BT and Orange Business Services have became the latest operators to interconnect their TelePresence services. According to the operators, customers already with Cisco TelePresence systems on their network can now call similar organisations on the network of the other.
The deal basically unified BT’s Global Video Exchange services with Orange Business Services Telepresence Community. The operators [...]
France Telecom’s enterprise and international arm, Orange Business Services, has unveiled four strategic objectives for the next three to four years, three of which are based on technologies and services that have a green element.
As part of its “conquests 2015″ plan, Orange Business has identified cloud computing, M2M, as well as video conferencing, as “priority [...]
First published in Communications Day
A pilot program conducted at Microsoft’s Seattle campus has shown that intelligent building solutions using cloud-based software can be achieved with 10% of a building’s annual energy expenditure, offering a ROI period of 18 months.
The program was implemented in 13 of Microsoft’s 118 buildings on its campus, and carried out by [...]
An ITU meeting in Rome is calling for the establishment of international standards for GHG measurement by the end of this year.
The first ever ITU Green Standards Week, head in early September, held a particular emphasis on a globalised methodology for assessing the environmental impact of ICTs globally.
“ITU has been working with industry and government [...]
Google has released the energy and environmental performance figures for its Gmail service in a bid to entice businesses to take on the cloud-based email platform.
According to Google, when compared to on-site email server installations, Gmail now offers significant energy, thus carbon, savings.
“We compared Gmail to the traditional enterprise email solutions it’s replaced for more [...]
Cisco Systems will transition its focus from energy management devices to using the network as the platform for supporting smart grid applications.
In a blog post, Laura Ipsen, the general manager of the company’s smart grid business says that “for energy management in the home, we will transition our focus from creating premise energy management devices [...]
Several Chinese city mayors have contacted Cisco regarding potential partnerships for its Smart+Connected Communities solutions, according to analyst firm, Ovum.
First unveiled in China a year ago, Cisco’s Smart+Connected Communities concept aims to leverage intelligent network solutions to develop safer and more sustainable cities, according to Jane Wang, senior analyst at Ovum.
“The scale and pace of [...]
Cable&Wireless Worldwide has entered in an agreement with Silver Spring Networks to work on rolling out smart grid and smart meters in the UK. The pact includes the development of the communications fabric, including IPv6, to support smart grid and smart meters.
According to the operators, the network will be upgradable in the future and enable [...]
GM and telematics service provider, OnStar, will launch a smart grid application trial that will give utilities insight into the real world demand parameters of electric vehicles.
The trial will involve “hundreds of employees of regional utilities,” who will drive leased Chevrolet Volts as their everyday vehicles during the third quarter. Based on OnStar’s Advanced Telematics [...]
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 [...]