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International Telecommunications Union

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multilateralFounded 1865
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China’s ITU filings made in 2020 indicate plans for a low Earth orbit constellation of just under 13,000 satellites to provide global communications.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2022China’s megaconstellation project establishes satellite cluster in Chongqing

NorthStar completed its International Telecommunication Union filing earlier in the summer of 2022.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionNarrative GeneralAug 24, 2021NorthStar SSA and Earth intelligence constellation gets key government approval

EchoStar faced an 2021-08-10 deadline to bring its S-band slot into use or risk losing it under International Telecommunication Union rules.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionOrg RelationshipAug 4, 2021French court denies European Aviation Network challenge

EchoStar plans to secure global non-geostationary S-band rights by the ITU deadline of 2021-08-10 by launching a nanosatellite before the end of June.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionOrg RelationshipJun 7, 2021EchoStar puts faith in third nanosatellite for global S-band plan

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.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunication UnionTechnical ProductMay 26, 2021China establishes company to build satellite broadband megaconstellation

Thales Alenia Space is considering using its LEO filings with the International Telecommunication Union for the European LEO project.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunication UnionOrg RelationshipMay 20, 2021Europe making progress on sovereign LEO constellation as OneWeb and Starlink race ahead

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.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunication UnionTechnical ProductApr 21, 2021China is developing plans for a 13,000-satellite megaconstellation

The GeoAI report launch took place at the "AI for Good" virtual event hosted by the International Telecommunication Union.

Mentioned as: the international telecommunication unionTechnical ProductApr 14, 2021WGIC launches its global report, ‘Geospatial AI/ML Applications and Policies – A Global Perspective’

David Pattillo is SpaceLink’s Vice President of Spectrum Management and will oversee the company’s spectrum and regulatory management and lead efforts with the ITU, FCC, and other regulatory bodies.

Mentioned as: ITUOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2021SpaceLink Adds SATCOM Leaders To The Firm’s Executive Team

The International Telecommunication Union allocated a geostationary orbital slot to Nepal in 1984.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2021Nepal Moving Forward On Manufacture Of The Nation’s Second Smallsat

International Telecommunication Union provides geostationary orbital positions to all countries even when the slots are not directly above those countries.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunication UnionTechnical ProductJan 31, 2021Nepal Moving Forward On Manufacture Of The Nation’s Second Smallsat

Bharti Enterprises raised more than $12,000,000,000 for other projects in the 18–24 months prior to the ITU conference.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionTechnical ProductDec 15, 2020OneWeb optimistic about raising the funding needed to complete its constellation

The International Telecommunication Union requires at least 10% of Telesat’s 298-satellite system to be in orbit by February 2023.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionOrg RelationshipNov 11, 2020Telesat remains optimistic about prospects for LEO constellation

Telesat has until 2023-01-01 to have at least 30 satellites in orbit under the ITU milestone schedule for operators that completed BIU prior to the rule changes.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2020Telesat preparing for mid-2020 constellation manufacturer selection

Because Telesat completed bring-into-use before the World Radiocommunication Conference rule changes, the ITU milestones for Telesat start on 2021-01-01 instead of on Telesat’s BIU date.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionNarrative GeneralMay 1, 2020Telesat preparing for mid-2020 constellation manufacturer selection

OneWeb reached the International Telecommunication Union’s 10% milestone in March 2020 with 74 satellites in orbit.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionNarrative GeneralApr 20, 2020OneWeb falls back to Earth

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.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunication UnionTechnical ProductApr 13, 2020SoftBank spearheads OneWeb loan offer to complete spectrum sale

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.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionNarrative GeneralMar 25, 2020ArianeGroup expands GEOTracker telescope network • ITU forms info sharing platform for network resilience

The ITU’s Global Network Resiliency Platform initially serves as an information tool focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and will be developed into a broader information-sharing platform.

Mentioned as: ITUTechnical ProductMar 25, 2020ArianeGroup expands GEOTracker telescope network • ITU forms info sharing platform for network resilience

Meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, aerospace engineers, and radio frequency experts met at the American Meteorological Conference to plan further efforts after losing at the International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 in Egypt.

Mentioned as: International Telecommunications UnionNarrative GeneralJan 14, 2020Weather experts call for further dialogue to limit 5G impact on weather forecasting
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