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UN Defeats Russia With ITU Boss Vote
United Nations stops Russia installing their own candidate for secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Final G.Fast Broadband Standard Promises 1Gbps Over Copper
ITU finalises G.Fast standard and claims it will make it cheaper and less complex to deploy 1Gbps broadband than FTTP
Internet To Reach Three Billion Users By Year End
Figures reveal booming demand for the Internet in developing countries, on top of growing mobile broadband usage
EU Wants A Deadline For ‘Globalisation’ Of ICANN
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes says it’s time to change the way the Internet is governed
Ungrounded: 100 Geeks On A Plane Hope To Solve Skills Problem
Tech gurus are going up to the summit in the sky
ITU Approves Next-Gen Video Standard
The H.264 standard, also called HEVC, is intended to cut bandwidth usage in half for high-quality video transmission to Internet-connected devices
The UK Was Ignored In ‘Egregious’ ITU Internet Treaty Talks
The UK was ignored by both UN member states and the ITU at this month's crucial meeting in Dubai. That's bad news for a free and open Internet, says Tom Brewster
US And UK Refuse To Sign UN Internet Treaty
ITU meeting fails, as countries reject UN Internet treaty
ITU Adopts Controversial Packet Inspection Measures
ITU has adopted controversial international standards for deep packet inspection
WCIT – China And Russia Withdraw Bid For Greater Control Of Internet
Controversial proposals handed to the ITU on Friday have now been withdrawn
ITU Lashes Back At Critics As Conference Gets Underway
The ITU responds to critics such as Google who accuse it of seeking to gain control of the Internet
Euro MPs Reject UN Control Of The Internet
The United Nations should not be given control of the Internet, European MPs have warned
Google Raises Alarm On ITU Internet Treaty Discussions
Tech giant worried governments will ruin the Internet
ITU Invites Tech Giants To Discuss Patent Crisis
Microsoft wants to fight patent “trolls” while Qualcomm denies the existence of patent warfare
UN Creates Working Group On Broadband And Gender
Actress Geena Davis asks the UN Broadband Commission for backing, and gets it
The US Doesn’t Want The Internet Controlled By The UN
The US will oppose any change to international regulations that could transfer control of the Internet
Geena Davis Named ITU Special Envoy For Women In ICT
Oscar-winning actor to promote benefits of technology to womens' lives
ITU Demands Re-Usable IT Kit
Recycling and reusing IT equipment will help save the environment, says the ITU
European ISPs Lobby ITU Against Net Neutrality
Service providers say they should have the right to charge for better service
MWC 2012: ITU And Telefonica Announce Green ICT Hackathon
Application developing hackathon focuses on sustainable energy as part of UN's International Year of Sustainability Energy for All
ITU Approves Next-Generation Mobile Technology
The finalisation of IMT-Advanced lays the groundwork for services 100 times faster than today's 3G
UN Calls For More ICT To Fight Climate Change
The UN's technology body has highlighted how Ghana is mitigating global warming effects through ICT
ITU To Highlight Green Role Of ICTs At COP17
The International Telecommunication Union will back IT's green credentials at the UN's next climate conference
Duplicated Green Standards Are Doubly Wrong
If Green IT is all about efficiency and cutting waste, then why are organisations duplicating their efforts, asks Peter Judge
Universal Charging Standard To Include Tablets, Cameras
The ITU has updated its standard for a universal charging solution but it looks like it's different from the EU standard
ITU Deploys Emergency Telecoms To Japan
The UN agency for ICT is providing emergency telecoms for victims of the Japan earthquake
IETF Slams ITU Standards Vote
The IETF has criticised the ITU's decision to development of its own MPLS management standard for WANs
Universal Charger Specs Agreed For Mobile Phones
The ability to charge different mobile phones with a common 'universal charger' has moved one step closer
ITU Calls On ICTs To Lead Sustainability Drive
Information technology has a key role to play in tackling climate change, according to the ITU