Spectrum Management System for Developing Countries (SMS4DC) - Version 3.0<BR/>The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has released the third version of a harmonized, efficient, automated technical and administrative tool for spectrum management in developing countries under the brand name SMS4DC (Spectrum Management System for Developing Countries). The version 3.0 contains an upgrade to display results on Google Earth; provide links between SMS4DC and the ARGUS monitoring software of Rohde & Schwarz; the frequency allocation table approved by WRC-07 and additional enhancements to the Version 2 of the software.
SMS4DC is sold as an integrated software package on CD-ROM containing the Software, a user manual and Digital Terrain Map of the world. SMS4DC software is available in English, with the user manual in English.
No facilities of services regarding data migration or specific software support or training are included in this Publication. It may be necessary for some users to obtain assistance in order to take full advantage of SMS4DC. ITU invites users having special needs to contact BDT (bdtmail@itu.int) to discuss specific assistance possibilities.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations has teamed up with two leading
global satellite companies in a bid to strengthen emergency communications before
impending natural disasters strike and to save more lives by better coordinating relief
efforts in their aftermath, the UN telecommunications agency announced on Thursday.
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Inmarsat and Vizada have agreed to donate 70 state-of-the-art
and highly portable satellite devices -- capable of delivering voice and broadband
data wherever disasters take place -- to the International Telecommunications Union
(ITU).
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ITU will receive preferential airtime rates and technical
training support as part of the agreement, the UN agency said. When everything else
fails, satellite communications provides a critical link for humanitarian agencies
and victims.
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For more information, go to: <span class=247045506-09102009><a title=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/09/content_12196498.htm href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/09/content_12196498.htm"><font face=Arial color=#800080>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/09/content_12196498.htm</font></a></span>
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A commitment to future generations A compendium of extracts from statements of Heads of State and Government at the World Summit on the Information Society, Tunis, November 2005
Question 22/2 - Utilization of ICT for disaster management, resources, and active and passive space-based sensing systems as they apply to disaster and emergency relief situations<BR/>
Resolution 76 - Studies related to conformance and interoperability testing, assistance to developing countries, and a possible future ITU mark programme<BR/>
Resolution 75 - ITU-T's contribution in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, and the establishment of a Dedicated Group on Internet-related Public Policy Issues as an integral part of the Council Working Group on World Summit on the Information Society<BR/>
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