ITU deploys satellite communication equipment to flood-hit Malawi
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has dispatched emergency telecommunication equipment to Malawi which has been recently affected by severe flooding. ITU has deployed 28 units of Thuraya XT satellite phones to support relief coordination efforts. Earlier this month, the Government…
Press release: ITU releases Global Development Initiatives reports
M-Powering Development, Smart Sustainable Development Initiatives to harness ICT solutions for development and disaster management Doha, 9 December 2014 – The Advisory Boards of the ITU m-Powering Development and Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiatives released their first reports in Doha, Qatar, at…
ANATEL contributes additional USD 2.6 million to a development project with ITU
In a ceremony held on 27 October in Busan, South Korea, during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) and the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency, ANATEL, signed a project agreement to enhance the agency’s regulatory capacities and…
ITU-D Awards Ceremony celebrates 10 years of membership
Ten Sector Members are honoured for their dedication and contribution to the work of the Telecommunication Development Sector The Award Ceremony of the Telecommunication Development Sector, a yearly event held in the framework of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group, took…
Communiqué: ITU to boost communication capacity and emergency communication solutions for small island developing states
Leaders at UN Conference on Small Island Developing States: “ICTs open new opportunities” Geneva, 16 September 2014 – Twenty-eight Heads of State and Government and 4000 participants, including policymakers, business leaders and representatives from civil society gathered in Apia, Samoa, to pledge…
Disaster relief systems, network resilience and recovery: Technical Reports published
The ITU-T Focus Group on Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery (FG-DR&NRR) has presented the conclusions of its study in nine Technical Reports to inform related standardization work in ITU-T Study Groups. The reports can be downloaded free of…
