The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for global information and communication technologies (ICTs). Within the space industry, the ITU plays a vital role in managing the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits to prevent interference, ensuring efficient and equitable use of these resources. It facilitates international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits and develops technical standards for telecommunications, benefiting both governmental and commercial space activities. The ITU's work impacts various stakeholders, including satellite operators, manufacturers, and national administrations, and its regulations are crucial for the orderly development of space-based communication systems.
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU) regulators waived the requirement for Rivada Space Networks to launch 10% of its proposed 576 satellites by September.
The International Telecommunication Union has received 700 pledges amounting to US$30,000,000,000 following Singapore's addition.
Singapore pledged $10,000,000 to the International Telecommunication Union Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition to fund capacity-building programmes that build global digital capabilities in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Rivada Space Networks faces an International Telecommunication Union deadline of mid-2026 to deploy half of its planned 576 satellites, with the remainder in orbit by mid-2028.
The International Telecommunication Union will meet at the World Radiocommunications Conference in 2023 to amend the ITU Radio Regulations and consider establishing globally harmonised Ka-band frequencies for ESIMs communicating with non-geostationary satellites (NGSO).
The 81 to 86 gigahertz band was the subject of a request for protection from unwanted emissions at the 2019 World Radiocommunications Conference in Egypt, where International Telecommunication Union delegates declined to take up the matter.
China applied to the International Telecommunication Union to operate a 12,992-satellite fleet in low Earth orbit.
The International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference held in September–October 2022 adopted a Resolution titled "Sustainability of radio spectrum and associated satellite orbit resources used by space services."
KT SAT submitted regulatory filings to the International Telecommunication Union last year to develop its own LEO constellation.
Luxembourg’s government filed an application in 2015 with the International Telecommunication Union for a constellation dubbed Cleosat.
NorthStar completed its International Telecommunication Union filing earlier in the summer of 2022.
EchoStar faced an 2021-08-10 deadline to bring its S-band slot into use or risk losing it under International Telecommunication Union rules.
Spectrum-allocation filings submitted to the International Telecommunication Union by China in September revealed plans to construct two GW low Earth orbit constellations totaling 12,992 satellites.
Thales Alenia Space is considering using its LEO filings with the International Telecommunication Union for the European LEO project.
China submitted spectrum allocation filings to the International Telecommunication Union in September that revealed plans to construct two similarly named GW low Earth orbit constellations totaling 12,992 satellites.
International Telecommunication Union provides geostationary orbital positions to all countries even when the slots are not directly above those countries.
The International Telecommunication Union allocated a geostationary orbital slot to Nepal in 1984.
The International Telecommunication Union requires at least 10% of Telesat’s 298-satellite system to be in orbit by February 2023.
OneWeb reached the International Telecommunication Union’s 10% milestone in March 2020 with 74 satellites in orbit.
OneWeb brought its primary Ku- and Ka-band spectrum into use with the International Telecommunication Union and passed the ITU’s 10% milestone after launching 34 satellites on an Arianespace Soyuz days before filing for bankruptcy.