Telecom 87: A Preliminary Report

Telecom 87: a preliminary report Telecom is the quadrennial communi- cations exposition organized by the In- ternational Telecommunication Union (ITU). It is the world"s largest, most authoritative and comprehensive tele- communications event, attracting exhibi- tors and visitors from all over the world. In the 4 years since Telecom 83, great strides have been made by the telecom- munication industry. This could not have been reflected better than by the main theme of Telecom 87: "The Com- munications age: networks and services for a world of nations". The ITU, as part of the United Nations, has a co- ordinating, advisory and regulating function as regards worldwide telecom- munication. But "a world of nations" is indicative of incompatibility, or, quite literally, a world of difference, between nations" standards and preferences for expanding existing telecommunications networks. In spite of the modern means available for global communication, technology in each of the ITU"s 162 ...