Archive for May, 2008

Nokia Siemens Networks highlights energy efficiency focus of new kit »

Green Telecom interview with Anne Larilahti, Head of Environmentally Sustainable Business, Nokia Siemens Networks Green Telecom: What is Nokia Siemens Networks doing on the environmental front? Anne Larilahti: We have focus on reducing the energy consumption across the mobile networks. That has been very much a focus. We have different software features and technologies helping [...]

ZTE DSLAM wins Best Green Innovation award »

China’s ZTE’s Broadband Universal Access System has been awarded the Best Green Innovation award at Convergence World 2008 at SOFTNET in London, UK. “Operators are becoming increasingly aware of their responsibility towards the environment,” said Zhang Xinyu, director, global market, fixed network management team at ZTE. “ZTE’s DSLAM solution enables broadband providers to radically reduce [...]

Virtual office can make good business sense with planning – Gartner »

While the implementation of teleworking programs have proven to be one of the key initiatives for reducing an organizations carbon footprint, establishing a successful virtual office program requires careful planning to ensure employee support and allay lost-of-control fears, says research house, Gartner. According to Gartner, 41.4 million corporate employees globally are expected to spend at [...]

Tusmobil to save 60% on power bill with new NSN gear »

Nokia Siemens Network has been selected by Slovenian operator, Tusmobil, for the supply of 400 environmentally-friendly base stations to expand capacity and optimize core network efficiency. The upgrade will significantly improve network efficiency and coverage, allowing Tusmobil to offer new services to its customers, including high-speed mobile data and multimedia, like mobile television, NSN said. [...]

CEOs to increase CSR investment by 25% – new study »

CEOs from around the world and across diverse industries plan to increase corporate social responsibility (CSR) investments significantly over the next three years, according to a new global survey by IBM. The study, titled “The Enterprise of the Future” was conducted by IBM Global Busines Services in conjunction with the Economist Intelligence Unit and involved [...]

Time to stop blaming the weather: Managing Climate Change risk now »

With the majority of coverage on climate change and its related half cousin, energy security, focused on productive and practical solutions such as energy efficiency, carbon reduction and corporate sustainability, it is easy to forget that at the core of the issue is, well, the climate itself. The biggest threat from climate change is not [...]