One of Ghana’s major operators is rolling out solar solutions to bring mobile coverage to rural communities...
Energy is perhaps the biggest headache for operators in emerging markets. The magnitude of the problem has been constant, but in a market which is essentially experiencing growth of 100% year-on-year, there are many equally pressing areas which can consume time and attention...
A new partnership will see telecom tower sites in rural India being powered by renewable energy...
A leading provider of green power management solutions has opened a subsidiary in India to serve the south Asian market...
ICT is a core enabler to education globally. Incorporating technology solutions into education in developing countries in Africa can ensure that students are internationally competitive in a digitally driven economy...
Tangible results are steadily becoming apparent for a number of environmental initiatives spearheaded by one of Africa’s most prolific operators...
A new organisation to encourage recycling and reuse of mobile devices was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. The Device Renewal Forum (DRF) aims to establish a common certification for refurbished wireless devices which it believes is necessary in order for the market to grow...
Sustainable energy has emerged as an important corporate agenda point and many organisations today communicate their efforts in strategic marketing campaigns. These campaigns bring across the importance of sustainability efforts and how this will make a difference...
Improving sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of properties has become an important issue over the last few years, particularly within the commercial sector, due to a combination of social and economic pressures...
An initial batch of 250 diesel-powered base stations in Nigeria is being upgraded to a new green energy solution...
ITU has underlined its key role in green ICT with a raft of announcements by Study Group 5 of its Telecommunication Standardisation Sector (ITU-T)...
The ITU has called for a global methodology to assess the environmental impact of ICTs...
One issue that affects telecom deployments all over the world is power, but the problem of unreliable power supplies is particularly prevalent in emerging markets. Challenging terrain and poor quality electricity grids have resulted in the spread of expensive and polluting diesel generators, but many emerging markets are now waking up to the possibilities of green power solutions. DT editor James Barton spoke to Nicholas Pocard, APAC Sales Director at Idatech, about how green power supplies can help the environment as well as save operators money – and how this could be the key to widespread adoption.
A new centre dedicated to renewable energy is to be built in South Africa by Vodacom, a subsidiary of Vodafone...
China Unicom’s subsidiary in Anhui province is gearing up to reduce the energy consumption of its mobile base transceiver station (BTS) sites by as much as 20%...
The Indonesian government’s energy security and greenhouse gas emission reduction goals will receive support from Tetra Tech, which has been awarded a $16.2 million, 3.5-year program with the U.S. Agency for International Development...
Developing Telecoms recently had the opportunity to speak to VNL Chairman & CEO Rajiv Mehrotra about the firm’s activities in the field of rural connectivity...
One of Tanzania’s major operators is transforming its network to improve performance and service quality for its nine million subscribers...
Remote communities across Indonesia will soon enjoy the benefits of environmentall friendly mobile connectivity...
A leading provider of energy saving solutions has launched a new hybrid renewable energy solution which provides cost effective, uninterrupted green energy. The solutions have been launched as part of Delta Electronics’ SolutionE concept, which aims to overhaul market standards by enabling substantial direct and indirect energy savings...
A new solar power system designed specifically for the Indian telecom market has been launched by Eltek Valere, a provider of high efficiency power systems...
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are of fundamental importance in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as in helping countries everywhere adapt to climate change and to deal with its sometimes catastrophic effects. This is the message of a report launched today by ITU and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) on Using ICTs in tackling climate change...
Nokia Siemens Networks has introduced a new Flexi BSC (base station controller) that offers up to 80% reduction in energy consumption along with a 40% increase in capacity over existing base station controllers...
The GSMA has announced that it is launching the Mobile Energy Efficiency Network Benchmarking Service, an initiative that will provide a benchmark measurement of network energy efficiency, and will help mobile network operators lower their energy costs and carbon footprint. With this information, it is now possible to identify the scale of potential efficiency gains and develop programmes to achieve these savings...
Access to telecommunications services is increasingly viewed as a basic right, and consumers – particularly in the developed world - often take for granted the availability of these services without considering the ramifications...
