Recently you may have noticed some mobile phone manufacturers ‘doing their bit’ for the environment. Samsung released the S7550 Blue Earth an eco-friendly phone made out of recycled materials with low standby power an energy efficient eco-mode and solar panelled back. Similarly Sony Ericsson dipped their toe into the Green pool offering the Naite a product that offers eco rewards for buying it and has a 5 star energy efficient charger. Both are trying to help the planet one phone at a time but what about the users who see the eco alternatives as a necessity rather than a good deed?
There are currently over 4 billion mobile connections in the world; 500 million of those people have a mobile contract but no access to an electricity grid. Over the years this figure is bound to increase as more people at the “ba
The survey was carried out over a three-month period spanning from June to August 09 and involved in depth field research into vendors products and users. It found there was significant interest in off-grid charging solutions from mobile operators over half of those who were interviewed had already introduced or were looking for new charging methods. At the same time there’s limited understanding into the solutions available to them and they’re looking for help and support from the mobile industry.
Mobile manufacturers have already agreed on a worldwide ‘Universal charging solution’ where a set charging method microUSB will run across all handsets by 2012. This is at least a start to cutting waste it’s already estimated that the initiative will reduce standby energy consumption by 50% and will eliminate potentially 51000 tonnes of duplicate chargers for mobile phones. However this still doesn’t help those users who are yet to get access to an electrical grid. Across developing nations mobile phone owners charge their handset on a pay-per-charge basis. But the cost to do this works out at the same price as the cheapest scratch card to put talktime onto the phone. Users have to choose between battery life and credit. (more…)
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