Software & Standards for Smart Networks & Services 2026

We are proud to announce our presence in the 2026 edition of SNS4SNS, Software & Standards for Smart Networks & Services, which will take place in Sophia-Antipolis, FR from 2-5 February 2026.

Overview

SNS4SNS is an event that brings together open source communities, industry standardisation, and cutting edge research initiatives for the future development of next generation networks and services. The event consisted of conferences, panel discussions, demos, tutorials and hackfests, where participants delved into the world of open source software communities.

The meeting was held in English, and in-person only. Tutorials/hackfests have been recorded.

Retrospective & Resources

Tutorial

We held a very sucessful tutorial on Monday, showcasing OpenCAPIF’s sandbox!

The slides are available here and the video recording of this session is available on our YouTube channel.

Conference, Hackaton, Demos

We had a very busy week! Here are some highlights:

• 1️⃣ Dimitris Tsolkas (Fogus Innovations and Services P.C.) held a presentation about OpenCAPIF being an “open and interoperable framework for API management”.
• 2️⃣ Claudia Carballo Gonzalez (i2CAT Research Centre) presented a demo on “OpenCAPIF #SDK in action: From CAMARA API exposure to consumption” and poster on “Facilitating interoperable API ecosystems: OpenCAPIF and CAMARA integration”.
• 3️⃣ Sergio Giménez Antón (i2CAT Research Centre) presented a poster on “Intent-driven network automation with an Intent-engine, CAMARA, and OpenCAPIF for B5G/6G infrastructures”.
• 4️⃣ Stauros Charismiadis (Fogus Innovations and Services P.C.) represented on stage OpenCAPIF on our cross-SDGs efforts with the launch of a long term infrastructure/lab for cross-collaboration between SDGs and friends!
• 5️⃣ Kamel Sadani (NGISLABS.AI) came with a poster on “NGIS/IDT: Intent-Driven Transport and Predictive Zero-Buffer QoS for AI Workloads”.
• 6️⃣ Giulio Carota (EURECOM) demoed “API-aware telco cloud orchestration with open-exposure NEF and CAPIF”.

All the material from the conference and the on-stage demos is available here.

Stay Informed

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Venue

This meeting was hosted by ETSI in the following venue:

ETSI Headquarters

650 Route des Lucioles
06921 - Sophia Antipolis
France

Should you require a personal invitation letter for your visa application, please online form.

Registration

Participation to the SNS4SNS: Conference & Hackfests is open to everyone, including ETSI members and non-members, for free, upon registration.

Contact

Questions about ETSI, joining ETSI, this and future events can be sent to: info@etsi.org