Comments on: Mobile Tech Is the Underappreciated Carbon Emissions Killer

By: Mobile Networks Can Cut Serious Emissions with Efficiency Tech « Energy Portfolio Managers Blog

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:45:33 +0000

[...] phone companies like Vodafone have been quick to point out how mobile networks are an under-appreciated carbon emissions killer, mobile networks are also [...]

By: Mobile Networks Can Cut Serious Emissions with Efficiency Tech

Mobile Networks Can Cut Serious Emissions with Efficiency Tech — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:01:45 +0000

[...] phone companies like Vodafone have been quick to point out how mobile networks are an under-appreciated carbon emissions killer, mobile networks are also [...]

By: Qualcomm, Verizon Wireless Linking Hands Over Smart Grid

Qualcomm, Verizon Wireless Linking Hands Over Smart Grid — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:39:39 +0000

[...] smart grid, at the meter level, neighborhood level and for mobile work force management. Vodafone also recently launched a global M2M service platform which will help companies kick off and manage wireless M2M projects [...]

By: The Blue Dot

The Blue Dot — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:44:11 +0000

A lot of people do not realize the huge impacts cell phones have on the environment. It is predicted that over 150,000,000 phones will be dumped into landfills this year alone.

By: Roger from Solar Power Facts

Roger from Solar Power Facts — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:17:20 +0000

There also needs to be accounting for the turnover of the handsets, as they are frequently changed and when was the last time you considered buying a recycled mobile phone? Never, and it's not likely to happen either. The old landline phone in our home is at least 20 years old. Sure it's using more electricity when running, but it only had to be manufactured, transported, and sold once.

By: Mark Mckinley

Mark Mckinley — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:16:52 +0000

Thanks for the post!This is a great review.Everyone should appreciate the technology M2M with servives.Thanks.......

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:12:10 +0000

I agree Katie. While a lot of the discussion around smart grid focuses on smart meters, or lately the residential interfaces (basically the baseline upgrades needed to move beyond the old way of collecting usage data), the key to smart grid is M2M networks that converge data from the various devices and systems located (or soon to be located) throughout the distribution infrastructure. Dynamic monitoring and automation will come about about through M2M, not before M2M.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:07:03 +0000

Except of course, for all those leaching wall wart chargers, which stay plugged in and powered, whether the cellphone is charging or not.....

By: Katie Fehrenbacher

Katie Fehrenbacher — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:35:53 +0000

Thanks Jaymi, I think where we differ is that I do not see mobile technology as the little sister of bigger tech shifts like the smart grid. Mobile technology is the underlying technology that will enable something like a smart grid.

By: Jaymi Heimbuch

Jaymi Heimbuch — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:23:53 +0000

Great points. I see this application of mobile technology as the little sister to the bigger tech shifts the report mentions (smart grids, intelligent cities…) that will need to be put in place before we can see such savings. Check out http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/could-mobile-technology-save-europe-billions.php for a different perspective on the report.