Press Release: Nokia Siemens Networks and Samsung awarded Juniper Research’s Future Mobile Green Award for contribution to reduc

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HAMPSHIRE, UK: 1^stDecember 2009 -- Nokia Siemens Networks and Samsung wereamong the winners of Juniper Research’s 2010 Future Mobile Green Awards, it wasannounced today. Nokia Siemens Networks won the Gold Award in the GreenInfrastructure category for its Flexi Multiradio Base Station, while Samsungwon the equivalent award in the Green Handset category for its Blue Earthmodel.

Nokia Siemens NetworksFlexi range was praised both for its adaptability and for the extent to whichit reduced the scale of power consumption.

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We are very pleased with thisrecognition. The Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Multiradio Base Station is theindustry smallest, most energy-efficient multi-standard base stationand shows Nokia Siemens Networks' commitment to environmentalsustainability”,

says Tommi Uitto, Head ofWireless Access Product Management, Nokia Siemens Networks,

“Flexi Multiradio Base Stationsupports 2G, 3G, and is LTE ready with a software upgrade only, highlightingour focus on commercial LTE hardware and software to meet the needs of commercialdeployments worldwide”.

Recent

Mobile Green research

from Juniper Research estimated that the carbonfootprint in 2008 from the usage phase of mobile handsets stood at more than 30Mt,with base stations accounting for

more than 70% of this total. However, thereport noted that the industry was increasingly seeking to address the issuethrough solutions ranging from the use of feederless sites and distributed sitearchitecture to the implementation of off-grid generators utilising renewableenergy.

Tony Crabtree, Managing Director at

Juniper Research

said that,“Juniper founded these awards in order to give recognition to those companiesin the mobile industry that we believe are making a significant contribution tothe reduction of greenhouse gasemissions, and which have encouraged the promotion of environmentallysustainable business practices.”

For a full list of the award winners please visit the

Future MobileGreen Awards

on the Juniper website.

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Mobile Green whitepapers

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GreenMobile Handsets & Applications:Strategies, Scenarios & Forecasts 2009-2014’’ and ‘GreenMobile Networks & Base Stations: 

Alternatively pleasecontact John Levett at

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john.levett@juniperresearch.com

, telephone +44(0)1256830002.

Author

Dr Windsor Holden

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