Building an Eco-sustainable Future Volume 3 - Issue 3

Tackling climate change is everyone's responsibility. Green information and communication technology (ICT) innovations create opportunities and help reduce carbon footprints across industries.

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Driving Green Innovation and Opportunity

Bridging the ICT Network Energy Chasm

Reducing network energy consumption will require radical efforts. Models developed by Bell Labs help define the limits of what is possible and suggest strategies.

By: Dr. J. Kim, Executive Vice President of Alcatel-Lucent, President of Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent

January 11, 2010 | Category: Trends

Shaping Sustainable Cities of the Future

Smart applications and services are being factored into urban planning. ICT companies can lead the opportunity.

By: A. Marcus, Sr. Director and Head of IT and Telecommunications Industries, World Economic Forum

January 11, 2010 | Category: Features

Green Networks Grow Business

A High Leverage Network delivers eco-sustainable applications and services intelligently, reliably, efficiently and at the lowest cost.

By: G. Holland, Director of Portfolio Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent

January 11, 2010 | Category: Features

Partnering for a Green Future

Hewlett-Packard and Alcatel-Lucent deliver green IT initiatives that optimize operations, reduce costs and improve carbon footprints.

By: E. Jaspers, Vice President, Environmental Sustainability, Hewlett-Packard and R. Goode, Director of Sustainability, Alcatel-Lucent

January 11, 2010 | Category: Perspectives

Eco-sustainable Data Center Cooling

Explore new low-power, high-efficiency, eco-friendly cooling strategies that help data center operators improve costly, traditional cooling approaches.

By: P. Hayden, Director, Sustainable Power Services and B. Scofield, Technical Project Engineering; Alcatel-Lucent

January 11, 2010 | Category: Features

The Sustainable Telecom Transformation

The Low Carbon Opportunity

Today’s climate change challenge is an opportunity. Green innovation will spark business and social transformation.

By: B. Verwaayen, Chief Executive Officer, Alcatel-Lucent

November 1, 2009 | Category: Features

Alternative Energy Comes of Age in Mobile Markets

Alternative energy and renewable power technologies play a strategic role to help mobile operators contain costs and increase revenues.

By: R. Garafola, Director Sustainable Power; F. Wauquiez, Marketing Manager, Eco-sustainable Wireless Solutions; Alcatel-Lucent

November 1, 2009 | Category: Features

Green IT Deepens Ties between Orange and Enterprises

Orange Business Services shares how operators can partner with enterprises to create green IT and eco-sustainable communications strategies.

By: A. Haentjens, Vice President of Marketing, Brand and External Communications, Orange Business Services

November 1, 2009 | Category: Perspectives

Turning Eco-sustainability into Green

Operators can become part of the value chain by delivering innovative green services for which consumers are willing to pay.

By: P. Wong, Eco-sustainability Marketing Program; L. Ciangiulli, Director of Marketing, Global Advertising Solutions; Alcatel-Lucent

November 1, 2009 | Category: Trends

SITA IDF: Green IT Reduces Energy Usage by 20%

French waste management company SITA uses a green business strategy to guide its supplier selection, as well as to achieve energy efficiency in telecom networks.

By: J-L. Grèzes, Director Information Systems, SITA Ile de France

November 1, 2009 | Category: Case Studies

Video: Customer Perspectives on Eco-Sustainability

Vivek Badrinath from Orange and Michael Lawrey from Telstra Networks and Services share their perspectives on eco-sustainability and their engagement for a low carbon economy.

November 1, 2009