The UK gets a go on the ITU governing council
For some reason the UK wasn’t previously one of the 48 countries on the governing council of the UN’s telecommunications agency.
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ITU gets its first female leader… and she’s American
The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) member states have elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin as its new Secretary-General.
Covid drives Internet uptake but many are still left behind – ITU
Millions of people became new Internet users in the past two years, but over a third of the world’s population has still never gone online, according to new statistics from the ITU.
Vodafone, ITU do a lot of talking on smartphone access
Vodafone is working with the ITU and a handful of other partners with a view to extending Internet access to 3.4 billion people by the end of the decade.
Vendors and operators demand 6GHz for 5G
Two dozen telecoms companies and industry organisations called on regulators and other stakeholders to reserve mid-band spectrum for ITM use, especially for 5G.
ITU says lower prices don’t lead to higher internet penetration
The UN telecoms agency observes that, while global connectivity prices are going down, the relationship with penetration is not as inversely proportion as you might think.
ITU creates best practice sharing tool as worldwide networks hold strong
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has created a new mechanism to educate authorities on how to improve network resilience and maintain performance during this difficult period.
IRU WRC-19 earmarks some more high frequency spectrum for 5G
After a month of working on their tans in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, the global telecoms community has identified a bunch more spectrum it wants to dedicate to 5G.
Mobile overtakes home broadband uptake globally – ITU
Reports published by both the ITU and Ofcom have given an update on global and UK-centric connectivity, with the former stating that worldwide mobile broadband subscriptions have overtaken the number of households connected to internet for the first time.
ITU globally allocates 700 MHz band to mobile
The ITU formally moved to allocate the 700 MHz band (specifically 694-790 MHz) to the global mobile industry at the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) currently underway in Geneva.
SK Telecom, Ericsson show off 5G network slicing breakthrough
Engineers developing 5G networks have just had an atom-splitting moment, as two stakeholders of the technology have successfully demonstrated bandwidth partition for the first time.
Global LTE-A devices increase rapidly – GSA
The global mobile suppliers association (GSA) has revealed that over a thousand LTE devices have been launched globally in the past year and that a rapidly increasing proportion of those are LTE cat 4 and cat 6.
ITU, ETSI set standard to measure RAN energy efficiency
The United Nation’s ICT body the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) have agreed a standard to measure the energy efficiency of radio access networks (RANs). The ITU said this is the first such standard and claimed it will unify energy efficiency evaluations of live RANs and the interpretation of results of such assessments.
ITU approves G.fast standard
Members of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) have given their final approval to the broadband technology G.fast. Having the standard in place ensures the technology can now be made commercially available and used to complement fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) scenarios.
ITU holds mega event to outline 2016-2020 strategy
The ITU (International Telecommunications Union) has kicked off its 19th ‘Plenipotentiary Conference’ (informally known as PP-14), which outlines the UN ICT unit’s strategy and financial plan for the period 2016-2020. The event, which takes place in Busan, South Korea over the next three weeks, gathers together some 3,000 international delegates to discuss the future of the […]
BT claims G.fast 1Gbps via fibre-copper mix
BT has revealed the results of its G.fast technology field trial showing combined downstream and upstream speeds of 1Gbps can be delivered via fibre-copper mix.
UK targets 5G leadership, commercial availability by 2020
5G will be commercially available by 2020, industry executives and government representatives from Europe, North America and Asia were told at the 5G Huddle event in London, attended by Telecoms.com.
National broadband plans “crucial” to success, says ITU
Countries with a clearly-defined national vision for broadband roll-out are significantly out-performing those with a more relaxed approach to broadband development, according to a new report by the International Telecommunications Union
Africa sets itself 80 per cent broadband target by 2020
African ministers have set a target of delivering broadband to 80 per cent of the continent’s citizens by 2020. Dina Pule, South Africa’s deputy minister of communications told the delegates of the inaugural ICT Indaba conference, which took place on 4th-7th June in South Africa, that a framework had been created that would position Africa on a trajectory of sustained development through the deployment of broadband connectivity.
ITU report finds broadband pivotal to creating a low-carbon future
Broadband services can help the world transition towards a low-carbon economy and address the causes and effects of climate change, according to a new report from the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, part of the International Telecommunications Union
Events
5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
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OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
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6G Summit (Co-located with OpenRAN World)
- 26-27 April 2023
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