Multichannel Newswire Nov 11, 2009
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski took his pitch for network neutrality and mobile broadband to Beirut, according to a copy of his prepared remarks for an International Telecommunications Union regulators symposium there. SpongeBob SquarePants is a chummy fellow and his latest installment helped set the stage for the highest-rated series debut among key kids demo in Nickelodeon history last Friday night. (Multichannel News)
UN warns on password 'explosion' Nov 1, 2009
The number of passwords and logins web users need makes it inevitable they will re-use phrases, warned the International Telecommunications Union. Re-using these identifiers puts people at serious risk of falling victim to identity theft, said the ITU report. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
BluMail striving to support education, development Oct 31, 2009
International Telecommunications Union had estimated that there would be a 10 per cent average annual growth rate in these regions. The statement said BluMail had, therefore, realised that as millions g= ain Internet access in the next decade, the opportunity to educate and inform. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ghana assumes chairmanship of ITU Oct 21, 2009
GENEVA, Oct. 20 -- Ghana assumed the chairmanship of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for the term 2009-2010 at the opening meeting of the organization's annual session here Tuesday. "Ghana is committed to the ideals and values of ITU," said Haruna Iddrisu, Ghana's minister of communications. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
UN: Threat of next world war may be in cyberspace... Oct 7, 2009
"Loss of vital networks would quickly cripple any nation, and none is immune to cyberattack," added the secretary-general of the International Telecommunications Union during the ITU's Telecom World 2009 fair in Geneva. Toure said countries have become "critically dependent" on technology for commerce, finance, health care, emergency services and food distribution. (The Drudge Report)
Zimbabwe: Govt Ready to Engage West Oct 7, 2009
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Africa: Continent Presses for Better Broadband Oct 6, 2009
"It has been an extraordinary decade for Africa. Just 10 years ago, virtually nobody in Africa had a mobile phone; today mobile cellular subscription teledensity has reached 32.6 per cent, and more than 30 million people in sub-Saharan Africa access the Internet. What is needed now is a major push forward in broadband access," said Hamadoun Tour;, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Although the country's telecommunications sector has recorded one of the... (allAfrica.com)
CVE: 10 years and more than 38,000 software vulnerabilities catalogued Sep 24, 2009
The International Telecommunications Union now has CVE on its agenda as a recommended standard. It will be an X-series standard in the coming year, said Robert Martin, Mitres CVE outreach and compatibility lead. (FCW.com)
Limit children's use of mobile phones - Scientists Sep 23, 2009
According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), nearly two-thirds of the estimated six billion people on earth now use mobile telephones, but how safe those phones are, scientists are still not sure. Mobile phones have tiny radio transmitters to communicate with the wired telephone network, and for years, scientists have been trying to determine whether those radio frequencies (RFs) might be harmful. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Nigeria: IT Firm, Benin Republic Sign Regional Optic Fibre Deal Sep 20, 2009
Jegede said Phase3 is also placed at the forefront of achieving the 'Connect Africa' crusade of the ITU. This is an initiative of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which aims at bridging the major gaps in information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure across the African region, with a bid to enhancing affordable connectivity, and improving provision of telecommunications applications and services to stimulate economic growth, employment and development throughout... (allAfrica.com)
Africa: U.S. $8 Billion Invested in Africa's ICT in 2008 Sep 14, 2009
Abuja SECRETARY-General of International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Hamadoun Toure, said at the weekend that $8 billion was invested in the development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Africa in 2008. Toure disclosed this at a world press conference to mark the end of the African Telecom Development Summit 2009 held in Abuja. (allAfrica.com)
Broadcom Becomes World's First to Introduce Single Chip IAD with Integrated ADSL2+, 802.11n and DECT, Enabling Voice, Video, Data, and Wireless Bundled Services Sep 8, 2009
The BCM6362's integrated ADSL2+ transceiver and analog front end (AFE) supports full-rate ADSL2+ connectivity that conforms to all International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and American National Standard Institute (ANSI) ADSL2+ specifications. It is also a low power solution that adheres to the regulations set forth by The European Code of Conduct on Energy Efficiency with best-of-class power consumption and management of low power modes. (PR Newswire)
Researchers: Broadband's No Horse Race' Aug 19, 2009
For example, he cited the oft-invoked Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development's rank of the U.S. as No. 15 in broadband penetration, or the International Telecommunications Union study that had the U.S. faling from No. 11 to No. 17. But he also cited studies of connectivity and "readiness" that placed the U.S. at the top of the list. (Multichannel News)
ANDICOM, More Than 20 Years Evolving at the Pace of the Industry Jul 10, 2009
The quality and relevance of the Congress ANDICOM is attributed to the experience of the organizing entity: Telecommunications Research Center (CINTEL) and the support of the Ministry of Communications of Colombia, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT), the National Television Commission (CNTV), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the World Bank, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
UN warns on password 'explosion' Jul 5, 2009
The number of passwords and logins web users need makes it inevitable they will re-use phrases, warned the International Telecommunications Union. Re-using these identifiers puts people at serious risk of falling victim to identity theft, said the ITU report. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Broadcom to Introduce GPON Integrated Access Device Semiconductors in China Jun 22, 2009
The GPON specification is based on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) G.984 GPON recommendation that offers Chinese carriers a global standard for PON deployments, with economies of scale built on interoperability and driven by deployments around the world. GPON further offers network timing that is compatible with existing time division multiplexing (TDM) voice networks in carrier infrastructures that allows carriers to transition existing TDM traffic to a more cost effective... (PR Newswire)
Rwanda: Nation On Course to Being Regional ICT Hub Jun 21, 2009
The visiting International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Secretary General, Dr Hamadoun Toure, made an acknowledgement of the President's role in ICT development; while also inviting him, to play another leading role, in the ITU-AU Summit, slated for January, 2010. Rwanda has been steadfast in its goal of becoming a regional ICT hub. (allAfrica.com)
Chinese square off with Europe in space Mar 23, 2009
Chinese officials have told the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations agency that allocates radio spectrum frequencies for satellite use, that China plans to transmit signals on the wavelength that the European Union wants to use for Galileo's Public Regulated Service ... Under the International Telecommunications Union's policies, the first country to start using a specific frequency is granted priority status, and later service providers transmitting on the same band must... (International Herald Tribune)
The race to control the netbook market Mar 16, 2009
Through subsidies, four billion people, or nearly two-thirds of the world's population, had mobile phones at the end of 2008, according to the International Telecommunications Union. Only around one billion have PCs, according to Gartner. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Kenya: Internet Rollout Brings Software Boom Mar 15, 2009
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has held youth forums. "We encourage young people to come and join us and meet with the decision makers in the public and private sectors and learn more about the new technologies and how it can improve their lives and their communities and their countries," said Sami Al-Basheer, director of the ITU's development bureau. (allAfrica.com)
FCC To Launch Broadband Plan Inquiry April 8 Mar 11, 2009
It wasn't he said, pointing out that the latest report from the International Telecommunications Union had the U.S. a "dismal" 17th in the world. Too many have paid too much for service that is too slow, he said, which has cost the economy billions. (Multichannel News)
* Mobile phone use passes a milestone Mar 6, 2009
The survey, by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), an agency of the UN, also found that nearly a quarter of the worlds 6. 7 billion people use the Internet. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Mobile phone growth helps poorer states: U.N. Mar 2, 2009
While just 1 in 50 Africans had a mobile in the year 2000, now 28 percent have a cellular subscription, according to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The world has more than three times more mobile cellular subscriptions than fixed telephone lines, and in some countries in Asia and Europe people have more than one contract each, pushing the mobile access rate above 100 percent. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Africa: Cell Phones Could Transform North-South Cooperation Mar 1, 2009
The International Telecommunications Union aims to connect African cities and villages by 2015. Is this a realistic goal and to what extent might this help the continent achieve the Millennium Development Goals. (allAfrica.com)
Open solution to healthcare Feb 26, 2009
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a division of the United Nations, reports that in terms of the global mobile pre-paid market, 90 percent of customers are located in Africa. The ITU also says that there is a higher percentage of the population connected to the internet in Senegal than there is in India. (iAfrica.com)
Africa: Closing the Digital Divide Feb 19, 2009
" The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) says the number of mobile phones overtook fixed telephone lines in 2001, and that the mobile phone industry in Africa is growing at twice the global rate. a Nairobi-based venture capital group, believes East Africa will move within two or three years from being "one of the most backward regions in the world" for ICT to becoming "one of the most aggressive, competitive forward regions. " The new cables being installed off the coast of East Africa... (allAfrica.com)
Mills Ewe-Assisted GT-Vodafone Free Market Mandate Feb 15, 2009
(6) The Ghana Telecom sale did not follow established norms and standards for the privatisation of a telecom entity as required by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ... Q6: Can a new bidding process follow established norms and standards for the privatisation of a telecom entity as required by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Government allocates R780m to subsidise TV decoders by 2011 Feb 12, 2009
Last year broadcasters started with the process of changing the old analogue television signal into digital to conform with the requirements of the International Telecommunications Union. The benefits of the digital system include quality pictures and fewer TV reception problems. (Business Report, South Africa)
