Press release: ITU Radiocommunication Assembly sets future direction for wireless communications
New communication technologies to enhance connectivity and accessibility worldwide Geneva, 30 October 2015 – The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly concluded today after deliberating this past week on new directions in radiocommunications. Held every three to four years, the Radiocommunication Assembly deliberated the future…
Press release: ITU to study the network standardization requirements of ‘5G’
Open group to identify the standardization needs of future networks Geneva, 5 May 2015 – ITU has established a new Focus Group to identify the network standardization requirements for the ‘5G’ development of International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) for 2020 and beyond. The…
Press release: ITU and ETSI agree method to assess energy efficiency of mobile networks
New standard applicable to live radio access networks Geneva, 17 March 2015 – ITU and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) have agreed a new standard to measure the energy efficiency of mobile radio access networks (RANs), the wireless networks that connect…
UN Broadband Commission releases latest country-by-country data on state of broadband access worldwide
Broadband goes wireless – but poorer countries being left behind New York, 21 September, 2013 – Mobile broadband is the fastest growing technology in human history, according to the 2013 edition of the State of Broadband Report. Released in New York…