Explainer: The Hormuz digital chokepoint - How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?The narrow waterway, already a chokepoint for global oil shipments, is equally vital for the digital world. Several fibre-optic cables snak...
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?Iran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: Where oil, war and the internet collideIran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
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UN recruits robots in strive to meet global development goalsSet in 2015, the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) aim to improve human life and the planet by 2030 but are now widely perceived ...
UN telecom body ITU to open area office for South Asia in New DelhiIndia was a founding member of ITU when it was formed more than one-and-a-half century ago in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union but...
Industry pings Telecom secretary for a 5G panel planThe move comes after telcos recently urged the government to allot sub-3500 MHz 5G spectrum free of cost for 5G fixed wireless services to ...
New global platform launched to keep information networks 'safer, stronger' during COVID-19 pandemicTelecommunication networks have never before been as vital to "our health and safety, and to keep our economy and society working" as they ...
India ranks 23rd among 165 nations in cybersecurity indexThe report said about 38 per cent of countries have a published cybersecurity strategy and an additional 12 per cent of governments are in ...
Industry asks government not to back UN Agency's bid to regulate internetIndia's apparent support to a move by a United Nations agency to regulate the internet has irked local stakeholders who have warned the gov...
- India should consider freeing up 700 Mhz spectrum band, says ITU
A top official of UN specialised agency, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said India should consider freeing up the 700 MhZ spec...
- UN announces $10,000 award for green app
The United Nations telecommunications agency on 12 April launched a contest that will reward the winner with $10,000 for devising the most ...
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The ranks of cell phone subscribers will swell to five billion people this year thanks to the growth of smartphones in developed nations an...
- Nordics, SKorea top global IT ranking: UN agency
North European countries and South Korea have the most advanced telecoms and computer development in the world.
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India's relatively low mobile telephone penetration rate of about 20 per cent and market liberalisation policies offer "great potential" fo...
- Sunil Mittal inducted into ITU Telecom Board
Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman and CEO of Bharti Enterprises, has been inducted into the International Telecommunication Union Telecom Board.
- IPTV gets global standards
The United Nations Agency for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has announced the first set of global standards for providing ...