As Principal Analyst with MEF, Stan Hubbard engages and collaborates with executives and other experts from the world's most innovative communications service and technology companies. His key areas of focus include NaaS, Cybersecurity/SASE, SD-WAN, service automation, and other technologies driving digital transformation. Stan has authored several major industry reports, including MEF’s 2025 NaaS Industry Blueprint, State of the Industry Report on SASE, and State of the Industry Report on Service Automation. For more than 25 years Stan has been in the communications industry in various roles including strategic marketing, industry analysis, analyst relations, public relations, global event programming, and public speaking.