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What telcos will be doing in 2025 (besides selling digital pipes)
Can telcos retain a leading role in the digital era? And what role will regulators have? ITU Telecom World panelists offer some answers. Read more…
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The key to a digital nation is digital identity
The first move towards the creation of a digital nation is to provide every citizen, institution, company and government with the chance of having an active participation in the digital economy and in developing digitally-driven Read more…
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Awesome Zephyr will provide connectivity from the stratosphere
A Zephyr S aircraft flew for 25 days, 23 hours and 57 minutes, marking the longest flight duration ever achieved without re-fuelling. Read more…
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The ITU focuses on AI to counter cyberattacks
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have come a long way and are already being deployed to help combat the growing range of cyberattacks – ITU. Read more…
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ITU standards combat soft errors caused by cosmic rays
The ITU-T has approved new standards to mitigate ‘soft errors’ in terrestrial telecoms equipment caused by cosmic rays. Unlike a hard error, which is a fault that causes permanent malfunctioning of a semiconductor device, a Read more…
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ITU report urges 5G reality check for regulators and cellcos
Released last week at ITU Telecom World, a new ITU report, Setting the Scene for 5G: Opportunities and Challenges, highlights 16 key issues and responses for policymakers to consider as they formulate strategies to stimulate Read more…
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ITU launches new focus group to explore life beyond 5G
A new ITU focus group will examine how emerging technologies can enhance network capabilities to meet the demands of 5G systems and future innovations. The ITU Focus Group on ‘Technologies for Network 2030’ (FG NET-2030) Read more…
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Predictive QoS may be breakthrough app for machine learning
A recent ITU workshop examined the role of machine learning (ML) in ICT and 5G. While there’s been no real breakthrough app for ML yet, predictive QoS looks the most promising. “Machine learning techniques, so far, are Read more…
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ITU advised to embrace security, privacy and open APIs as core principles
Security and privacy by design, open APIs, network virtualization, identity and authorization, analytics and accessibility have been identified by industry leaders as core principles to guide ITU standardization work towards 2020. This was the collective Read more…
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ITU focus group zeroes in on machine learning for 5G networks
A new ITU Focus Group will establish a basis for ITU standardization to assist machine learning in bringing more automation and intelligence to ICT network design and management, particularly for 5G networks. The creation of Read more…