telecommunication

Photo: ITU/P.M. Virot
ITU/P.M. Virot

UN agency, Malaysia, convene expert meeting on real-time flight data monitoring

27 May 2014
Some two months after a Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished shortly after take-off from Kuala Lumpur, the Government-led, United Nations-supported effort to secure reforms in the way all commercial jetliners are tracked gathered industry leaders and aviation experts met recently in the Malaysian capital to weigh options on real-time tracking measures.
Photo: ITU
ITU

On World Telecommunication Day, UN spotlights broadband for sustainable development

17 May 2014
With digital development now well recognized as a transformative tool to fast-track sustainable development, the United Nations is marking World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with calls on the global community to roll-out high-speed broadband networks, making digital communication affordable as well as universally accessible.