Green News
AT&T shows off green fleet
SUPERCOMM attendees will get a first-hand look at AT&T’s new “green” fleet, as five vehicles — including a Toyota Prius, a Ford Escape, an electrically powered lift, a cargo truck and a service van — will be featured on the trade show floor. ...
Grid Week: Cyber-security concerns plague the grid
Cyber-security is a serious issue for utilities, an untapped opportunity for telecom and IT service providers...
Grid Week: Are utilities the best smart grid services provider?
Demand response is still in its infancy, but experiments in the two-way, real-time service have shown how much it can transform utilities, one of the most inefficient industries in the country, ...
Do telco services fit in prototype digital home?
Researchers have developed a prototype home capable of learning and adapting to its residents, but is it also capable of bringing in big bucks for service providers?...
Alcatel-Lucent: First ‘on-grid’ alternative-energy cell sites on the horizon
As costs of deploying solar and wind power falls and energy costs rise, carriers may start looking toward green cell sites as soon as 2010—even if access to the power grid is readily available...
Green carbon trade market could mean billions for telecom, IT
Cap-and-trade carbon offset legislation could let polluters pay for data centers, networks...
Alcatel-Lucent rebuts Ericsson power claim
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) says Ericsson’s claims about the power consumption of the Alcatel Lucent edge gear are erroneous, leading to a false advantage for Ericsson’s IP edge gear in a power usage consumption...
Cell phone recycling off to slow start
When a mobile phone reaches its end of life or, more likely, a consumer opts to upgrade, the three most common places for it to end up are a landfill, an incinerator or the consumer’s desk drawer...
Green Telecom XIV: Kentrox streamlines cellsite power management
When Kentrox was part of ADC, the company was known for its CSU/DSU and access gear, but the “new” Kentrox, formed from parts of three different companies, is taking a very different focus...
Green Telecom XIV: Kentrox streamlines cellsite power management
When Kentrox was part of ADC, the company was known for its CSU/DSU and access gear, but the “new” Kentrox, formed from parts of three different companies...
Green Telecom Part XIII: Eltek Valere leaps forward in power efficiency
The telecom industry is now willing to pay more for power equipment that is more fuel efficient, power gear maker Eltek-Valere is reporting...
Green initiatives taking hold, Verizon says
The man heading Verizon’s efforts to be more energy efficient says the US telecommunications industry has made significant progress on going green within the last year...
Green Telecom Part XII: NSN aims high on green effort
Nokia Siemens Networks didn't just start out trying to reduce its carbon footprint – the goal was much higher....
Paperless telecom: AT&T tests paperless telephone directories
Judging by the title of one of its executives, AT&T would certainly appear to be getting serious about environmental initiatives, including efforts to reduce paper consumption....
Paperless Telecom: Cox Business cuts paper use through electronic ordering
Like Verizon, another telecom service provider that has undertaken paperless initiatives which have benefited the company as well as the environment is Cox Business...
Paperless Telecom: Verizon gets aggressive about electronic billing
Communications service providers are getting serious about reducing the amount of paper they consume....
Shades of green
It didn't matter how fast, how cheap or how innovative a new product was at this year's Consumer Electronics Show — if it wasn't green, it wasn't making headlines....
Green Telecom Part XI: Softswitch energy savings
According to an environmental benefits study conducted by Network Strategy Partners, replacing legacy central-office switches with MetaSwitch softswitches or softswitches and media gateways can yield energy savings of up to 91%....
Green Telecom Part X: Nortel expands employee options
As an employer, Nortel is without question seeking to enable its employees to be more productive while also reducing the consumption of energy by commuting, lighting office buildings and conducting business....
Green Telecom, Part VIII: Qwest pioneers annual reporting
While every major telecom service provider is looking for ways to be more environmentally responsible, each company is charting its own path....
