Understanding the network energy efficiency challenge

At the end of last week, the GreenTouch telco energy-efficiency consortium told a presumably-glittering event in New York that its five-year project to design more energy-efficient telecommunications has been a success. In fact, the group said, it reckons that if adopted, its approaches could improve mobile network efficiency …

[Neoc]

"Why have fifty devices in the same street spending five watts each on simple firewall functions (250 Watts) when you probably only need a few watts to run virtual machines in the carrier infrastructure?"

Because I wouldn't trust Telstra or Optus to be able to wipe their bottoms correctly, let alone trust them with my home PCs' safety and health.

[Anonymous Coward]

You don't trust the telcos

And I don't trust my neighbors. Hell, I don' trust the people in this house (when it comes to technology.)

[IanR]

It was THIS big, honest...

Well, the Greens aren't exactly known for modesty (or accuracy) but 10,000 times? that must be a world record for exaggeration, even by them.

[Nonymous Crowd Nerd]

Re: It was THIS big, honest...

What on earth does the number supposedly mean anyway? "Efficiency savings that could reduce consumption by - say - 25% from current levels" - that would be a sensible figure. And a sensible way to present it!

[Anonymous Coward]

No word on servers ?

That are sitting idly in datacenters doing nothing ?

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: No word on servers ?

No Windows server ever does nothing for more than a second or two - take a look at wireshark to see what all your nothing servers are babbling about...