May 22nd 1973 was the day the Ethernet concept was first outlined in a memo from the young Bob Metcalfe at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC) and, forty years on, this key moment in the history of human communications is being celebrated in the form of a two day Ethernet Innovation Summit looking at past, present and future innovations in networking.

The Ethernet Alliance is for, by, and of the broader Ethernet industry, from component manufacturers to system integrators. Our members work together to test, support, and promote IEEE standards across countless applications.

Being a part of the Ethernet Alliance means joining industry leaders shaping the future of Ethernet technology.