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03-23-2008, 12:00
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Green has been the buzz word in recent months for industries across the tech landscape. However, the average wireless consumer is more concerned (http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/ci_8663658) with the dependability of networks and products than with the eco-friendly factor. Wireless companies are actively looking into ways to be greener.
Sprint Nextel has been a leader in this area, making use of wind turbine energy at its headquarters and using hydrogen fuel cells at many tower sites. AT&T and Verizon reportedly have green plans in action although the details of these projects haven t been revealed. And smaller wireless companies are looking at ways to go green using solar and wind power.
This growth is slow in coming and it s being driven primarily by the decreased spending cost to the companies, not by any sort of consumer demand for sustainability. Consumers will be happy to go green when there s no risk that it will decrease the dependability of their technology.
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Green has been the buzz word in recent months for industries across the tech landscape. However, the average wireless consumer is more concerned (http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/ci_8663658) with the dependability of networks and products than with the eco-friendly factor. Wireless companies are actively looking into ways to be greener.
Sprint Nextel has been a leader in this area, making use of wind turbine energy at its headquarters and using hydrogen fuel cells at many tower sites. AT&T and Verizon reportedly have green plans in action although the details of these projects haven t been revealed. And smaller wireless companies are looking at ways to go green using solar and wind power.
This growth is slow in coming and it s being driven primarily by the decreased spending cost to the companies, not by any sort of consumer demand for sustainability. Consumers will be happy to go green when there s no risk that it will decrease the dependability of their technology.
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