Committed to connecting the world

Objective R.2

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​R.2: Provide for worldwide connectivity and interoperability, improved performance, quality, affordability and timeliness of service and overall system economy in radiocommunications, including through the development of international standards​

​Outcomes
R.2-1: Increased mobile-broadband access, including in frequency bands identified for international mobile telecommunications (IMT).
​R.2-2: Reduced mobile-broadband price basket, as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita
​R.2-3: Increased number of fixed links and increased amount of traffic handled by the fixed service (Tbit/s)
​R.2-4: Number of households with digital terrestrial television reception
​R.2-5: Number of satellite transponders (equivalent 36 MHz) in operation and corresponding capacity (Tbit/s); Number of VSAT terminals; Number of households with satellite television reception
R.2-6: Increased number of devices with radionavigation-satellite reception
R.2-7: Number of Earth exploration satellites in operation, corresponding quantity and resolution of transmitted images and data volume downloaded (Tbytes)​
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​Outputs
R.2-1 Decisions of Radiocommunication Assembly, ITU-R resolutions
R.2-2 ITU-R recommendations, reports (including the CPM report) and handbooks
R.2-3 Advice from the Radiocommunication Advisory Group

R.2-1 Decisions of Radiocommunication Assembly, ITU-R resolutions

The Radiocommunication Assembly was held from 26 to 30 October 2015 with 457 participants representing 96 Administrations and 38 Sector Members and Academia.The Radiocommunication Assembly made substantial revisions to the working methods of the ITU-R Study Groups to streamline and clarify the procedures and approved 36 new or revised ITU-R Resolutions including:

R.2-2 ​ITU-R recommendations, reports (including the CPM report) and handbooks

In 2015, the ITU-R approved 123 new or revised ITU-R Recommendations, 70 new or revised ITU-R Reports, the Conference Preparatory Meeting Report to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 and 3 new or revised ITU-R Handbooks.

R.2-3 Advice from the Radiocommunication Advisory Group

The RAG had its annual meeting and provided advice on further development of the BR information system, the updating of the guidelines for the working methods of the Radiocommunication Assembly, Study Groups and related groups, as well as the format of ITU-R Recommendations. The RAG also reviewed the priorities, programmes, operations, financial matters and strategies related to the work of the Sector, and monitored the progress in the implementation of the programme of work, including the four-year rolling operational plan. ​​