A network proxy, actually. Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have devised a way to cut 3G smartphone power use by up to a staggering 74 percent. How? Rather than forcing phones to maintain a constant Internet connection, which can quickly deplete battery power, the tech uses a “bursty” approach via a specially configured network proxy. Between each of […]
NJ’s Bell Labs making cell towers a thing of the past
I love stories that spotlight local innovators. You’ve undoubtedly heard about lightRadio by now, those tiny, energy efficient cubes from Alcatel-Lucent (pictured above) that promise to one day replace those roadside eyesores, cell towers. What you probably haven’t heard is how Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ brought the concept to life. Sarah Portlock of […]
Report: Mobile Networks Can Cut Carbon Emissions by 42 Percent
They may have faded into the background (some pretty convincingly), but all those those cell sites require a lot of power!In his new Pike Research report, “How Mobile Networks Can Cut Carbon” (subscription required), Clint Wheelock finds that with a…
