telecommunication

Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the ITU

Number of cell phone subscribers to hit 4 billion this year, UN says

25 September 2008
The number of mobile cellular subscribers worldwide will reach the 4 billion mark by the end of 2008, the head of the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced today.
Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the ITU

UN agency wraps up Asia telecom conference looking to the future

5 September 2008
The United Nations telecommunications agency closed the door today on their annual conference, attended by government ministers from the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on new business opportunities to sustain growth in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry.

UN telecommunications agency partners with global coalition to combat cyber threats

4 September 2008
The United Nations telecommunications agency has teamed up with a global coalition headquartered in Kuala Lumpur to address issues related to cybersecurity, including analyzing and sharing information on threats, early warning and emergency responses.

Asia-Pacific world’s largest broadband market, but wide gap in access, says UN

2 September 2008
While some countries in Asia and the Pacific – the world’s largest broadband market – have high speed and affordable Internet access, the same cannot be said for most of the region’s poorer nations, the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said today.