{"id":26,"date":"2021-11-03T08:28:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T08:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:09:45","slug":"home-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"ituBanner bg hero-main hero-main-container hero-main--img-title\" style=\"height: auto !important;\">\n        <div class=\"hero-main__bg-img lazy\" role=\"img\" data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/05\/BDT-weekly-highlights-digest-banner.jpg)\" style=\"background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/05\/BDT-weekly-highlights-digest-banner.jpg&quot;);\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\" style=\"padding-top: 0;\">\n            <div class=\"content hero-main-content-mobile\" data-span=\"8\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <h2 class=\"h1 white\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem !important;\">BDT Highlights<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"addInfo\">\n                        <p class=\"white\">Keep up to date with the latest highlights on BDT&#8217;s work around the world \u2014 compiled every two weeks by the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT).<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>BDT Weekly Highlights<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/bdt-weekly-highlights-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/bdt-weekly-highlights-2023\/\">2023<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/bdt-weekly-highlights-2024\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/bdt-weekly-highlights-2024\/\">2024<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\">2026 Edition<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns home_block_cards is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><strong>January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p>This issue of BDT Weekly Highlights covers the period from 22 December to 23 January 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/highlights-january-2026\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" >\n            Read More        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><strong>February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p>This issue of BDT Weekly Highlights covers the period from 26 January to 20 February 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/highlights-february-2026\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" >\n            Read More        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><strong>March 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p>This issue of BDT Weekly Highlights covers the period from 21 February to 23 March 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/bdt-highlights\/highlights-march2026\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" >\n         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