ITU

UN Defeats Russia With ITU Boss Vote

United Nations stops Russia installing their own candidate for secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

2 years ago

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

10 years ago

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

10 years ago

EU Wants A Deadline For ‘Globalisation’ Of ICANN

European Commissioner Neelie Kroes says it’s time to change the way the Internet is governed

11 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

US And UK Refuse To Sign UN Internet Treaty

ITU meeting fails, as countries reject UN Internet treaty

12 years ago

ITU Adopts Controversial Packet Inspection Measures

ITU has adopted controversial international standards for deep packet inspection

12 years ago

WCIT – China And Russia Withdraw Bid For Greater Control Of Internet

Controversial proposals handed to the ITU on Friday have now been withdrawn

12 years ago

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

12 years ago

Euro MPs Reject UN Control Of The Internet

The United Nations should not be given control of the Internet, European MPs have warned

12 years ago

Google Raises Alarm On ITU Internet Treaty Discussions

Tech giant worried governments will ruin the Internet

12 years ago

ITU Invites Tech Giants To Discuss Patent Crisis

Microsoft wants to fight patent “trolls” while Qualcomm denies the existence of patent warfare

12 years ago

UN Creates Working Group On Broadband And Gender

Actress Geena Davis asks the UN Broadband Commission for backing, and gets it

12 years ago

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

12 years ago

Geena Davis Named ITU Special Envoy For Women In ICT

Oscar-winning actor to promote benefits of technology to womens' lives

12 years ago

ITU Demands Re-Usable IT Kit

Recycling and reusing IT equipment will help save the environment, says the ITU

12 years ago

European ISPs Lobby ITU Against Net Neutrality

Service providers say they should have the right to charge for better service

12 years ago

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

13 years ago

ITU Approves Next-Generation Mobile Technology

The finalisation of IMT-Advanced lays the groundwork for services 100 times faster than today's 3G

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

ITU Deploys Emergency Telecoms To Japan

The UN agency for ICT is providing emergency telecoms for victims of the Japan earthquake

14 years ago

IETF Slams ITU Standards Vote

The IETF has criticised the ITU's decision to development of its own MPLS management standard for WANs

14 years ago

Universal Charger Specs Agreed For Mobile Phones

The ability to charge different mobile phones with a common 'universal charger' has moved one step closer

14 years ago

ITU Calls On ICTs To Lead Sustainability Drive

Information technology has a key role to play in tackling climate change, according to the ITU

14 years ago

ITU Formally Ratifies LTE-Advanced As 4G

The ITU has formerly ratified LTE-Advanced as a 4G technology in a move that could pave the way for fast…

14 years ago