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Setting the standard
Join us at WTSA-16 in Tunisia and help set the standardization agenda
for the future of the Information Society.
Help build the digital economy

Be part of the discussion on the standards and initiatives which will help enable
the digital economy. The future shape of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities,
cybersecurity and 5G are all underpinned by the work we will do at WTSA-16.

$6 1.7Mb 237 80%
trillion per second million video
By 2020, the majority
The value generated Amount of data created Number of IoT
by IoT technology by each person by 2020 wearables shipped of Internet trafc will
be video, enabled by
by 2025 by 2020 ITU standards

95% 125x 64x

Amount of international Broadband access speed Broadband access speed
trafc carried over bre over copper increased by over bre increased by
networks built using ITU 125x in past 15 years with 64x in past 15 years with
standards ITU standards ITU standards

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Building blocks of modern
communications

For over 150 years, the International Telecommunication Union has been at the
centre of advances in communications and today ITU international standards are at
play in virtually every facet of modern communications.

Optical transport High-speed Multimedia High-quality Numbering & Cybersecurity
beyond 100 Gbit/s broadband VoLTE emergency
access comms

Enabling next-generation

apps and services

ITU standards support a wide array of industry sectors in their use of ICTs as enabling
technologies and assist in meeting the challenges of the 21st century.

Aviation ight-data monitoring

Smart Grid Smart cities

e-Health Disaster relief, network
resilience and recovery
Accessibility

Mobile money
Green ICTs to improve energy
efciency and reduce emissions
Connected Cars

Setting the agenda

At WTSA-16, ITU members will meet to rene the
strategic direction, leadership and structure of ITU’s
standardization arm. WTSA-16 will fortify the inclusivity
of ITU’s standardization platform, helping to bridge the
digital divide.

193 700+ 120+

Member industry academic
States players and research
institutes

100+ 1000+ 20+
meetings virtual WTSA-16
worldwide meetings regional
+5000 +5000 virtual preparatory
participants participants meetings

2020 vision and beyond

WTSA-16 will provide members with a standardization toolkit optimized to assist
government and industry in achieving their ambitions for the year 2020 and beyond.
The future of standardization will be driven by 5G, IoT and Trust as enablers
supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

5G

BIG
DATA Real-time Market-driven
IoT Trust standardization standards
Over 300 new ITU standards Over 4000 active standards
2020 Vision released each year in use

Be a part of it

Join us at WTSA-16 in Hammamet, Tunisia, from 25th October to
3rd November, to play a part in crafting the future of ICT.

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/wtsa16 #ITUWTSA

References: Intel, IDC, Cisco, ITU.