WCAI - Broadband Everywhere, All the Time

MISSION STATEMENT

WCAI Green Technology Committee The Green Technology Committee fosters greater awareness of issues, opportunities and solutions regarding green technology most relevant to the wireless broadband industry. The Committees activities include:

Promoting, developing and enhancing industry standards and best practices for energy reduction;
Educating government and operators on wireless technology's green applications;
Developing governmental policies to promote the application of green technology; and
Advocating recycling and end-of-life planning for hardware.

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Sam Windsor
Director, Operations
Prism Microwave
swindsor@prismrf.com

WCAI GREEN TECHNOLOGY LEADERS

	Pete Castiglione Manager-Quality/M&P/Process AT&T www.att.com
	J.S. (Jake) MacLeod Principal Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Engineering & Technology Bechtel Communications www.bechtel.com
	Eric Dentler Senior Manager, Service Provider Group Cisco Systems www.cisco.com
	Harry Perlow Clearwire www.clearwire.com
	Chip Spann Wireless Business Analyst Connected Nation www.connectednation.org
	CZ Czerner Senior VP, Business Development IDT Spectrum www.idtspectrum.com
	Lawrence Behr CEO LBA Group, Inc. www.lbagroup.com
	Kellie Willey-Robinson Senior Director Global Sales and Marketing Prism Microwave www.prismrf.com
	Raj Vaswani CTO & Founder Silver Spring Networks www.silverspringnet.com

WCAI COMMITTEE LIAISON

Susan Polyakova
Vice President, Communications & Strategy
Wireless Communications Association International
susan@wcai.com

JOIN THE WCAI GREEN TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Join WCAI's Green Team today! Send your name and contact information to WCAI Committee Liaison Susan Polyakova (susan@wcai.com). Committee members must be WCAI members, with membership renewal via www.wcai.com under "Membership."

GENERAL OBJECTIVES


Objectives	Benefits to Members
Develop industry standards Identify where energy is being used Recommend ways that wireless technology can be used to advance green goals	Saves money Developing products that lower energy consumption Advocate for public funding for research and developement Good PR Staying ahead of the energy crisis Helping the Environment
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NEWS

2009
Dec 17	- Sprint Opens First Green Store
Dec 3	- Time Short to Agree on Smart Grid Standards
Nov 25	- FCC to Hold Nov. 30 Field Hearing on Energy and the Environment - Notion of WiMAX-Based Smart Grids Picks Up Steam
Nov 12	- RUS/NTIA Release Environmental Guidance
Sept 24	- Stimulus Funding Just a Down Payment, DOE Says - Sprint Unveils New Eco-Friendly Accessories - AT&T Wireless Tops New ‘North American Green Carriers’ ABI Research Scorecard
Sept 10	- FCC Seeks Comment on "Green" Issues - FCC Seeks Comment on Implementation of Smart Grid Technology - FCC Seeks Comment on Telework - Alvarion and National Grid Conduct Smart Power Grid Proof of Concept in the U.S.
August 27	- How High-Speed Broadband Can Fight Climate Change - More Bandwidth Needed for Broadband to Reduce Energy Use, Panelists Say
August 13	- WCAI Call on Achieving Cost Savings with Green IT Now Available for Playback - VC Joins FCC, Will Focus on the Smart Grid
August 6	- WCAI to Host a Call on Achieving Cost Savings with Green IT - Sprint Launches New Environmental Initiatives, Releases Eco-Friendly Samsung Reclaim
July 23	- Vodafone Issues Report on Green Mobile
July 2	- DATAMONITOR: Green IT Gains an Upside in the Economic Downturn - DoE Opens Spigot On Smart Grid Projects - Venture Capital Investment in Green Technologies Rebounds with $1.2B in Q2 2009
June 25	- WCAI, Others Send Joint Association Letter to NTIA Regarding BTOP Implementation of NEPA
June 18	- Operators Can Save Big by Going Green
June 11	- DoE Not Weighing 'Future' Funding for ICT Energy Efficiency Research
May 21	- Survey: Mobile Consumers Prepared to Support Green Initiatives
April 23	-WCAI's Green Technology Committee to Hold Semiannual Meeting May 6
April 21	-Sprint Greens IT, Reduces Carbon Emissions and Operating Costs
April 9	-Gore Sees Hope for Environment in Wireless
April 2	-Venture Capital Investment in Renewable Energy Exceeds $836.1M in Q1 2009 -European ICT Industry Urged to Cut Energy Usage 20% by 2015
March 19	- Obama to Nominate Harris for Energy Post -Report: Clean Telecoms is the Next Big Thing
March 12	-Green Initiatives Taking Hold, Verizon Says
March 5	- EU to Consider Changes to E-Waste Laws - Greening of America under Way in Data Centers
February 26	-Three-quarters of World’s Largest Investment Firms Factor Climate-Change Data -Most U.S. Businesses See IT Helping Promote Green Strategy
February 12	Sprint Sets Ambitious 90 Percent Wireless Recycling Goal
February 11	Draft Bill Proposes Federal Money for E-Waste Recycling Research
2008
December 11	Report: "Green" Handsets Subject to Conflicting Social and Economic Forces
November 26	AT&T Warns Proposed EPA Rules Court Deter ICT Deployment
November 20	Broadband's Benefit to Environment to Grow, NARUC Told
November 13	EPA Honors Alcatel-Lucent for its Work in Recycling Chemicals
October 30	- Going Green and Saving Green Become Synonymous as Budgets Tighten - Report: 335,000 Cellular Base Stations to Include Solar Power by 2013
October 16	Green Technology, WiMAX Deployment among Featured Topics at WCAI Symposium
October 9	Sprint Announces Environmental Leadership Priorities
October 7	Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Leads $75 Million Investment in Silver Spring Networks, Smart Grid Technology Leader
September 25	WCA Launches Green Technology Best Practices Subcommittee
September 24	Net-Enabled Appliances Can Save Energy
September 18	‘Green’ Quest Focuses on Networks
September 4	Alcatel-Lucent Sponsors Broadband Environment Challenge
July 17	ITU Creates Group To Focus On Impact Of ICT On Climate Change
June 12	Verizon Goes Green
June 5	Nancy Pelosi Asks Silicon Valley For Help
May 29	House Energy & Telecom Chair Proposes Tech Clean Energy Solutions
May 15	Silver Spring Networks flash demo on Smart Energy Network
May 12	Remarks by John McCain on Climate Change Policy
May 12	"McCain Urges Free-Market Principles To Reduce Global Warming," Associated Press article excerpt
May 9	Comparing the 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates on Green Positions
May 8	Bill Joy on Going Green, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, Business Week Famed venture capitalist Bill Joy spoke with Business Week columnist Maria Bartiromo, and predicted that the green movement would be "The Next Really Big Thing." Joy is a partner at Silicon Valley VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Details: http://www.businessweek.com
April 25	Lawmaker, Industry Leaders Stress Importance Of “Green Technology” At WCA 2008
April 23	Next Steps For Migrating The Communications Industry To Green Technology J.S. (Jake) MacLeod, Principle Vice President, CTO and Bechtel Fellow, Bechtel Communications
April 23	Next Steps For Migrating The Communications Industry To Green Technology Dr. Robert F. Brammer, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Northrop Grumman Information Technology
April 23	"Cloud Computer Gains Steam with New IBM Gear," New York Times
April 23	“Green Grid’s Metrics Sow Seed for IT Sustainability,” Computer World
April 3	Rep. Boucher To Keynote A Panel On Green Technology At WCA 2008
March 27	“Utilities Explore Energy-Saving Incentives for IT,” IDG News Service
March 26	“Feds Device Program to Help Companies Cut Data Center Costs,” Ted Samson
March 26	“Data Centers Heading to Cash Crunch,” InfoWorld
March 13	"Green Technology Takes Center Stage," WCAI Member Bulletin
January 16	Smart Grid Tech Take: Is Silver Spring Networks' "SEN" the Breakthrough We've Been Waiting for?
2007
February 27	Testimony of Dan W. Reicher, Director, Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Google.org Before the Senate Finance Committee

RELATED LINKS


Government Links
CANARIE, Inc. (Canada) U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality U.S. House Resources Committee U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Program
Communications/Information Technology
Climate Savers Computing Initiative Dial-a-Phone Green Mobile Blog Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Green 4G Association Green Google Green Grid IT Green Technology Alliance The Climate Group Uptime Institute
Construction
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHREA) U.S. Green Building Council
Energy
Edison Electric Institute Canadian Electricity Association
Academic & AdvocaCy Groups
American Enterprise Institute Climate Change Project Center for American Progress Energy & Environment Issues Generation Investment Management Global e-Sustainability Initiative
SPecialIZED Trade Publications
Green Daily Green Electronics Daily by Warren Communications Platts
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2008 VIDEOS


WCAI 2008: Next Steps For Migrating The Communications Industry To Green Technology
April 23, 2008 Bechtel Suggests Green Actions for the Communications Industry -J.S. (Jake) MacLeod, Principle Vice President, CTO and Bechtel Fellow, Bechtel Communications	April 23, 2008 Northrop Grumman's Green NG Intiative -Dr. Robert F. Brammer, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Northrop Grumman Information Technology	April 23, 2008 Greening the Energy Industry through Communications -John O’Farrell, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Silver Spring Networks
WCAI 2008: Green Technology Keynote
April 23, 2008 Wireless Deployment in the United States -U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), Chairman, House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality

MEMBER COMPANY DESCRIPTIONS

	Bechtel’s diverse portfolio encompasses energy, transportation, communications, mining, oil and gas, and government services, including extensive experience in managing sustainable engineering, procurement, and construction.
	Cisco enables people to make powerful connections in business, education, philanthropy and creativity. Such innovations as Cisco Unified Communications and TelePresence along with fundamental business change improve productivity, reduce costs and benefit the environment.
	With standards-based IP networking products, Silver Spring Networks enables utilities to deploy a scalable, reliable infrastructure from the substation to the customer premise at a fraction of comparable costs.
	Maravedis is a world-leader and pioneer in Broadband Wireless including WiMAX and LTE 4G market research and analysis. The Green 4G Association is a non-profit professional and educational association that promotes the effective and ethical use of wireless broadband technologies.