IBM has been selected by Australian energy provider Western Power as the systems integration and project management partner for its SmartGrid-Advanced Meter Infrastructure pilot program. Specifically, IBM will build a...
Germany could reduce its CO2 emissions by 207 megatons by 2020 by employing smart ICT solutions, according to a newly published study by Deutsche Telekom, Huawei, SAP, Siemens and The...
China Mobile has now completed its "Green Roof of the World' , a project begun in 2004 to install solar and wind power generating facilities in at least 1,000 sites...
NTT DOCOMO is preparing to launch a trial service that will gather data using environmental sensors deployed across its network to measure pollen, carbon dioxide (CO2), ultraviolet (UV) sunlight and...
Motorola has established a take-back recycling program for its U.S. Enterprise Mobility Solutions (EMS) customers to help them responsibly dispose of used equipment. This includes all Motorola-branded enterprise mobility equipment,...
The GSMA is working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, to support mobile operators in exploring the use of renewable energy...
A this week's Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong, the GSMA unveiled its "Mobile's Green Manifesto" -- a position paper that sets out how the mobile industry plans to lower...
Telstra announced a commitment to reduce its carbon emissions intensity by at least 10 percent by 2015. In 2008/09 Telstra calculates that it emitted 1.52 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent,...
Nokia Siemens Networks launched a range of Energy Solutions for telecoms operators. The are six elements to this portfolio: Energy Modernization; Off-Grid Site Solution; Bad-Grid Site Solution; Energy Efficiency Consulting;...
Verizon will begin requiring hardware manufacturers to use thermal modeling when designing circuit boards and cabinets used in network gear. The goal is to minimize heat generation that impairs equipment...
Microsoft outlined a reference architecture to serve as the basis for development of the "integrated utility of the future." The Microsoft Smart Energy Reference Architecture (SERA) addresses technology integration throughout...
Alcatel-Lucent has signed the European Union's Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment, agreeing to make "all reasonable efforts to achieve the power consumption targets defined in the...
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) must play a greater role in creating a low-carbon 21st century infrastructure, said Ericsson CFO and incoming CEO Hans Vestberg in a keynote address at...
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