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Just how far the organization has come over the 160 years since then – along with how much remains to be done – was clear on ...
The report presents timely insights and recent trends on the affordability of ICT services. Based on ITU’s ICT price data ...
One of the most important inventions of the twentieth century was broadcasting with analogue radio and television systems. The last few years, however, have seen the birth of digital broadcasting.
Since 1865, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has been at the centre of advances in communications – from telegraphy through to the modern world of satellites, mobile phones and the ...
On 17 May, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, ITU marked 160 years of technology for humanity with a light show at the Place des Nations in Geneva — also streamed live on ITU’s ...
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10-Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (XG-PON): Transmission convergence (TC) layer specification In force ...
ITU's Headquarters in Geneva (Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland) are conveni ently located overlooking the Place des Nations in the Heart of Geneva's United Nations district. Access is ...
“Internet governance is the development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, ...
The published text of this Recommendation includes the modifications introduced by its Amendment 1 (2014) and Amendment 2 (2015). Superseded ...
ITU plays an important role in using ICTs for disaster risk reduction and management, through the design of national emergency telecommunication plans, the setting up of early warning and monitoring ...
1. Allocation tables - International call sign series (Appendix 42 of the Radio Regulations), Blocks of coast station identification numbers, Blocks of selective call numbers for ship stations and ...