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Enabling sustainable, economic well-being through mobile technology
Mobile networks are increasingly transforming our lives in numerous ways. This phenomenon is most compelling in emerging and developing markets. Technological platforms – first mobile, and now...
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WCIT and the tower of Babel
A key reason for the heated debate in relation to the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) at the next World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) is the problem that...
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The impact of broadband on global access to education
According to UNESCO, in 2010, 61 million children of primary-school age, and a further 71 million of lower secondary-school age, were not in school. Research also indicates that 1.7 million extra...
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Building Our Broadband Future
ITU will host a high-level Strategic Dialogue featuring key speakers on 13 May 2013, the day before the opening of the World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (#WTPF) 2013. The Strategic Dialogue...
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Bringing Broadband to Everyone
The High-Level Strategic Dialogue takes place on 13 May, a day ahead of the 2013 World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum, #WTPF, offering an opportunity to hear top policy pioneers and industry...
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Formal Broadband Plans Spur Economic and Social Development
Two Asian nations – Korea and Singapore — have managed to leapfrog multiple stages of economic development and have transformed into economic miracles. This comes as no accident, in part, because both...
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INVESTING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A BROADBAND WORLD
ANCOM is the National Authority for Communications Management and Regulation in Romania and they recently convened a conference on the future of communications infrastructure in Europe which provided a...
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Broadband and household income
Both broadband access and broadband speed positively affect household incomes, according to an analysis by Ericsson in conjunction with Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. This...
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The Case for Universalizing Broadband
The ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Digital Development’s latest State of Broadband report, calls for the universal adoption of broadband-friendly practices and policies, so that everyone can take...
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Broadband Commission reaffirms crucial role in development
At the 9th meeting of the Broadband Commission for digital development, discussion centered around how to accelerate progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. I’m just back from the...
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Is Copper the Future of Fibre? G.Fast and the Battle of Bandwidth
Attendees at the recent Fixed Access Networks Summit in Berlin contributed to a lively conference. In focus was the upcoming and innovative ITU-T G.fast standard and its potential, in unison with...
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A global information society: Are we there yet?
The concept of a global information society is one of the most discussed and misunderstood “Big Ideas” of our time. While we’ve made gigantic strides toward connecting the world through information and...
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IPv6 Development and Infrastructure essential for continued growth of the...
We are living in an increasingly connected world, where technology is becoming ever-more pervasive in daily life and the next generation of networks and services are bringing unparalleled benefits and...
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Broadband: Innovation in ICT Access, Affordability and Application
Broadband is a critical element in ensuring that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovation is enabled around the world; it is the platform on which ICTs are developed and built,...
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