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ITU Plenipotentiary Conference kicks off in Dubai
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 started today in Dubai, marking the beginning of a three-week…
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ITU finalises coordination for Caribbean and Central American digital switchover
The ITU has finalised the coordination process that will enable digital switchover to go ahead in Central…
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ITU: half the world’s population still offline
Some 3.9 billion people – more than half the world’s population – have still never…
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Italy finally ends interference-causing broadcasts
Italy has informed the International Telecommunications Union that it has ceased transmitting TV programmes on…
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Bundling of TV services with broadband on the up
Bundling of TV services as part of fixed-broadband offerings is becoming more common across developed…
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ITU: 53% of world’s population still not online
More than half of the world’s population is still not using the internet, according to…
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ITU announces new HDR-TV standard
ITU has announced a new standard for High Dynamic Range Television (HDR-TV) that aims to…
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ITU: 43% of the world’s population now online
Some 43.4% of the world’s population, roughly 3.2 billion people, are now online according to…
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WRC-15 safeguards sub-700MHz band for broadcasting in EMEA
European public broadcasters body the EBU has applauded a decision reached at WRC-15 to safeguard…
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Mobile allocation confirmed for 700 MHz spectrum in Europe
The 700 MHz spectrum-band has been reallocated from broadcast to mobile use in Europe, Africa,…
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ITU approves global standard for ‘immersive audio’
The ITU has approved new global standards for ‘immersive audio’ technology, which it claims will…
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Analogue-to-digital TV deadline reached with much work to do
The official deadline for for switchover from analogue to digital TV in Europe, Africa, the Middle…
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CEPT opposes further UHF spectrum reallocation for mobile
Europe’s Conference of Post and Telecommunications Regulators (CEPT) has agreed to oppose the allocation of…
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Internet penetration up sevenfold since 2000, says ITU
Internet penetration has increased almost seven-fold from 6.5 to 43 per cent of the global…
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South Africa delays analogue switch-off
South Africa’s Department of Communications has said that the country will not meet an agreed…
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ITU hails new TV standards
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has said that it is working on a set of…
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EBU welcomes ITU anti-jamming initiative
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has welcomed steps taken by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)…
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ITU names Zhao as next secretary-general
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, Korea has elected Houlin Zhao as the organisation’s next…
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EBU slams mobile industry claims amidst criticism of ITU report
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has published a factsheet to counter claims made by the…
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EBU slams mobile industry spectrum claims
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has criticised claims made by the mobile telecom industry regarding…
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TV now 55% digital as global analogue switch-offs continue
More than 55% of households with a TV now receive a digital signal, compared to…
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Global mobile broadband penetration now three times fixed-line, says ITU
There will be three times as many mobile broadband subscriptions globally as fixed-line broadband subscriptions…
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African countries agree switchover, allocation of 700MHz to mobile
Forty-seven sub-Saharan African countries have agreed on frequency coordination for digital switchover in 2015. According…
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ITU moves forward with G.fast for high-speed internet over copper
The new G.fast standard for very high-speed broadband services over existing copper wires has taken…
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ITU study reveals pattern of global internet use growth
Thirty-nine per cent of the world’s population, or 2.7 billion people, will be using the…
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ITU agrees new HEVC standard for video
The ITU has agreed on the creation of a new standard for High-Efficiency Video Coding…
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G20 governments encouraged to do more on broadband
G20 governments need to do more to promote the development of broadband networks, applications and…
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EC gives small comfort to broadcasters on spectrum
The European Commission’s radio spectrum chief has given partial assurance to Europe’s broadcasters over fears…
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ITU boost for 3DTV
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has issued new recommended standards for 3D TV production and…
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ITU unveils “dawn of a new age for television” UHDTV standard
The ITU has released a new recommendation that it says will serve as the basis…
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