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The analysts over at In-Stat are predicting that by 2014 there will be roughly a quarter of a million cell towers powered by wind or solar energy. In the developed world, and by that I mean places where you can get McDonald’s and broadband, operators simply plug their towers into an electrical outlet, much like you do with your refrigerator or air conditioner. In places like Africa however, which is called the dark continent not because of the color of people’s skin, but because there is little to no electrical infrastructure, their cell towers run on diesel fuel powered generators. As demand for connectivity increases, so does the number of towers going up, which in turn causes more carbon dioxide to be produced. Infrastructure vendors like Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, ZTE and Huawei are already selling towers that can be powered via renewable energy sources, and the number of units being sold is increasing by a factor of 30% each and every year. This can only be a good thing.
[Via: Digitimes]
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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