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GreenTouch™, the global consortium dedicated to dramatically improving the energy efficiency of data communications networks, today announced its final results and unveiled new tools, technologies and architectures to improve the energy efficiencies of communications networks in years to come. During a celebratory event in New York, GreenTouch revealed that its new approaches can improve energy efficiencies of mobile-access networks by more than 10,000X – an achievement far exceeding the original goals of the working group.

GreenTouch™, the global consortium dedicated to dramatically improving the energy efficiency of data communications networks, today announced two new technology innovations, both significant milestones in network energy conservation. The new technologies will reduce overall energy consumption in wireline access networks by an impressive 46 percent, which translates into a combined energy savings equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of 1.2 million passenger vehicles.

GreenTouch™, the global consortium dedicated to dramatically improving the energy efficiency of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) networks, will sponsor a workshop and luncheon on June 25 focused on exploring the topics and issues associated with building an energy-efficient "Internet of Everything." The event is conducted as part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels, Belgium

During the recent Members meeting in Milan, the second GreenTouch 1000x Award was presented to Tom Marzetta. Tom received the 1000x Award for the Invention of the Large Scale Antenna System Concept and Sustained Leadership, Technical Excellence and Promotion of the Technology for Future Wireless Networks.

Fondazione Politecnico di Milano will host at its premises in Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, from May 5th through May 8th, 2014, the spring members’ meeting of GreenTouch, the international consortium launched in 2010 with the ambitious goal of redesigning communications networks to dramatically improve their energy efficiency. During the four-day event, GreenTouch members will provide updates on the more than 16 projects currently underway and demonstrate new network architectures and technologies in development.

Dr. Thierry Klein, Chairman of the GreenTouch Technical Committee has been named a Momentum for Change Advisory Panel Member. The initiative is led by the UN Climate Change Secretariat. Its focus is to raise awareness of the most practical, scalable and replicable examples of what people, businesses, governments and industries are doing to tackle climate change.

September 16, 2013 – On September 23, GreenTouch™, the global consortium dedicated to dramatically improving the energy efficiency of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) networks, along with event sponsor the City of Nantes, will present an all-day workshop that will explore how and why telecommunication networks and the Internet are being redesigned to be more energy efficient.

May 13, 2013 - GreenTouch, the global consortium dedicated to dramatically improving the energy efficiency of data and communications networks, today shared the findings of new research that shows the net energy consumption in overall networks can be reduced up to 90 percent by 2020.

July 16, 2012 – GreenTouch is pleased to announce the elected nominees for the 2012-2013 Executive Board and Committees. Following an internal election, members have chosen esteemed and well respected industry experts to represent and guide GreenTouch in the coming year.

March 27, 2012 – The GreenTouch Consortium will announce and demonstrate a new technology that will dramatically reduce energy consumption in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks, as well as other applications. The breakthrough Bit-Interleaved Passive Optical Network (Bi-PON) technology is the second major milestone reached by the consortium. When deployed, it will enable a power reduction of 30 times over current technologies while improving performance and reducing cost.

GreenTouch will demonstrate a breakthrough technology at Bell Labs during a live webinar. Chairman Gee Rittenhouse and member companies will announce the second major milestone in the group’s mission to dramatically improve the energy efficiency of information and communications technology (ICT) networks by a factor of 1,000. GreenTouch is choosing to share this news through an energy-saving webinar, rather than a traditional in-person event, tying into the consortium’s green initiatives.

Event Highlights the Industry’s Efforts to Develop Carbon-Neutral ICT Solutions as Global Energy Use Continues to Increase

Arlington, Va. – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association for the global information and communications (ICT) industry, today announced that GreenTouch™ will sponsor the Green ICT Demonstration and educational track at TIA 2012: Inside the Network Conference & Exhibition. GreenTouch is a consortium of leading ICT industry, academic and non-government research experts dedicated to dramatically improving the energy efficiency of information and communications technology (ICT) networks by a factor of 1,000.