A
new
ITU
standard
has
been
approved
that
will
ensure
worldwide
compatibility,
international
roaming,
and
access
to
high-speed
data
services
for
third-generation
(3G)
IMT-2000
mobile
phone
systems.
Recommendation
ITU-R
M.1850
identifies
satellite
radio
interface
specifications
for
IMT-2000
systems,
which,
by
means
of
one
or
more
radio
links,
provide
access
to a
wide
range
of
telecommunication
services.
ITU
Secretary-General
Hamadoun
Touré
praised
the
timely
endeavour
of
the
ITU
membership,
including
government
and
industry
experts
in
developing
these
new
standards.
He
noted
that
these
advances
will
facilitate
ITU’s
concerted
effort
to
promote
broadband
access
in
rural
and
remote
areas
around
the
world.
Updates
and
enhancements
to
the
satellite
radio
interfaces
incorporated
in
the
M.1850
Recommendation
are
compatible
with
the
original
goals
and
objectives
of
IMT-2000
while
acknowledging
the
changing
requirements
of
the
global
marketplace.
Even
as
the
satellite
component
of
IMT-2000
continues
to
evolve
independently,
work
is
already
in
progress
to
develop
the
satellite
radio
interfaces
for
IMT-Advanced.
IMT-Advanced
provides
a
global
platform
on
which
to
build
the
next-generations
of
interactive
mobile
services
that
will
provide
faster
data
access,
unified
messaging
and
broadband
multimedia.
The
satellite
component
of
IMT-Advanced
will
be
designed
to
cope
with
increasing
demands
from
the
rising
number
of
users
in
terms
of
peak
bit
rate
and
aggregate
throughput
and
will
have
greater
flexibility
to
simultaneously
support
many
different
types
of
services.
