{"id":126,"date":"2024-04-11T10:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/connecting-world-from-skies\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:54:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/connecting-world-from-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <section class=\"ituBanner bg countdown\">\n        <div class=\"bgContainer\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/connecting-world-from-skies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/10\/Registration-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div class=\"main\">\n                        <script src=\"\"><\/script>\n                        <lottie-player src=\"\" background=\"transparent\" autoplay=\"\"><\/lottie-player>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                                <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                <div data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The International Forum on Connecting the World from the Skies <br><strong>25 \u2013 26 November 2024<\/strong>, in&nbsp;<strong>Riyadh<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Communications, Space &amp; Technology Commission (CST) of Saudi Arabia, the event will once again bring together policymakers, industry leaders, and technical experts from across the world to discuss the continued evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) and the key role they are playing in shaping the future of global connectivity. 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