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Indian telecom sector shies away from low-carbon model

Indian telecom sector shies away from low-carbon model

By Tue, Oct 25, 2011 2:53AM UTC View Comments Indian telecom sector shies away from low-carbon model

Bharti Airtel and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) have reneged on their commitment of disclosing a detailed and sustainable emission reduction plan, including a substantial substitution of diesel with renewable alternatives to power their network operations by September 2011, environmental organisation Greenpeace India has alleged. The public commitment was made following a meeting...

Smartphones, tablets key to mobile broadband in Asia say telcos

By Thu, Apr 07, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments

Smartphones remain Asia’s biggest generator of mobile broadband usage according to a telecom industry survey from Ovum, which also revealed tablet computers as the second highest driver securing 25% of responses. It is important to note that the research, conducted in December 2010 and January 2011, polled 178 telecoms executives from across Asia-Pacific so while...

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