Service Availability Forum

Company profile

The Service Availability Forum is a coalition of the world's premier communications and computing companies working together to create and promote open, standard interface specifications. The transition to packet-based, converged, multi-service networks requires a carrier-grade infrastructure based on interoperable hardware and software building blocks, management middleware and applications, implemented with standard interfaces. The communications industry recognizes that an effective solution requires the broad adoption of open standards. Implementation of Service Availability Forum specifications is crucial because it enables the industry to build an interoperable, multi-service network capable of ensuring continuous delivery of voice, data and multimedia services to carriers and their end-user customers.