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- 37% of the world’s population have still never used the internet https://www.itu.int/hub/2021/11/facts-and-figures-2021-2-9-billion-people-still-offline/ 177 comments
- Internet uptake has accelerated during the pandemic https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/ 90 comments
- 5G specs announced https://www.itu.int/md/R15-SG05-C-0040/en 2 comments
- Experts consider consequences of ‘leap second’ elimination http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2013/Advisory-14.aspx#.Ujtk4BYmyUU 35 comments
- ITU Approves Deep Packet Inspection Recommendation http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/workprog/wp_item.aspx?isn=7082 155 comments
- Chinese Whitepaper "Internet 2030 Towards a New Internet for the Year 2030 and Beyond" https://www.itu.int/en/itu-t/studygroups/2017-2020/13/documents/internet_2030%20.pdf 6 comments netsec
- 30k new Starlink satellites positions filed by FCC to the ITU. All starting with "USASAT-NGSO-3" https://www.itu.int/itu-r/space/asreceived/publication/asreceived 36 comments spacex
- TIL that India did not sign a draconian internet regulation & censorship treaty at a fairly high pressure international conference - the WCIT - the one that google has been campaigning against. http://www.itu.int/osg/wcit-12/highlights/signatories.html 26 comments india
- ITU Approves Deep Packet Inspection http://www.itu.int/itu-t/workprog/wp_item.aspx?isn=7082 3 comments technology
- TIL ITU has redefined their stance on what can be considered 4G on December 6th. http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2010/48.aspx 6 comments technology
- Expect 50% better video compression in the near future.. proposals for the successor of H.264 have been submitted and are looking good http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/46/01/t46010000030001pdfe.pdf 19 comments technology