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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.
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1.7Mb
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80%
trillion
video
per second
million
By 2020, the majority
Number of IoT
The value generated
Amount of data created
of Internet trafc will
by IoT technology
wearables shipped
by each person by 2020
be video, enabled by
by 2020
by 2025
ITU standards
64x
95%
125x
Amount of international
Broadband access speed
trafc carried over bre
over copper increased by
over bre increased by
64x in past 15 years with
125x in past 15 years with
networks built using ITU
ITU standards
ITU standards
standards
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.
Multimedia
Optical transport
High-quality
High-speed
Cybersecurity
Numbering &
VoLTE
beyond 100 Gbit/s
broadband
emergency
comms
access
Enabling next-generation Broadband access speed
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
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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.