Nokia goes even greener with latest phone launch
In one of his funniest routines UK observational comic, Michael McIntyre, identifies the existence of the 'man drawer'- that repository for worthless rubbish which 'man' can no longer use but which,...
View ArticleGSMA to push mobile network energy efficiency through operator benchmarking
The mobile operators' industry body, the GSMA, has announced a benchmarking service to help operators track their mobile network carbon footprints and compare them with their peers. By Ian Scales.
View ArticleIt's sometimes queasy being green: Telefonica unboxes Nokia's 'sustainable'...
Telefonica is launching Nokia's green handsets, announced earlier this year, and now adapted exclusively for Spanish operator, Movistar, reports Ian Scales.
View ArticleCommunity Power: African mobile operators to sell electricity as well as airtime
The generator powering the local mobile mast is often the only electricity source available in many developing communities - why not share it about a bit? By Ian Scales
View ArticleFishing for an SMS
A British company has come out with a wireless environmental monitoring mechanism that sends a text message to alert fish farmers and breeders when their scaley charges require special attention. Leila...
View ArticleGerman mobile operator goes “off grid”
NSN is claiming bragging rights for the first electrically self-sufficient German cell site for E-Plus. By Ian Scales.
View ArticleTicking all the boxes: Big telcos do well against green benchmarks
AT&T, BT, Orange, Swisscom and Telefonica have come out on top of a green benchmarking study conducted by consultancy Verdantix. By Ian Scales.
View ArticleEverything Everywhere to compete with National Geographic! It's going to...
Everything Everywhere, the overblown name of the joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile in the UK, managed to lose 400,000 subscribers last year. But that's OK. It's mounting an expedition to bring...
View ArticleGoogle claims it generates negative energy via the cloud
One of the big advantages of the 'cloud' has always been its environmental credentials, but so far the industry has been slow to get a grip on them. Now Google is having a go, says Ian Scales.
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