Sustainability

Verizon unveiled five hybrid aerial-lift trucks, the first of 160 alternative-energy vehicles that the company will add to its fleet in New York this year. The five vehicles, also known...

Two-thirds of all CO2e emissions associated with network equipment during its lifetime are attributed to its operation, according to a recently published whitepaper from Ericsson. To help operators who are...

Alcatel-Lucent's research arm, Bell Labs, the University of Melbourne and the Victorian State Government are partnering to establish a research center in Melbourne, Australia that will be devoted to innovation...

Ixia has upgraded its iSimCity facility in Santa Clara, California to now provide green IT testing. The testing uses Ixia's IxGreen suite, which has recently been upgraded to include the...

ABB and Deutsche Telekom's T-Systems subsidiary agreed to jointly develop solutions for Smart Grids. The companies see SmartGrid technology as key to integrating renewable energies profitably, efficiently and securely and...

Sprint and Samsung Telecommunications America unveiling their second "green" device. The Samsung Restore is a slide-out, full QWERTY keyboard with optical joystick, 2.0 MP camera and camcorder, MP3 player with...

AT&T has added its first all-electric cargo truck, the Smith Newton, to its corporate fleet. AT&T operates more than 77,000 vehicles in its commercial fleet. The vehicle - recognized as...

The Equinix SV2 International Business Exchange in Silicon Valley has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The company conducted...

A U.S. Senate Committee heard testimony on Improving Energy Efficiency Through Technology and Communications Innovation. Witnesses included Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint Nextel; Adrian Tuck, Chief Executive Officer, Tendril Networks;...

AT&T has deployed the 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle in its corporate fleet. The deployment is part of a $565 million commitment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet...

Huawei has joined the GreenTouch consortium as a founding member, joining 15 other companies. The consortium, which was organized by Bell Labs, aims to create the technologies needed to make...

Vodafone Qatar has deployed a "green" mobile base station from Alcatel-Lucent that integrates solar and wind energy. The solution is provided by Alcatel-Lucent's Alternative Energy Program. The wind turbine at...

Lineage Power Corp. and Verizon Communications are partnering to test two new technologies that significantly decrease the amount of electricity used by information and communications technology (ICT) equipment. Most networking...