New "clean" telephone switch in US to save 7 TRILLION tons of carbon/year! [View All]

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Considering about 2 billion tons of CO2 are generated annually by all sources, this is quite an accomplishment. :crazy:

"We are investors in Aztek Networks, a company that makes replacements for the TDM switches that handle much of the phone traffic from standard landline phones. Telecom companies are excited about Aztek’s product because it enables them, for the first time, to incrementally switch out their old TDM switches rather than doing an extremely expensive complete system overlay. Aztek’s technology also enables them to provide IP-based functionality. Aztek’s switches are IP-based but can co-exist in the network architecture with both IP-based and “old world” GR303-based switches. Our cleantech company, Aztek, is enabling telecom companies to accelerate their entry into modern IP-based technology.

Eyebrows raised yet? Now, for the rest of the story…

Aztek’s switches also reduce energy consumption by 90%. How big of a deal is that? The roughly 16,000 TDM switches in the U.S. and Canada alone consume about 15,000 gigawatt-hours each year – roughly 0.4% of all electricity used in those two countries. Given that these switches run 24/7/365, they are a base load draw. That means that burning fossil fuels produces the vast majority of electricity utilized by them. The result is over 8 trillion tons of carbon emitted every year."

http://theenergycollective.com/davidgold/49774/you-call-cleantech#comment-8893

Just one eyebrow is raised.