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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.
80%
$6
1.7Mb
237
per second
video
trillion
million
By 2020, the majority
The value generated
Amount of data created
Number of IoT
of Internet trafc will
by each person by 2020
wearables shipped
by IoT technology
be video, enabled by
by 2025
by 2020
ITU standards
95%
64x
125x
Amount of international
Broadband access speed
Broadband access speed
over copper increased by
trafc carried over bre
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
Numbering &
High-speed
High-quality
Cybersecurity
VoLTE
emergency
broadband
beyond 100 Gbit/s
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.
Smart cities
Smart Grid
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
120+
700+
academic
industry
Member
and research
States
players
institutes
1000+
20+
100+
WTSA-16
virtual
meetings
meetings
regional
worldwide
+5000 virtual
preparatory
+5000
meetings
participants
participants
2020 vision and beyond Aviation ight-data monitoring
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.
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