{"id":1621,"date":"2025-05-09T15:37:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/?page_id=1621"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:09:11","slug":"story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-lightshow\/story\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of ITU"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"ituBanner bg smallheight\">\n        <div class=\"bgContainer \">\n            <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-sat.jpg alt=\"Background decorative image\" \/>\n            <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                <div class=\"content\" data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"main\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h1 white\">160 years of technology for humanity<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"addInfo\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(7,146,227,0) 0%,rgba(155,81,224,0) 100%)\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h3\">\n        We invite you to dive deeper into the story of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).    <\/h2>\n                        <h3 class=\"h5\">\n        For 160 years, ITU has helped people connect  \u2014 across borders, generations, and waves of innovation \u2014  always in service of technology for humanity.<br><br>From the first telegraph signals to today\u2019s AI and quantum technologies, here\u2019s how the world got #ConnectedByITU.    <\/h3>\n                        <p>\n        <em>This experience is part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign<\/a> to commemorate 160 years of impact and mark the beginning of our next chapter. <\/em>    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ITU 160 Lightshow_English Captioned\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ty7KCfelZ0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid \">\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-telegraph.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    Good evening, Geneva, Switzerland and the world! <br><br>The beep you just heard? That was the sound of the electric telegraph: the \u201cbig bang\u201d of global communications.<br><br>That signal marked my beginning.<br><br>I am the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations agency for digital technologies. <br><br>People who know me call me ITU. <br><br>I am pleased to take you on a journey through 160 years of technology for humanity \u2013 right here on my Tower.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/about\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_self\">\n                        Learn about ITU                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-1.43.51\u202fPM-e1747158774290.png alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    It all started with a breakthrough: messages could travel long distances in a very short time.<br>\u00a0<br>But there was a problem.<br>\u00a0<br>Whenever messages crossed a national border, they had to be stopped and translated into a different system.<br>\u00a0<br>This caused delays and made it expensive to send messages.<br>\u00a0<br>To fix this, 20 countries met in Paris in the spring of 1865 to create a universal system that would make it easier for people in different countries to communicate.<br>\u00a0<br>On 17 May 1865, they created me to coordinate and regulate this rapidly evolving technology \u2013 for the benefit of humanity.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/160\/our-history\/1865-1890s\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Explore our history (1865 &#8211; 1890s)                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-3.16.48\u202fPM.webp alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    Shortly before, in 1858, the first telegraph cable was laid between Europe and America.<br>\u00a0<br>Today, nearly all Internet traffic travels via cables under the sea.<br>\u00a0<br>These cables are the lifelines of the global digital economy, but they are also vulnerable to damage and disruption.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>I promote and facilitate efforts to enhance the resilience of submarine cables.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/160\/vision\/building-resilient-connectivity\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Discover how we are building resilient connectivity                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-radio.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    We also communicate using radio waves which are all around us.<br>\u00a0<br>They\u2019re invisible, natural, limited resources.<br>\u00a0<br>In 1897, the first radio communication sent sound through the air \u2014 without wires \u2014 over 14 km.<br>\u00a0<br>Since 1906, I have coordinated the global use of the radio spectrum through the international agreement known as the ITU Radio Regulations.<br>\u00a0<br>I make sure that the growing number of services that use radio waves \u2014 from mobile phones to satellites \u2014 can work without getting in each other\u2019s way.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-R\/Pages\/default.aspx\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Explore our work in radiocommunications                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-maritime.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    That same year, I established \u201cS.O.S.\u201d as the international distress signal at sea.<br>\u00a0<br>Today, eighty per cent of global goods are transported by sea.<br>\u00a0<br>I provide rules and frequency resources that help ships communicate and navigate reliably and securely.<br>\u00a0<br>To keep the global economy moving and bring people to any place in the world, I work with the International Maritime Organization.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/backgrounders\/Pages\/Radiocommunications-for-keeping-ships-and-people-safe-at-sea.aspx\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Learn how radiocommunications is keeping ships and people safe at sea                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-3.16.38\u202fPM.webp alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    In the late 1950s, the first satellites launched us into the wonder of the space era.<br>\u00a0<br>Just a few years later, I began ensuring fair and reliable access to satellites on orbits \u2013 for ITU Member States that need them.<br>\u00a0<br>Thanks to this, you can navigate without a paper map, check the weather before getting on your bike, stream podcasts on the train, and much more.\u00a0                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-R\/space\/Pages\/default.aspx\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Discover how we&#8217;re promoting responsible use of space                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-internet-1.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    Many of us use the Internet to learn, work, shop and play.<br>\u00a0<br>In 1976, I published an important Internet standard which allowed different computer networks to speak to each other and work together.<br>\u00a0<br>It laid the foundation for the modern Internet.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Thanks to me, you can now send messages, watch films, and look at your socials in a car, at home, on a bus, on planes, at sea\u2026 all from the palm of your hand!                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-T\/Pages\/default.aspx\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Learn about our standardization work                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-mobile-e1747424622569.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    Every time you call someone abroad, you are #ConnectedByITU\u2026.<br>\u00a0<br>Since 1984, I\u2019ve given each country its own country code \u2013 Switzerland\u2019s code is +41.<br>\u00a0<br>So every call knows where to go.<br>\u00a0<br>I also manage the world\u2019s emergency phone numbers, from 112 to 999 to 911!                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2020\/04\/why-itu-assigned-numbering-ranges-are-critical-to-road-safety\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Discover why ITU-assigned numbering ranges are critical                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-TV.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    \u00a0The same year, I issued the world\u2019s first standard for compressing digital video \u2013 making files lighter, easier to store, and faster to stream.<br><br>The MPEG-1 standard was just the beginning.<br>\u00a0<br>Over time, I have been bringing ever more true-to-life color and vision for your viewing pleasure.<br>\u00a0<br>My video and image coding standards earned me six Emmy Awards for outstanding achievement in television.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2023\/10\/itu-receives-emmy-award-for-hdr-tv-and-transforming-the-world-of-television\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Explore our award winning work in TV standards                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-emergency.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    We see and feel the effects: heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts are on the rise.<br>\u00a0<br>I work with the United Nations family, including my neighbor, the World Meteorological Organization, to use digital technologies to bring you early warnings.<br>\u00a0<br>The warnings alert people in danger\u00a0and save lives.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-D\/Emergency-Telecommunications\/Pages\/default.aspx\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Learn about our disaster management initiatives                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-online-safety.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    Your ears are vulnerable like eggs &#8211; if they crack, no way back! I collaborate with the World Health Organization up the hill to develop standards that protect your hearing, especially when you\u2019re listening to music or playing video games.<br>\u00a0<br>We also work together on how artificial intelligence can improve health around the world.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>I am also there to help you to stay safe and have fun online when you start exploring the Internet\u2014whether you&#8217;re talking with friends, watching videos, or gaming.<br>\u00a0<br>Remember: think before you click, protect your personal information, be kind to others online, and always speak up if something doesn\u2019t feel right.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu-cop-guidelines.com\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Learn about child online protection                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-3.17.59\u202fPM.webp alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    Connecting schools opens up a whole world of knowledge.<br>\u00a0<br>Together with UNICEF, I lead the Giga initiative which stands out for its ambitious goal of supporting governments to connect every school to the Internet by the year 2030.<br>\u00a0<br>So far, Giga has mapped over 2.1 million schools in 142 countries using technologies such as satellite imagery and machine learning.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/giga.global\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Learn more about Giga                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-green.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    In 2022 alone, the world generated 62 billion kilogrammes of electronic waste.<br>\u00a0<br>I support countries in developing their regulation to help manage e-waste.<br>\u00a0<br>You can play a part, too:<br><br>By reusing, recycling, reducing or repairing your phones and computers, you help cut pollution and save energy.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/160\/vision\/greening-digital-technologies\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Discover our work in greening digital technologies                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-ai.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing are reshaping our world, promising faster, safer, and smarter connectivity.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>But we must make sure they bridge divides \u2014 not widen them.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Today, about one-third of humanity\u20262.6 billion people\u2026 is still offline.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>I bring leaders, businesses, governments and young innovators to the same table so they can work together to use new technologies for the best of humanity.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/160\/vision\/harnessing-ai-for-humanity\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Explore how we&#8217;re harnessing AI for humanity                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-join-us.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    Connecting everyone everywhere remains my most ambitious goal.<br>\u00a0<br>But I am not alone.<br>I am a Union.<br>\u00a0<br>I am proud to count on 194 Member States and more than 1000 companies, universities and other organizations to advance technology for good and for all.<br>\u00a0<br>Like any global community, we don\u2019t always agree on how to solve every problem.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>But for 160 years, my members have managed to search for and find the best possible solution for all.<br>\u00a0<br>I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/join\/Pages\/default.aspx\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Join us                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/ITU160-Lightshow-connectedbyITU.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                                    I can also count on my dedicated employees.<br>\u00a0<br>The people who turn vision into action every day.<br>\u00a0<br>They are the heartbeat of me, the International Telecommunication Union.<br>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/160\/celebrate-with-us\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Be part of the ITU160 campaign                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h3\">\n        Engage with us!     <\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right 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