LTE, WiMax Now Officially Not Technically '4G' > wha power does International Telecommunications Union have?

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Re: wha power does International Telecommunications Union have?

ITU has no power whatsoever ... it exists as a body to foster co-operation amongst telecommunications carriers, equipment developers, planners, and the governments of the world to help build cohesive and co-operating worldwide telecoms.

It's the organisation that gets the co-operation of companies so that they develop systems so that you can pick up a telephone in Kalamazoo and dial something like 011-44-12-555-1212 and get a phone to ring in London England without invoking operators.

They help these companies develop standards so your signalling in one country can be understood by another company in Papua etc.

It doesn't set rules ... it just defines some standards. If a country's telecomms providers don't follow the standards, then other countries may not be able to establish telecoms likes with them. But there's no punitive measures applicable if they don't!