Friday, October 19, 2012

Broadband Forum and UNH-IOL Launch TR-069 Certification

The Broadband Forum has launched its BBF.069 CPE Certification Program and announced the first certified devices. The certification program verifies if devices are TR-069 compliant.

TR-069, also known as CPE WAN Management Protocol, is the remote management standard used around the world to provision and manage the Connected Home.  The standard is widely used for remote management of broadband customer premise equipment (CPE).

The University of New Hampshire-InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) is the official testing lab for the program.

The first BBF.069 certifications,have been issued to Broadcom, Cisco, D-Link, Huawei and Lantiq.

"This is a real celebration as the BBF.069 CPE Certification Program launches, signifying another step forward in supporting innovation within the broadband ecosystem," said Robin Mersh , CEO of the Broadband Forum. "Device conformance is critical in enabling interoperability and provides the key to expediting the exciting growth and potential of connected home services around the world."

The Global Registry of certified products is available on the Broadband Forum website.