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Article | 26/01/2013 ITU group OKs H.265 video standard to cut bandwidth use in half
An ITU group has approved a successor to the H.264 video encoding standard, opening the door to future video transmission using only half the bandwidt...
Article | 29/11/2012 ITU packet inspection standard raises privacy concerns, says CDT
The UN's telecommunications standards organization has approved a standard for deep packet inspection (DPI) that raises serious concerns about privacy...
Article | 24/08/2010 Time waits for no one: 'leap seconds' may be cut
Sparking a fresh round of debate over an ongoing issue in time-keeping circles, the International Telecommunications Union is considering eliminating ...
Article | 15/06/2010 ITU approves G.hn for home networking
The International Telecommunication Union on Friday gave final approval to G.hn, a standard for high-speed home networking that spans coaxial cable, e...
Article | 15/09/2008 ITU plan to stop DoS attacks could end Net anonymity too
Finding ways to limit DoS attacks and SMS spam by making it harder to spoof the origin of electronic communications is on the agenda at a telecommunic...