PRESS RELEASE: CAMARILLO, Calif. – May 23, 2011 – Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, today announced an expansion of its energy-efficient SimpliPHY™ family of Gigabit Ethernet (GE) physical layer devices. With green features that reduce power consumption by 75 percent or more, the [...]
Google’s Atlantic Wind Connection subsea power cable project to connect offshore wind farms will be allowed to generate a return of up to 12.59%, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said. The project, featuring two parallel power cables extending out some 250 miles off the US east coast, is expected to harness wind energy from offshore [...]
The UK government is committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by 50% by the year 2027, according to a new report. In its fourth carbon budget report, the government says that the rollout and development of renewable energy technologies, as well as the construction of new nuclear power plants, will play a key part in [...]
Ericsson has won a deal to supply its hybrid powered base stations for Digicel Pacific in Papua New Guinea. The company says that the solution will bring cellular access to rural regions in the country for the first time. The solution, which combines solar panels, rechargeable batteries and diesel generators, will allow the operator to [...]
Smart Grid: Government issues guidelines for safe move to cloud computing http://t.co/0ws16nz via @AddThis # Google aims to bridge Android, cloud computing with robotics http://t.co/zvCwwjO # Toshiba Is Rumored Near to Reaching $2 Billion Deal for Landis+Gyr http://t.co/j2U8CmH via @AddThis # Proposed EPA-Backed Smart Grid Will Track CO2 Emissions & Internet Use http://t.co/6DQBMHN via @gatewaypundit [...]
BBC News – Rising resource use threatens future growth, warns UN – http://bbc.in/kHM94M # Powered by Twitter Tools
ITU has taken a page out of Apple’s USB-based power plugs. According to the ITU, the new solution will feature a detachable cable with standardised end connectors that now support connection to many different devices, including all mobile phones and other handhelds. By separating the power plug from the cable, the new system will also [...]
HP engineering veep spills cloud plans onto LinkedIn @the Register – http://reg.cx/1NUB # Amazon's Cloud Computing Debacle: What Service Liability Agreement Means? – Bright Side Of News* http://t.co/i2AArGV # The Networked Grid: Top Five Smart Grid Trends http://t.co/xUUNZmJ via @greentechmedia # Could govt departments really save £800m through smarter provision?@CIO UK Magazine – http://t.co/buuoqrH # [...]
Smart grid could fuel telco-utility company mergers http://t.co/hsj0pwf via @AddThis # Smart Grid: The smart grid's killer app? Smart buildings, says new study http://t.co/mm0W72S via @AddThis # Around the world, grid makeover picks up speed – http://www.greenbang.com/around-the-world-grid-makeover-picks-up-speed_17787.html # LG launches first Smart-Grid appliance: the Smart Fridge http://t.co/8YgiDPa via @gizmag # Singapore – the model of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
