaS

Dark Reading | 15 Leading Technology and Service Providers Achieve SASE Certification

SDxCentral | MEF announces 2025 NaaS Industry Blueprint to advance network services

Light Reading | Automating the optical layer

Telecom Review Americas | Automation and APIs: Key Drivers for the Network Ecosystem

Lightwave | MEF enhances effort to attract enterprise, smaller carrier members to the NaaS ecosystem

Converge | Carrier NaaS24: Driving API Automation and Enterprise Engagement

GNE Analyst Partners

Who track, publish, and forecast insights on digital transformation, advanced communications, and the evolution of NaaS—shared their industry expertise with attendees and judged the NaaS Excellence Awards.

Analyst Reports from GNE:

Appledore | MEF Global NaaS Event (GNE) 2024 | Grant Lenahan

Analysys Mason | Aspiring NaaS providers must invest in their multi-cloud networking and API-based automation capabilities | Gorkem Yigit and Joseph Attwood

Frost & Sullivan | Growth Perspectives: Key Takeaways from the MEF Global NaaS Event 2024 | Steve Thomas

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Amy Foschetti
Mplify PR Executive
amy@mplify.net

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At GNE 2024, the seniority, expertise and influence of the attendees was impressively high, especially in terms of senior CSP management. This is an event where real decisions are made, real influencers are everywhere, and real answers can be found.

Grant Lenahan
Appledore Research Group, Partner & Principal Analyst

Participating in the MEF NaaS event is a yearly highlight, offering a unique opportunity to engage with industry executives dedicated to advancing network services. I take great pride in returning each year to share ideas on the future of networking.

Steve Thomas
Frost & Sullivan, Senior Industry Director

The consistency of experience, experience of the organizers, the quality of the participating community—it’s fantastic.

Brian Washburn
Omdia, Research Director, Service Provider, Enterprise & Wholesale