The GridWise Alliance and SmartGridIreland have signed a MOU to collaborate on the evolution of electricity grid.
The two organisations will work together to collaborate on best practices for smart grids, including the development of international programs to share experience on smart grid projects. The aim of the MOU is to facilitate international work and information [...]
Nokia Siemens Networks is seeking applications and partnerships with the energy sector, claiming a similarity with its core business in the telecoms industry.
The company says that it will use its existing portfolio, combined with new partnerships to address opportunities in the energy sector. NSN adds that demand for renewable energy, intelligent power grids and smart [...]
ITU secretary general Dr Hamadoun Toure has issued a statement laying out what he wants to see at the United Nations Climate Change Conference being held this week in Copenhagen, Denmark. Deemed “an urgent plea to COP15,” the statement asks delegates not to miss the opportunity of harnessing advanced technologies to reduce emissions across different [...]
Nokia Siemens Networks is looking to revolutionise the mobile network with is Liquid Radio architecture, which not only promises to re-architect today’s base station infrastructure, but also to ultimately bridge the gap between highly specialise (and expensive) telecoms equipment and commoditise (cost competitive) computer components. Green Telecom Live talks to Mike Murphy, head of Technology [...]
Interview with Telenor Connexion: Inside the world of M2M
Telenor Connexion, the unit of the Telenor Group focused on the machine-to-machine market, has been developing and deploying M2M applications for customers for the past decade. Green Telecom Live speaks with Gwenn Larsson, head of marketing at Telenor Connexion, about what makes M2M different from the rest of the mobile industry and the kinds of [...]
Verne Global outlines Iceland data centre plans
Two years after we first published the Icelandic government’s plans to promote the building of data centres on its shores, a venture capital-backed start tup, Verne Global, is looking to make it a reality.
Verne Global, backed by General Catalysts from Boston, Novator in London and the Wellcome Trust, is now constructing a wholesale data centre [...]
Next gen data centre architecture Part 2: Cisco’s Unified Computing
Cisco this month unveiled what some company executives dubbed one of the biggest announcements for the network equipment maker – ever. With the announcement of its Unified Computing, Cisco officially enters the computing space, although not quite as previous speculation in the industry had outlined. Instead of just producing its own blade server, Cisco unveiled [...]
Next gen data centre architecture Part 1: Juniper’s single switching fabric
In the past couple of weeks, cloud computing has really taken off, with both service providers, server makers, and switching vendors all making big announcements on service deployments and new gear designed for cloud operating environments.
Specifically, both Juniper and Cisco made significant announcements in their vision of a next generation data centre environment that can [...]