Last week’s Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) Congress in Munich showcased the significant progress the ETSI-driven platform has made since work on its specifications started in March 2015. And the group driving MEC has even changed its name to reflect its widening remit – it will now be called the ‘Multi-Access Edge Computing’ industry specification group (ISG) as its work extends from cellular to WiFi and fixed access links. The name change was announced at the Munich event and will take effect early next year, when the work on MEC specs moves into its second phase. The ISG was due to finish its work in March 2017 – all ETSI initiatives have a two-year life – but like ETSI’s other critical…