Articles tagged with: GSMa and Solar Power

World Bank Subsidiary to Finance Green Base Stations

­The International Finance Corporation (IFC) - the private sector arm of the World Bank Group - is to work with the gsma to identify and fund renewable energy based base station deployments. The overall goal is to make cost effective renewable energy solutions a widely used power source for off-grid locations by 2012.  more

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Off-Grid Charging for Mobile Phones to Power US$2.3bn Market Opportunity

­There is a US$2.3 billion opportunity for mobile operators through the provision of off-grid charging solutions such as solar phones or external solar chargers in emerging markets, claims a new report from the gsma.  more

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Motorola Completes Solar Power Trial In Namibia

Motorola says that it has successfully completed a wind and solar power system trial conducted with the GSM Association (gsma) on MTC Namibia's cell site at Dordabis village in the Khomas region of Namibia.  more

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