Tribute to a spectrum management pioneer: Robert J. Mayher – 1932-2019
By Fred Matos, Spectrum Manager for the United States National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Robert J. Mayher, age 86, passed away on 30 April 2019 in Ellicott City, Maryland...
View ArticleTerrestrial wireless communications in our daily lives
By Mario Maniewicz, Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau Wireless devices are notably visible and extremely present in our everyday lives. Smartphones and tablets with embedded Wi‑Fi accompany...
View ArticleEvolving and modernizing PPDR radiocommunications
By Bharat Bhatia, President, ITU‑APT Foundation of India Radiocommunications are critical for saving lives and protecting property during emergencies, major events and disasters. Public safety agencies...
View Article5G is already upon us — we must act now to secure its future
By Brett Tarnutzer, Head of Spectrum, GSMA Mobile is one of the most far reaching technologies in history and the evolution to 5G is the next essential step to no one being left behind in the digital...
View ArticleConnectivity from the stratosphere
By Sophie Thomas, Zephyr Programme Manager, Airbus Zephyr has made stratospheric flight a reality On 11 July 2018, a Zephyr S aircraft took off on its maiden flight in Arizona. It flew for 25 days, 23...
View ArticleA revolution in railway communication
By Dirk Schattschneider, Senior Spectrum Manager, Deutsche Bahn AG Today’s constantly increasing individual traffic and the threatening traffic collapse and climate change, are forcing more and more...
View ArticleHigh Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) — bringing connectivity to all
By Michael Tseytlin, Director of Engineering, Spectrum and Standards & Chris Weasler, Head of Global Spectrum Policy and Connectivity Crisis Response Program at Facebook As emerging economies...
View ArticleIntelligent transport systems towards automated vehicles
Satoshi Oyama, Senior Researcher, Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB), Japan There are about 1.4 billion cars in the world, with an average annual increase of 4% per year. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleGlobal opportunities for 5G terrestrial communications
By Joe Barrett, President, Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) Over the past 30+ years, the mobile community has built a phenomenal global social and economic success story. The commercial drive...
View ArticleFrom 5G to climate action: Here’s why the World Radiocommunication Conference...
By Joanne Wilson, Deputy Director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau *The following is adapted from a briefing I gave to United Nations Ambassadors in New York today. Radiocommunications are...
View ArticleWomen mentors share advice about careers in radiocommunications — and WRC-19
By ITU News Today, the International Day of the Girl Child aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human...
View ArticleWRC‑19: Enabling global radiocommunications for a better tomorrow
By Mario Maniewicz, Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau The ITU’s upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC‑19) will play a key role in shaping the technical and regulatory...
View ArticleFrom Conference Preparatory Meeting to WRC‑19
Khalid Al‑Awadi, Chairman of the Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC‑19 Now that the second session of the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM19‑2) for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019...
View ArticleWRC-19: Representing the Arab States
By Tariq Al Awadhi, Executive Director, Spectrum Affairs Chairman, Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) holds a World Radiocommunication Conference...
View ArticleWRC-19: Representing Africa
by John Omo, Secretary General, African Telecommunication Union (ATU) World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs), are of profound significance to Africa and the world, by way of providing an...
View ArticleWRC-19: Representing Europe
by Alexander Kühn, Chairman, Conference Preparatory Group, The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) The long and exciting process of preparations for the World...
View ArticleWRC-19: Representing the Commonwealth of Independent States
by Albert Nalbandian, Chairman, Working Group on preparation for WRC‑19/RA‑19 Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications (RCC) The limited nature of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum and...
View ArticleMaintaining and expanding spectrum for satellite communications
By Global Satellite Coalition (GSC) *This is an article by a coalition of the world’s satellite industry associations: ABRASAT, APSCC, AVIA, CA, ESOA, GVF and SIA. It was originally published in the...
View Article5G’s future hangs in the balance at WRC-19
By John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA *This article was originally published in the recent ITU News Magazine edition “Managing spectrum for evolving technologies.” Any views expressed in this...
View ArticleBroadband connectivity with high-altitude platforms
By Edgar Souza, Specialist in Telecommunications Regulation, Anatel; and Agostinho Linhares, Manager of Spectrum, Orbit and Broadcasting Division, and Coordinator of the Brazilian Preparation for...
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