Comments on: The trouble with green telecoms… http://www.greentelecomlive.com/2010/03/16/the-trouble-with-green-telecoms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-trouble-with-green-telecoms 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/2010/03/16/the-trouble-with-green-telecoms/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Tony Chan Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:01:13 +0000 http://www.greentelecomlive.com/?p=1591#comment-148 Thanks for your comment Turlough. I debated with myself a long time before writing the piece, partly because I didn't want anyone to get the wrong impression that I was not supportive of all that the telecoms industry is doing in the area. But as I pointed out, there needs to be some kind of a breakthrough, where everyone - not just the telecoms industry - need to develop some kind of urgency when it comes to going green, and start deploying solutions. One obvious trend is government invention, as Australia and, on a bigger scale - the US - has shown with funding for projects like Smart Grids. But still, it seems there just doesn't seem to be a concrete business case for green technologies these days. If we wait until the solutions evolved to the point where they make sense for today's business environment, then we're never going to meet any of the targets set out the international scientific community. I just think someone needs to take the lead and say, 'I'm going to deploy green tech because it is good for the planet, even though the payback period might be a decade out.' Thanks for your comment Turlough. I debated with myself a long time before writing the piece, partly because I didn’t want anyone to get the wrong impression that I was not supportive of all that the telecoms industry is doing in the area.

But as I pointed out, there needs to be some kind of a breakthrough, where everyone – not just the telecoms industry – need to develop some kind of urgency when it comes to going green, and start deploying solutions.

One obvious trend is government invention, as Australia and, on a bigger scale – the US – has shown with funding for projects like Smart Grids.

But still, it seems there just doesn’t seem to be a concrete business case for green technologies these days. If we wait until the solutions evolved to the point where they make sense for today’s business environment, then we’re never going to meet any of the targets set out the international scientific community.

I just think someone needs to take the lead and say, ‘I’m going to deploy green tech because it is good for the planet, even though the payback period might be a decade out.’

]]> By: Turlough http://www.greentelecomlive.com/2010/03/16/the-trouble-with-green-telecoms/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Turlough Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:14:47 +0000 http://www.greentelecomlive.com/?p=1591#comment-147 Tony - Strong words! For those of us on the front line who understand the issue you raise, are working hard to lift internal adotption of our own (ie ICT) solutions. It is a parallel process - we need to sell the solutions AND walk the talk and continually recalibrate. I encourage you to continue to find and publish stories that demonstrate operaters who are walking the talk. Kind regards, Turlough Tony -

Strong words!

For those of us on the front line who understand the issue you raise, are working hard to lift internal adotption of our own (ie ICT) solutions. It is a parallel process – we need to sell the solutions AND walk the talk and continually recalibrate.

I encourage you to continue to find and publish stories that demonstrate operaters who are walking the talk.

Kind regards,

Turlough

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