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Articles tagged with: Base Station and Solar Power
Telecom Italia Tests Solar Powered Base Station
Ericsson and Telecom Italia are trialing a solar powered base station at the Italian city of L'Aquila, where G8 leaders are meeting this week. The Eco-Smart solution features an elliptical support structure coated with flexible solar panels wrapping up the antenna. more
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Huawei Launches Vodafone Co-Developed Base Station for Rural Areas
Huawei says that it has launched a 2G base station (BTS) designed for use in rural communities in developing markets. The “EasyGSM BTS” is an All IP-based compact BTS, and was co-designed and developed in collaboration with Vodafone in the two firms’ joint Radio Mobile Innovation Centre based in Madrid, Spain. more
Related Tags: huawei, vodacom, vodafone, bts, gsm, South Africa
Turkish Operator Deploys Wind-Powered Base Station
Turkish mobile network operator, Avea has deployed what it says is the first hybrid wind-powered base station in the country. The new 6kW wind turbine was manufactured by Scottish firm Proven Energy and installed by Turkish resellers Girasolar. more
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Pannon Commissions Wind-Powered Base Station
Hungary based mobile network, Pannon says that it recently commissioned the country's first wind-powered base station. The village of Kálló in Nógrád County offers suitable wind conditions throughout the year, meaning the wind generator can contribute up to 50% of the base station's power demand. more
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800,000 Alternative Energy-Powered Base Stations in 2009
No one can deny that green and clean agendas are rising to the surface in the mobile communications market. ABI Research forecasts that in 2009 over 800,000 base stations will utilize alternative energy solutions such as wind or solar energy, and that nearly 70 million mobile devices will be ethically disposed of or will be recycled in 2009. more
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Nepal Telecom Seeking Independent Power Supplies
Nepal Telecom (NT) is planning to deploy a range of alternative power supplies for its base stations in the face of continuing supply problems from the national electricity grid. The mobile network operator has been blaming the ever-increasing power-cuts, which hit 20 hours a day last week, for its deteriorating GSM service. more
Related Tags: lte, base-stations, gsm, Nepal
335,000 Cellular Base Stations to Include Solar Power by 2013
As mobile network expansion moves ostensibly to emerging markets where solar energy levels are more favorable, solar power appears ready to play an important role in reducing the costs of cellular service delivery and ensuring a more reliable power supply. The OEMsÃ' drive toward reducing base station power consumption, along with improvements in photovoltaic cells, have meant that solar energy is now a very viable solution for powering cellular base stations. more
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Telenor Plans 40% Cut in Carbon Emissions by 2016
Telenor has announced that it plans to reduce the carbon intensity of its global operations with 40 per cent by 2016, compared to the 2007 level. Telenor is expecting continued strong growth in the business and in network traffic, but the total emissions in 2016 will be reduced to equal the already low 2007-level. more
Related Tags: o2, telenor, climate-change
Wireless Power System Transmits Energy Over 148km
A test of a wireless broadcast of solar power has been carried out which was able to transmit energy RF energy over a distance of up to 148 kilometers (about 90 miles) - almost 100-times further than a major 1970s power transmission performed by NASA in the Mojave Desert in California. more
Related Tags: rural, texas, microwave, base-stations, nasa, backhaul, USA