Surfing the green wave in telecom

Table of Contents

• In a nutshell
• ICTs and climate change
• ITU' s April 2008 conference in Japan
• Climate change for the telco CFO
• Power costs, revenues, and brand image
• Direct impacts of power costs on carriers
• Growing the top line
• Corporate social responsibility

Table of figures

• Figure 1. ICT sector power usage by subsector in 2012, status quo case
• Table 1. Electricity spending trends at a selection of telcos
• Figure 2. KDDI' s energy usage and effects of countermeasures
• Figure 3. Comparative energy costs: high-tech facilities versus standard buildings
• Table 2. Projected power consumption of routers in Japan