ITU: Committed to connecting the world
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs.
Statistics - ITU
ITU estimates that approximately 5.4 billion people – or 67 per cent of the world’s population – are using the Internet in 2023. This represents an increase of 45 per cent since 2018, with 1.7 billion people estimated to have come online during that period.
About ITU
Technology has become the backbone of modern life. Networks and devices everywhere rely on ITU's work. Every time we use a mobile phone, send an e-mail, access the Internet, watch TV or streaming services, take a plane, consult the weather forecast, or use satellite images to navigate or explore, we are relying on ITU's work. 2.6 billion …
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
Optical networks for 6G 20 November, Hong Kong, China: ITU workshop on the evolution of optical networks for IMT-2030 and beyond.More
Facts and Figures 2021: 2.9 billion people still offline - ITU
Nov 29, 2021 · An estimated 37 per cent of the world’s population – or 2.9 billion people – have still never used the Internet. New data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), also reveal strong global growth in Internet use, with the estimated number of people who have used the Internet surging ...
Digital technologies to achieve the UN SDGs
How tech can help achieve each SDG: Digital technologies can contribute significantly to the fulfilment of every SDG: SDG 1: No poverty.More than 2 billion people in the world don't have bank accounts, while access to digital financial services …
Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2023
ITU’s Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2023 offers a snapshot of the most important ICT indicators, including estimates for the current year. Steady but uneven progre ss in global Internet connectivity highlights the disparities …
ITU-R: Managing the radio-frequency spectrum for the world
Suggested further reading: WRC-23 and WRC-31 preliminary agenda These address a range of issues, currently ranging from broadband and mobile applications, transition to digital television and allocation of the digital dividend, WRC preparations, efficient use of the spectrum/orbit resources, emerging spectrum management techniques, like …
5G - Fifth generation of mobile technologies - ITU
As the first result of the work on IMT-2030 (6G) which started back in late 2021, ITU-R developed a report on the “Future Technology Trends", which has been published as Report TU-R M.2516 in December 2022.; In December 2023, ITU published the framework for the development of standards and radio interface technologies for the sixth generation of mobile systems, popularly referred to as 6G.
IMT towards 2030 and beyond (IMT-2030) - ITU
The agreement is described in detail in Attachment 2.12 to Chapter 2 of Document 5D/1361 (Meeting report WP 5D #41) and describes the process and shows the anticipated deliverables for the development of IMT towards 2030 and beyond. It has been agreed that the well-known process and deliverable formats utilized for IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, and IMT-2020 should be utilized also for IMT towards ...