While wireless technology is being deployed for smart metres, not all consumers are happy having a wireless radio inside their home. According to a report from Earth Techling, US utility firm, Pacific Gas & Electric, has basically had to offer an option to ‘dumb’ their smart metres for customers who don’t want any wireless network [...]
Online video conferencing solutions developer, Nefsis, has announced what it calls a distributed cloud computing technology that intelligently virtualises online meeting rooms closer to participants. The advancement leverages the distributed nature of cloud computing and real time routing information to reduce roundtrip latency time for sessions and live data sharing over the Internet.
Infrastructure hardware solutions, [...]
Another take on the Prof Girish Kumar submission to TRAI’s green telecom consultation. Basically, the same message, with more emphasis on the potential health hazards from cell towers and why telecoms operators shouldn’t be given subsidies to power their cell sites.
Original story: TRAI’s green telecom efforts not sufficient say experts – Moneylife Personal Finance site [...]
WSJ.com – Microsoft Seeks Harmonization Of EU Cloud Computing Rules http://on.wsj.com/epIjj8 #
Report: Firms Plan Alliance for Cloud Computing Standards – Insurance & Technology http://t.co/KNljy2H via @AddThis #
CA and IDG say cloud computing is enabling a more central role for IT @ZDNet – http://t.co/SJQbo45 #
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AT&T and Georgia-based startup E3 Greentech have signed an agreement to use AT&T’s wireless network to provide connectivity for a home energy management systems featuring the E3 Intelligent Bridge, a central unit that helps homeowners and property managers optimise their energy use.
“E3 Greentech’s s Home Energy Management System (HEMS), one of the most innovative solutions [...]
Asian Smart Grid investments will dominate the industry over the next 10 years, as Asian economies are turning to smart grid technologies to update outdated infrastructure and meet unique power distribution challenges.
Mar 23, 2011 – China, Japan, Korea, and India have emerged as leaders in terms of Smart Grid spend according [...]
Curbing IT’s appetite for energy (Science Alert) http://t.co/TjTInYB via @AddThis #
Panasonic Unveils Solar Power Table That Wirelessly Charges Your Gadgets http://bit.ly/f357Nw #
Samsung Pushes 'Green' Memory – PCWorld http://t.co/r3XGHRT via @PCWorld #
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ICT companies to follow 'Green Initiative' http://www.earthtimes.org/business/ict-companies-follow-green-initiative/458/ #
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The world’s largest ICT companies are reportedly joining global initiatives led by the World Resources Institute, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative and the Carbon Trust.
What they are actually doing is unclear, but the following report by the Earth Times, note that the global groups will now work “closely [...]
CRN spoke to five industry insiders on common misconceptions on cloud computing. Their answers?
That the cloud is one-size fits all. That the cloud is risky. That virtualisation is the cloud. That hybrid clouds are about simply combining public and private infrastructure. That cloud security is up to the cloud operator.
Original story: Cloud Connect: Five Massive [...]
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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 [...]