In the News – Broadband Commission press clippings

December 2011

FinChannel.com: Novartis Foundation symposium looks at impact of Information and Communication Technology	December 2 2011
Business Wire - Online: Research and Markets: Emerging Markets - Broadband for Emerging Economies - Russia, India, Gabon, Tonga, Nigeria, South Africa and China	December 2 2011
KCAL-TV - Online: Research and Markets: Emerging Markets - Broadband for Emerging Economies - Russia, India, Gabon, Tonga, Nigeria, South Africa and China	December 2 2011
TMCnet.com: Research and Markets: Emerging Markets - Broadband for Emerging Economies - Russia, India, Gabon, Tonga, Nigeria, South Africa and China	December 2 2011
Times of India - Online: Going green the smart way	December 6 2011
Telecoms.com: Unlocking the potential	December 7 2011
ITU: International Telecommunication Union: M-Health Summit : Lunchon Keynote Speech	December 7 2011
ITU: International Telecommunication Union: UNECE International Conference on Knowledge-based development and innovative entrepreneurship : Opening Session	December 8 2011
Rust Report: Heads to remain in the Cloud for 2012	December 8 2011
Kaieteur News - Online: High speed internet essential in modern society – CARICOM	December 9 2011
ITU: International Telecommunication Union: ITU and Azerbaijan Strive to Drive Broadband Deployment	December 9 2011
Telecoms and Broadband Newsletter: Wishing you a Smart 2012 - BuddeComm - BuddeComm	December 15 2011
TMCnet.com: (STATE DEPARTMENT RELEASE/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Explanation of Position by Karen L. Morgan, Adviser, U.S. Mission to the United Nations, in the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly, on ICT	December 17 2011
European Communications: Broadband - Universal access: A catalyst for global development	December 20 2011
European Communications: ITU wades into broadband battle	December 20 2011
Telecoms and Broadband Newsletter: Telecoms & Broadband Business Newsletter - December 2011	December 20 2011
FinChannel.com: Broadband in Developing Countries	December 20 2011
New Times - Online: Yearender ICT: ICT industry making great strides in the country	December 27 2011
AllAfrica.com: Rwanda: Yearender ICT - ICT Industry Making Great Strides in the Country	December 27 2011
TMCnet.com - Smart Grid: Yearender ICT - ICT Industry Making Great Strides in the Country	December 27 2011
Converge! Network Digest: Broadband Wireless News	December 27 2011
New Times - Online: Rwanda?s greatest 2011 Landmarks	December 27 2011

November 2011

AllAfrica.com: Africa: GSMA Tasks African Governments On Harmonised Spectrum for Mobile Broadband	November 30 2011
Cabling Networking Systems (CNS) - Online: Increased Mobile Broadband Spectrum Vital for Africa's Socio-economic Development, Says GSMA	November 29 2011
PR Newswire UK - Online: Increased Mobile Broadband Spectrum Vital for Africa's Socio-economic Development, Says GSMA	November 29 2011
Wireless Business & Technology: Increased Mobile Broadband Spectrum Vital for Africa's Socio-economic Development, Says GSMA	November 29 20110
Weekly Observer: UN seeks 40% internet access	November 28 2011
On Line Opinion: Australia shows international leadership in global changes	November 25 2011
ITU: International Telecommunication Union: Broadband Commission sets targets for 2015	November 24 2011
ITU: International Telecommunication Union: SIs Newslog - Networked Society Forum: ICT and education	November 21 2011
Arab News - Washington DC Bureau - Online: ICT and education: promises made but unfulfilled - Arab News	November 16 2011
Businessmirror - Online: Senator pushes for creating ICT department	November 13 2011
Wireless Developer Network: United Nations' VIP to Address UK's Premier Broadband Event Next WeekWireless Developer Network: United Nations' VIP to Address UK's Premier Broadband Event Next Week	November 10 2011
Edzee's Net Logs: Meeting The Global Broadband Standards	November 10 2011
Telecoms and Broadband Newsletter: Emerging Markets - Broadband for Emerging Economies	November 07 2011
Connect-World - Online: Broadband and the digital divide	November 06 2011
GMANews.tv: PHL needs ICT body to meet global broadband standards —Angara	November 05 2011
Wiadomosci PR: Komunikacja mobilna przynosi korzysci na obszarach wiejskich i rozwijajacych sie	November 05 2011
Circleid.com: The Governance of the Internet	November 03 2011
AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: UN Sets Broadband Targets for Developing Nations	November 02 2011
Nigerian Tribune - Online: UN Commission sets global broadband targets	November 01 2011
Gadget Web Site - 'UN sets global broadband target	November 01 2011

October 2011

www.ericsson.com: United front in achieving broadband for all - The Networked Society Blog	October 28 2011
Connect-World - Online: Broadband and the digital divide	October 28 2011
Connect-World - Online:Broadband for all	October 28 2011
Connect-World - Online:What‘s the big deal about broadband?	October 27 2011
TMCnet.com: ITU Telecom World 2011 sets new paradigm for top-level networking, knowledge-sharing; High-level dialogue on broadband culminates in: Manifesto for Change	October 27 2011
TMCnet.com: U.N. Sets Target for Connecting Poor to Broadband [Saudi Press Agency (Saudi Arabia)	October 27 2011
M2M Evolution: International Telecommunication Union (ITU): ITU Telecom World 2011 sets new paradigm for top-level networking, knowledge-sharing; High-level dialogue on broadband culminates in Manifesto for Change	October 27 2011
Converge! Network Digest: UN Commission Sets Global Broadband Targets	October 27 2011
PublicTechnology.net: UN wants half the developing world online in four years	October 27 2011
Voice & Data: UN Broadband Commission endorses new broadband targets	October 27 2011
Businessmirror - Online: UN: Everyone should have access to Internet	October 27 2011
DVD Intelligence - UN Commission sets ambitious,global broadband targets for 2015	October 27 2011
Takes On Tech: UN Wants 50% of the Developing World, 60% of Developed World Online by 2015	October 26 2011
Manifiesto a favor del cambio: Desafío de la bandaancha	October 26 2011
Hardware.info: UN wants 50% of developing world online by 2015	October 26 2011
Mysinchew.com: Broadband commission set targets for 2015	October 26 2011
Kyrgyzstannews.net: Azerbaijan's IT minister makes speech at event in Geneva	October 26 2011
USA Today - Online: Need to reach broadband to half developing world by 2015: UN	October 26 2011
USA Today - Online: Rwanda: Premier Attends Broadband Meet in Geneva	October 26 2011
Malaysia Sun - Online: UN sets goal of bringing broadband to half developing world's people by 2015	October 26 2011
Africa Leader: UN sets goal of bringing broadband to half developing world's people by 2015	October 26 2011
TelcoNews.com: United Nations sets global broadband targets	October 26 2011
Punto Informatico - Online: ONU, obiettivo banda larga in via di sviluppo	October 26 2011
Screenafrica.com: UN's global broadband targets	October 26 2011
TajikistanNews.net: Azerbaijan's IT minister makes speech at event in Geneva	October 26 2011
ZDNet UK: UN targets global broadband boost over next few years	October 26 2011
Kenya Star: UN sets goal of bringing broadband to half developing world's people by 2015	October 26 2011
Total Telecom Online: UN calls for more regulation to make broadband affordable	October 26 2011
Media Newswire - Online: Secretary-General Says by Working Together to Apply Technology to Real-World Issues,Information and Communications Technology Can Be Catalyst for Development	October 26 2011
Malaysia Sun: UN sets goal of bringing broadband to half developing world's people by 2015	October 26 2011
ITWire: UN sets ambitious national targets for broadband affordability and uptake	October 26 2011
US Daily: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 26 2011
AustraliaNews.net: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 26 2011
Sky-Hi Daily News -Online: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 26 2011
BritainNews.net: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 26 2011
European Telecom:UN Broadband Commission to issue report in September	October 25 2011
CNSNews.com - Cybercast News Service: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
South KoreaNews.net: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
Washington Times - Online: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
Seattle Times - Online: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
ArgentinaNews.net: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
eWEEKeurope.co.uk: UK Internet Speeds Disappoint As UN Sets Challenge	October 25 2011
IT News Africa: UN Commission sets global broadband targets	October 25 2011
BBC News Online/Interactive: UN sets global broadband targets	October 25 2011
The Associated Press: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
B&C - Broadcasting & Cable: ITU, UNESCO Push for Affordable Broadband Everywhere by 2015	October 25 2011
Sydney Morning Herald - Online: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
News24: UN panel sets broadband target	October 25 2011
Network Journal - Online: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
Times Union: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
CBS News: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
San Diego Union-Tribune: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
Anderson Independent-Mail: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
Buffalo News: UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband	October 25 2011
Telecoms.com: UN sets “ambitious but achievable” broadband targets	October 25 2011
TMCnet.com: International Telecommunication Union (ITU): UN Commission sets global broadband targets	October 25 2011
European Telecom: UN targets 60% global internet penetration by 2015	October 25 2011
TMCnet.com: Secretary-General's Message to ITU TelecomWorld 2011 Broadband Leadership Summit	October 25 2011
El Economista (Mexico): Slim preside Cumbre de Banda Ancha	October 24 2011
Broadband-finder.co.uk: Broadband Nextgeneration	October 19 2011
Cisco: The Broadband Debate	October 17 2011
Indiainfoline.com: Digital Cities’11 conference at ITU Telecom World 2011	October 03 2011

September 2011

Directions Magazine: Digital Cities11 to take place at ITU Telecom World 2011	September 30 2011
ericsson.com: Ericsson CEO receives digital health for digital development award	September 24 2011
Revista Summa: CEO de Ericsson recibe premio por desarrollo digital en salud digital	September 22 2011
tmcnet.com: ITU Telecom World 2011 Throws Spotlight on Global ICT Challenges	September 18 2011
Telecoms and Broadband Newsletter: Strategies to get Africa connected to high speed networks	September 14 2011
StarAfrica.com: Kigali broadband meeting highlights key role of youth	September 09 2011
Balancing Act News: Rwanda: Broadband Commission to Convene in Kigali	September 09 2011
New Times: Average citizens will benefit from modern technologies	September 07 2011
SYS-CON Media: ITU Telecom World 2011 throws spotlight on global ICT challenges	September 07 2011
New Times : Broadband Commission to convene in Kigali	September 06 2011
Africa Leader: Rwanda: Global Broadband Meeting Is an Opportunity to Share Experience	September 06 2011
AllAfrica.com: Rwanda: Broadband Commission to Convene in Kigali	September 05 2011
New Times : Broadband Commission to convene in Kigali	September 05 2011
CIO News: Govt leadership key to e-health success	September 01 2011

September 2010

EcoDiario: La ONU quiere que el acceso a banda ancha sea un "derecho civil básico"	September 21 2010
PortalTIC: La ONU quiere convertir el acceso a banda ancha en un "derecho civilbásico"	September 21 2010
Forbes (Blogs): Broadband Gets Global Marketing Campaign	September 20 2010
eWeek Europe: EC Agrees New Measures For Digital Agenda	September 20 2010
ConnectedPlanet (blog): ITU wants half world’s population to have broadband accessby 2015	September 20 2010
Followthemedia.com: Imagining Universal Broadband	September 20 2010
El Seminario: Llama UIT a aumentar el acceso a banda ancha en el mundo	September 20 2010
The Guardian (Global development blogosphere): MDGs: a list of the progress reports	September 20 2010
The Guardian (Global Health blog): From glitz to power-politics and deals in smokefree rooms - the UN summit has begun	September 20 2010
Cable.co.uk: Half the world must have broadband by 2015, says ITU	September 20 2010
eWeek Europe: ITU Calls For Global Action On Broadband Inclusion	September 20 2010
Global Telecoms Business: 3.5bn should have broadband, says ITU	September 20 2010
Cellular-News: The Future’s Bright: The Future’s Broadband	September 20 2010
The New Times: Kagame, Slim present Broadband report to UN	September 20 2010
Korea IT Times: NIA Attends ITU Broadband Commission	September 20 2010
The Australian: Fast broadband best served by market: UN report	September 20 2010
The Financial Times (beyondbrics blog): Jeffrey Sachs: harness broadband for poverty fight	September 20 2010
iTWire: ITU demands broadband for all	September 20 2010
Light Reading: ITU: Half of World Should Get Broadband by 2015	September 20 2010
ars technica: The world gets a national broadband plan	September 2010
ComputerWeekly: Broadband is a basic human right, ITU tells UN	September 20 2010
Sify News: UN wants broadband for half the world by 2015	September 20 2010
UN News Service: UN chief spotlights broadband's potential to accelerate development	September 19 2010

August 2010

Industria de la Radio del Valle de México: La banda ancha como liberación	August 31 2010
Fierce Cable: High-level U.N. meeting targets broadband access	August 25 2010
Broadband Breakfast: U.N. Meeting to Address Benefits of Broadband	August 24 2010
CNN: Why broadband, not roads, will transform Africa	August 09 2010
Broadband: Universal access: A catalyst for global development	August 04 2010
European Communications: Broadband - Universal access: A catalyst for global development	August 04 2010
Comms day: Interview with Communications minister Stephan Conroyoy	August 02 2010
El Tiempo: La banda ancha como liberación	August 02 2010
Business day: Broadband Liberation	August 02 2010

July 2010

This Day: World Leaders Define Vision for Globally Connected Society	July 28 2010
ITWeb: Broadband the next transformational force	July 22 2010
V3.co.uk: Broadband 'critical' to future global development	July 13 2010
The New Times: Use Broadband Technology to Achieve MDG's - Kagame	July 12 2010
IT News Africa: World leaders move accelerate deployment broadband	July 12 2010

June 2010

OnScreenAsia: ABU President Yoshinori Imai joins UN Broadband Commission	June 14 2010
Satnews Daily: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)...Director General Gets Chairman Nod	June 02 2010

May 2010

Canal MX: Promoverá Slim banda ancha	May 25 2010
The Hindu: Worldwide mobile user base to touch 5 billion this year: ITU	May 24 2010
El Sol de México: "Banda ancha, sistema nervioso de la nueva civilización"	May 18 2010
Azeri-Press Agency: UNESCO, ITU establish special commission to promote digitaldevelopment	May 12 2010
CRN Australia: Conroy appointed to UN's broadband commission	May 12 2010
Conversión21: Participará Slim en organismo impulsor de banda ancha	May 11 2010
CommsDay: Conroy, Budde tapped for UN broadband commission	May 11 2010
Le Temps: Télécoms: la globalisation en accéléré	May 11 2010
LA Times: UN telecoms agency wants to increase broadband access worldwide with newexpert group	May 10 2010
The New York Times: UN: New Group Helps Promote Broadband	May 10 2010