Safaricom uses solar, wind energy to reach remote locations
As power costs rise and the progress of connecting rural areas to mobile services remains slow, Kenyan mobile telecom provider Safaricom has set up 100 base stations powered by solar and wind energy at a cost of 250 million Kenya shillings (US$3.8 million).
The base stations are in remote locations such as Lokichoggio, Kapenguria, Kakuma and Lodwar in Northern Kenya, and are meant to increase network coverage and capacity countrywide, said Michael Joseph, Safaricom CEO.
Fujitsu Siemens launches 'zero watt' monitors
Fujitsu Siemens new Scenicview Premium Line Eco range features patent-pending power supplies that switch off completely in power-save mode.
Report: Cloud computing poised for enterprise adoption
Gartner has named cloud computing, green IT and social-computing platforms among technologies that are poised to reach broad enterprise adoption in the next two to five years.
Oracle looks to Utah for green data center
Oracle will consolidate computing facilities from its many acquisitions in a remotely managed data center near Salt Lake City, partly to cut its second-largest data center cost: energy.
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