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How green is your wireless operator? That’s a question I bet none of you ever thought to ask yourself, and it never even crossed my mind until now. M1, an operator in Singapore, is going to upgrade their wireless network with Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi Multiradio base stations and by doing so they’re going to cut their carbon emissions 35% by early next year. They’re also future proofing themselves since the equipment is LTE compatible.
I’m posting this because I had no idea you can reduce your carbon footprint that much by simply using newer network equipment. That’s going to be a lot of savings from an OPEX perspective. Singapore is also a country of less than 5 million people, so imagine if Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile Germany, or China Mobile made the switch to NSN gear, how much electricity would they save?
Thought for the day.
About The Author
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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