International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has joined forces with the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) to launch the International Advisory Body for Submarine Cable Resilience to strengthen subsea cable protection. -
e& has made a pledge to the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Partner2Connect Digital Coalition (P2C) to invest US$6 billion in regional connectivity.
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Bharat 6G Alliance will find use cases for 6G and bring industry participants together
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The GSMA has published a report on how to maximise the benefits of mobile spectrum for billions of people worldwide.
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The new head of the International Telecommunication Union is putting connectivity at the heart of the world’s sustainability goals.
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The price of internet access is going down, but 2.7 billion people – roughly one-third of the global population – remain unconnected to the internet.
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Japanese incumbent telco NTT and vendor NEC are working together to compete with US-based internet giants in future wireless and optical networks, and to wrest control away from largely English-speaking companies.
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Saudi Arabia’s communications commission has outlined plans to transition into a digital regulator.
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Investments of up to US$428 billion are required from both the public and private sector, to achieve universal, affordable broadband connectivity by the end of the decade.
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This episode features editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.
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Telecommunication operators could see up to a 10% “annual negative revenue impact” as a result of the Covid-19 recession, with some services requiring 18 to 24 months to return to pre-Covid levels.
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The International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has approved the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G technology as International Mobile Telecommunications-2020 (IMT-2020) 5G standard at the ITU-R Working Party 5D meeting.
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A new International Centre of Digital Innovation, known as I-CoDI, is to open in Geneva, Switzerland, following a partnership between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates.
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Technological literacy and a lack of relevant content are muting global internet penetration rates, despite the cost of services reducing across the board.
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The International Telecoms Union (ITU, the UN agency for information and communication technology) has released details of its Innovation Challenges 2020, an open global competition platform for innovators and ecosystem builders to present their ideas and projects, empowering them to transform their communities into thriving digital societies.
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The UN’s International Telecommunication Union has called on the public and private sector to create a Global Network Resiliency Platform, to keep the world connected during the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic.
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Nigeria is to start testing spectrum for 5G services in the country, the regulator has announced – but isn’t yet planning services.
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The mobile industry is attacking the space industry over the use of millimetre wave frequencies for 5G, ahead of a four-week spectrum conference in five months.
