Comments on: Finally: Cisco responds to Nortel ‘energy tax’ campaign http://www.greentelecomlive.com/2008/09/17/finally-cisco-responds-to-nortel-%e2%80%98energy-tax%e2%80%99-campaign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finally-cisco-responds-to-nortel-%25e2%2580%2598energy-tax%25e2%2580%2599-campaign sustainable telecoms news and analysis Tue, 08 May 2012 00:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tony Chan http://www.greentelecomlive.com/2008/09/17/finally-cisco-responds-to-nortel-%e2%80%98energy-tax%e2%80%99-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Tony Chan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:07:19 +0000 http://www.greentelecomlive.com/2008/09/17/finally-cisco-responds-to-nortel-%e2%80%98energy-tax%e2%80%99-campaign/#comment-46 Bo, just to clarify.. Smit did not say specifically that Cisco's equipment uses more power then Nortel's equipment - the exact term was 'competitors.' Bo, just to clarify.. Smit did not say specifically that Cisco’s equipment uses more power then Nortel’s equipment – the exact term was ‘competitors.’

]]> By: Bo Gowan http://www.greentelecomlive.com/2008/09/17/finally-cisco-responds-to-nortel-%e2%80%98energy-tax%e2%80%99-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Bo Gowan Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:44:23 +0000 http://www.greentelecomlive.com/2008/09/17/finally-cisco-responds-to-nortel-%e2%80%98energy-tax%e2%80%99-campaign/#comment-45 Interesting - after all the marketing speak about data centers, storage, and utilization rates, the Cisco guy confirms that Cisco products use more electricity than Nortel's. I believe that's the first time anyone at Cisco has actually made that public admission. All past reactions have been around discounting our apples to apples efficiency claims and saying "the industry needs a standard measure." Interesting – after all the marketing speak about data centers, storage, and utilization rates, the Cisco guy confirms that Cisco products use more electricity than Nortel’s.

I believe that’s the first time anyone at Cisco has actually made that public admission. All past reactions have been around discounting our apples to apples efficiency claims and saying “the industry needs a standard measure.”

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