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A renewable company called Helix Wind has recently announced its plans to deliver the first of many wind turbines to the telecommunications companies operating in the U.S. and West Africa. The key selling point of these towers is that they would provide enough energy for the cell phone towers to work sans any wires, hence providing coverage in rural areas at lower cost for the operators.
The first test wind turbines are set to be shipped this month to Eltek NSG in Nigeria, with more of them to be rolled out to other operators in the region, including Zain and MTI.
Currently, mobile network towers in rural areas and developing countries are powered by diesel generators, which contribute to carbon emissions and cost a lot to operate and maintain. In “off the grid” regions, wind is one of those ideal sources of power (along with the Sun), and can be used power-up the towers…
[Via: renewbl]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
