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| Company type | Consortium |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Fate | Merged with MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance |
| Successor | MFA Forum |
The ATM Forum was founded in 1991 to be the industry consortium to promote Asynchronous Transfer Mode technology used in telecommunication networks; the founding president and chairman was Fred Sammartino of Sun Microsystems. It was a non-profit international organization. The ATM Forum created over 200 implementation agreements.