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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The International Telecommunication Union established the Global Network Resiliency Platform on 2020-03-23 to enable countries and companies to share best practices for keeping communications networks running during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SpaceX is building and launching up to 12,000 Starlink satellites and has filed regulatory paperwork with the International Telecommunication Union for an additional 30,000 satellites.
Spectrum regulators at the International Telecommunication Union set rules requiring operators, after the seven-year window, to launch 10% of their constellation within two years, 50% within five years, and 100% within seven years to retain full spectrum rights.
Amazon must launch at least one Project Kuiper satellite by early 2026 to comply with the seven-year countdown that started in March when it filed with the International Telecommunication Union for Ka-band spectrum.
Delegates to the International Telecommunications Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 agreed to allow 0.005 kg technologies to operate in four areas of the radio frequency spectrum including the band from 24.25 to 27.5 GHz.
International Telecommunication Union Member States signed a treaty at the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference on 2019-11-22 that provides access to four times more global Ka-band spectrum for satellite-powered aviation and maritime broadband connectivity.
SpaceX requested International Telecommunication Union approval for spectrum for 30,000 additional Starlink satellites in addition to 12,000 satellites already approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
The International Telecommunication Union is expected to change its bring-into-use rules during the World Radiocommunication Conference taking place 2019-10-28 to 2019-11-22 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
LeoSat faces a January 2021 deadline to launch at least one satellite to secure spectrum for the whole constellation through the International Telecommunication Union.
The International Telecommunication Union deployed 50 satellite phones from Iridium and broadband terminals from Inmarsat to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian.
OneWeb succeeded on 2019-08-07 in bringing its Ku- and Ka-band spectrum into use under International Telecommunication Union rules with the first six satellites, ensuring spectrum access for the larger constellation.
FAA DO-0.16 kg certification confirms the GAT-5518’s ability to operate across the full International Telecommunication Union Ka-band spectrum, including commercial and Mil-Ka frequency bands.
The International Telecommunication Union’s Space Services Department reports that more than 1,100 non-geosynchronous satellite systems have been proposed since 2013.
International Telecommunication Union aims to introduce more stringent rules in fall 2019 to prevent would-be constellation operators from using a single satellite to hoard radio frequency spectrum intended for hundreds or thousands of spacecraft.
Nepal reserved an orbital slot with the International Telecommunication Union for a C- and Ku-band satellite that would launch in 2022 and operate from 123.3 degrees East.
The International Telecommunication Union estimates that by the end of the year 3.9 billion people, or 51 percent of the global population, will use the internet.
ViaSat’s Gen-2 antenna supports the full Ka-band spectrum defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).