Tag: Houlin Zhao
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Global retail telecom revenues hit USD1.7 trillion
Global retail telecommunication revenues reached USD 1.7 trillion in 2016, representing 2.3 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP), according to ITU’s new Measuring the Information Society (MIS) Report 2018 released on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the telecom revenues in 2016 represented on average 3 per cent of GDP in Africa and the Arab…
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Nigeria, 12 other countries get ITU membership seats
Nigeria and 12 other African countries have been elected into the membership of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and, Radio Regulations Board. At the 20th Plenipotentiary Conference of the Council, held at the weekend in Dubai, UAE, ITU Secretary General, Houlin Zhao, was also re-elected for another term of four years. The 153-year-old ITU,…
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ITU to establish 4-year roadmap, elect management team at PP-18
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will establish 2020-2023 roadmap at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18) to hold in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 29 October to 16 November. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is the supreme decision-making body of the ITU that convenes representatives of the Union’s 193 member states every 4 years.…
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How regulation can deliver promise of digital economy
The first “Global ICT Regulatory Outlook” released last year by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) showed that expectations of regulation in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) have grown. TheNewsGuru reports not surprisingly, the pace of regulation in the ICT sector is faster than in most other industries, according to the ITU. ITU Secretary-General,…