The global telecom agency, the International Telecommunications
Union (ITU) has described the 90th anniversary of radiocommunication
as the testimony to sustainable development to wireless ecosystem, reports ITRealms.
This, ITRealms gathered
culminated in the radiocommunication stakeholders high-level assembly from
around the globe in Geneva Tuesday, November 21.
The achievements of the ITU-R Study Groups, ITRealms also
reports, was recognized as a testimony of the inspiring global collaboration to
produce universally applied regulations, standards and best practices, as
illustrated by the continuous growth in the use of wireless communications in
the last thirty years and of an ubiquitous wireless world connected by ITU.
The anniversary celebrations in Geneva were attended by more
than 266 participants from 57 administrations, including ITU-R sector members,
associates and academic experts; former ITU officials; former directors of the
ITU Radiocommunication Bureau; current and former members of the Radio
Regulations Board (RRB); former members of the International Frequency
Registration Board (IFRB); as well as ITU-R Study Group chairmen and former
CCIR Study Group chairmen.
The event included addresses by Malcolm Johnson, ITU's
Deputy Secretary-General, and François Rancy, ITU Radiocommunication Bureau
Director. A panel discussion on the importance of CCIR/ITU-R Study Groups
activities and their contribution to shaping and enabling the global wireless
ecosystem was held in conjunction with the first ITU inter-regional preparation
workshop for the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference. Industry partners
attending the ceremony's panel discussions included representatives of the GSM
Association (GSMA), EMEA Satellite Operators Association (ESOA), European
Broadcasting Union (EBU), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), European
Commission, Tetra Critical Communications Association (TCCA), National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Science Committee on Frequency
Allocations for Radio Astronomy and Space Science (IUCAF), Rohde & Schwarz
and the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).
"Please join me in congratulating the CCIR*/ITU
Radiocommunication Sector Study Groups on their 90th Anniversary, which
represents a successful global collaboration that has gone a long way to
develop universally applied regulations, standards and best practices, to enable
the sustainable development of the wireless ecosystem," said Houlin Zhao,
ITU Secretary-General.
Currently, more than 5,000 specialists, from
administrations, the telecommunications industry and academic organizations
throughout the world, participate in the work of the ITU-R Study Groups on
topics including: efficient use and management of spectrum/orbit resources,
radiowave propagation, definition of future radiocommunication systems
characteristics and performance, including fixed communications, aeronautical,
maritime and land mobile communications, public protection and disaster relief,
sound and television broadcasting, radiolocation, satellite communication and
radionavigation, Earth exploration, meteorology, space science and
radioastronomy.
Key ongoing activities of ITU-R Study Groups include 5G
(IMT-2020) and radio-controlled watches, radio headsets to equipment for home
and office networking, radio positioning systems for navigation, intelligent
transport systems, smart cities, advanced immersive UHDTV technologies, Earth
imagery and meteorological satellites, and emergency communications and
disaster warning systems.
"Amongst other major achievements is the development
and adoption of the IMT mobile broadband standards, which have revolutionized
the way people communicate and access the internet, by enabling 3G and 4G, and
now the future 5G generation of standards," said Mr Johnson.
"The work of ITU–R Study Groups and before it, that of
CCIR, harnesses technological progress to the benefit of all and enables the
long-term sustainability of the radiocommunication ecosystem, which has
flourished over a century and become a fundamental part of today's world,"
said Mr Rancy.
ITU-R Study Groups develop the technical bases for important
decisions taken at the quadrennial World Radiocommunication Conferences. They
also develop Global Standards (Recommendations), Reports and Handbooks on
radiocommunication matters.
Chuks Egbune/GEE
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