ITU Radiocommunication Assembly 2012 (RA-12), January 16 - 20, 2012, Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. François Rancy, Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Dr Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mr Alan Jamieson, Chairman of the Radiocommunication Assembly 2012, Mr Colin Langtry, Plenary Secretary of the Radiocommunication Assembly 2012, Mr Malcolm Johnson, Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mr Brahima Sanou, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau, (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The World Radiocommunication Conference opened in Geneva today to review and revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits.

The work of this international treaty-making Conference will be conducted over four weeks until February 17 to address the changes required to the regulation of orbit/spectrum resources in the interest of the users of these scarce resources, with global implications for policy-makers, regulators, the industry as well as end-users.

Over 3000 participants, representing more than 150 out of the ITU’s 193 Member States are expected to attend the four-week conference, making it one of the most significant ITU events. About 100 Observers from among ITU’s 700 private sector members along with international organizations will also attend the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12).  

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TU Radiocommunication Assembly 2012 (RA-12), January 16 - 20, 2012, Geneva, Switzerland. Mr Alan Jamieson, Chairman of the Radiocommunication Assembly 2012 addresses the delegates of the Radiocommunication Assembly 2012.

François Rancy, Director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau, said, “The decisions taken by the ITU Membership during WRC-12 will play a vital role in contributing towards improved access and development of ICT wireless infrastructure, in particular in meeting the challenges of mobile broadband and ensuring that ICTs work for the benefit of all the world’s people. The objective is to enable the introduction of the latest technological developments, while protecting investments and favoring economies of scale.”

Fueled by rapid technological developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) along with increasing convergence of radiocommunication services in today’s communication devices, there is an urgent need to ensure the best efficiencies in the use of spectrum, a finite resource. WRC-12 will examine the technical, regulatory and operational aspects to address frequency allocation and frequency sharing to ensure high quality of radiocommunication services for maritime and aeronautical transport as well as for scientific purposes related to the environment, meteorology and climatology, disaster prediction, mitigation and relief.

ITU Radiocommunication Assembly 2012 (RA-12), January 16 - 20, 2012, Geneva, Switzerland. General features during the first day of the Radiocommunication Assembly on January 16, 2012.

WRC-12 will also advance the introduction of mobile broadband and other advanced technologies such as the development of Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV), promote the use of the digital dividend resulting from the switch over to digital TV, as well as consider the potential for radiocommunications to act as a catalyst to reduce the impact of human activity on the environment.