INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION (ITU)

Abstract

International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is a specialized agency for Information and Communications Technology with 193 member states and its headquarters is Geneva. ITU has three sectors that are the Radiocommunication sector (ITU-R) that is used to ensure the rational, equitable, efficient and economic use of the radio-frequency spectrum by all radiocommunication services, including those using the geostationary-satellite orbit, the Development sector (ITU-D) that is used to build confidence and security in the use of ICTs that is Cyber security and manage disaster for emergency telecommunications and Standardization sector (ITU – T) that is used to develop the international standards that encompasses all fields of electronic communications from one core network that function and broadband to next generation services like IPTV. ITU’s instruments are the Constitution of the ITU, the Convention of ITU and the Administrative Regulations. The member states are bound to abide by those provisions of the Constitution, the Convention and the Administrative Regulations. Through its Anniversary of 150 years ITU remains a vital tool for the evolution of the telecommunication sector on a range of important technical and policy issues, including global allocation of the radio frequency spectrum allocation, the development of technical standards management and capacity building in developing countries.