ETSI hopes that the group will be able to develop industry standards for the use of the decentralized technology, including interfaces/APIs/protocols and information models. Vodafone, Intel, Ericsson, Huawei and Telefonica have been named as the founding members of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute's latest industry specific group. It will examine the challenges of using permissioned distributed ledgers, and develop industry standards for blockchain's use, including interfaces, protocols and information models. The group is expected to be launched in early 2018 with a focus on interoperability between different types of blockchain networks such as Ethereum, NEO, IOTA or Hyperledger Fabric, according to an
Vodafone, Intel, Ericsson, Huawei and Telefonica have been named as the founding members of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute's latest industry specific group. It will examine the challenges of using permissioned distributed ledgers, and develop industry standards for blockchain's use, including interfaces, protocols and information models. The group is expected to be launched in early 2018 with a focus on interoperability between different types of blockchain networks such as Ethereum, NEO, IOTA or Hyperledger Fabric, according to an