Much has been made over the glacial pace at which the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is rolling out its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. To date, not a dollar of the $42.5 billion program has been put...
GSMA says smartphone affordability is the most significant connectivity barrier for those living in low- and middle-income countries
Mobile operators and vendors, the World Bank Group, ITU and several other institutions have joined a new global coalition spearheaded by the GSMA focused on making smartphones...
The DoCoMo hydropower system converts electricity from water flow into a form suitable for powering a base station
NTT DoCoMo has demonstrated what it claims to be Japan's first self-powered hydropower cellular base station using its hydroelectric power-generation system and a jet turbine developed by...
The telecoms industry is currently faced with the challenge of extending and improving connectivity and simultaneously reducing carbon emissions. The move to open and disaggregated networks is gaining momentum in the telecommunications and networking industry for the potential to improve connectivity, with much of...
The global energy landscape is on the cusp of transformational changes. To ease the migration to clean power, switching to renewables with as little friction as possible is key. The switch is bringing about a revolution in electricity generation and expanding its role across...
Energy consumption is becoming a pressing issue for telcos, driven by the global energy crisis. High global energy prices, triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, have pushed up Operational Expenditure (OPEX), draining cashflow and thereby constraining infrastructure investment. The GSMA has estimated that the telco...
Like many other sectors, the telecoms industry is becoming more focused on its impact on our planet. Telecom decision-makers are faced with certain realities. One being that the industry accounts for twice the CO2 emissions — approx. 1.4% according to the CTIA — as...
Vodafone UK says it has cut down its Scope 1 and Scope emissions from 86,360 tonnes to 7,154 tonnes each year
In its most recent annual Carbon Reduction Plan, Vodafone UK reported that the company reduced the carbon emissions from its Scope 1 and...
Nokia said the expanded program allows BEAD participants to more quickly and cost effectively bring broadband services to US communities
Nokia has expanded its “network-in-a-box” program to simplify broadband network builds for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program participants as they focus on bridging...
For Communication Service Providers (CSPs), the mobile network must ensure ubiquitous coverage and provide the necessary capacity to its users. Base station (BTS) antennas are more than just “components of the network” that connect the end users “to” the mobile network. All cellular traffic...
The 5G site in Plano, Texas is powered by solar energy and leverages integrated lithium-ion batteries
Ericsson this week activated a 5G site in Plano, Texas powered by solar energy and leveraging integrated lithium-ion batteries. According to Kevin Zvokel, the company’s SVP and head of...
Qualcomm's Chief Sustainability Officer Angela Baker discusses the role that Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) will play in helping rural environments leverage advancements in sustainability. She also shares details about Qualcomm's approach to FWA and how policy and technology work together to address sustainability issues.
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This week’s episode features Alorica's Chief Administration Officer Colleen Beers and Chief Culture Officer Joyce Lee. The women discuss motherhood, their roles at Alorica, which provides customer experience management and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, as well as how they work together to create...
Panelists at RCR Live discussed the role of 5G technology in the telco journey to carbon-neutral networks
With the growing momentum behind the UN’s Race to Zero Campaign, the pressure of rising energy costs, the deployment of power-hungry 5G and the expectations of customers...
'True support is rooted in an action plan that creates long-term, sustainable change,' says Ericsson African-American Alliance Co-Chair
Ericsson's African-American Alliance (AAA) is one of the company's employee resource groups, all of which are led by members of the workforce to advocate for important social...
Supply chain transparency is key to helping companies meet their sustainability and equity goals, so why are so few making use of the tools that already exist to take a deeper look? In the latest episode of Well, technically…, Barbara Dunin, the ESG and...
Amidst the climate crisis and energy price increases, there has never been more pressure on businesses to become more energy efficient. As enterprises and industries seek to reduce energy waste, implement more renewable energy and enable efficiencies, they are turning to new technologies, namely...
Telecommunications, specifically 5G, is widely recognized as a cornerstone of the Intelligent Industry and a driver of digital innovation. And as we continue to push towards a smarter, more advanced society, sustainability efforts are at the top of the telco priority list.
Why is this...
Other goals for Apple include running on 100% renewable electricity generated from solar, wind and other renewable source by 2030
As part of its broader goal of achieving a net zero carbon impact by 2030, Apple announced this week that by 2025, the company plans...
Prior to the new cell tower, the Cherokee community had to drive more than 10 miles to get mobile cell service
Recently, AT&T tapped into federal funding from the American Rescue Plan to install a new cell tower in Kenwood, Oklahoma, improving connectivity access for...
While diversity and inclusion efforts are becoming a priority in telecom, glaring gender and racial gaps remain
The evolution of 5G into a more open, software-defined and cloud-native network technology brings with it material changes in the types of skills connectivity vendors and providers need...
Enea's SVP, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of ESG Stephanie Huf shares what sustainability challenges the telecom industry is grappling with even as the business case for going green has become clearer than ever.
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Zurich-based venture capital group Momenta has launched a $100 million target fund for ‘Industry 5.0’ tech – basically, for startups pushing Industry 4.0 with-a-conscience. The new fund is backed by the European Commission, which told IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona, where the...
With practically every social media platform doubling down on video over the past decade, the emergence of apps like TikTok, and the rise of competing movie and TV services, video on demand is the battleground where businesses fight for the attention of consumers.
By a...
