Strengthens Fujitsu Leadership in Developing Green Solutions
Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology, and communications solutions, announced today that their market-leading FLASHWAVE® 4500 Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) has met energy efficiency standards under the Telecommunications Energy Efficiency Ratio (TEER) metric, a new standard released by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). The TEER standard provides a comprehensive methodology for measuring and reporting energy consumption as well as quantifying a network component's ratio of work performed to energy consumed.
Several of the nation's largest telecom service providers are currently using the ATIS TEER metric as a basis for evaluating network equipment under their procurement processes. Making networking solutions more energy efficient not only is good environmental stewardship, it is also good business. Recently, one of the nation's largest service providers estimated the annual cost of cooling their telecommunications equipment at nearly $1 billion. That meant almost 50 percent of the company's total energy spend went to cooling equipment.
"Communications service providers are all seeking to reduce power consumption by network elements and data centers," said John Messina, chairman of ATIS' Telecommunications Energy Efficiency (TEE) subcommittee of the Sustainability in Telecom: Energy and Protection (STEP) committee. "Leadership and an overall contribution to the development of these standards have earned Fujitsu a well-deserved nomination for Outstanding Contribution to an ATIS Forum. Plus, by meeting the energy efficiency standard for their widely-deployed FLASHWAVE 4500 MSPP, Fujitsu demonstrates that they are seriously committed to helping carriers and enterprises reduce their environmental impact."
Fujitsu works to improve environmental performance throughout the product lifecycle and is committed to continually upgrading its technology to be compliant with the latest energy efficiency standards. The company currently has plans to ensure additional optical networking products such as the FLASHWAVE 4100 ES and FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platforms (Packet ONPs) will meet TEER standards.
"Having our FLASHWAVE 4500 MSPP meet these standards is a significant differentiator," said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of planning and development at Fujitsu Network Communications. "It helps instill confidence in our products and reinforces our commitment to green business practices that increase efficiencies and ultimately bring greater cost containment. In addition, Fujitsu is an active member on the ATIS Board of Directors, further underscoring our commitment to standards."
Fujitsu and Sustainability
At Fujitsu, environmental sustainability is a long-term commitment. Through its Green Policy Innovation program, Fujitsu is working to reduce the company's environmental footprint. The program aims to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 15 million tons over the fiscal 2009-2012 four-year period. The program not only helps Fujitsu, but is designed to serve as a resource for customers and partners who are also seeking to reduce their environmental impact.
Fujitsu is also committed to the development of energy efficient IT infrastructure by enhancing sustainable design. From the purchase of parts and materials to product development, Fujitsu has adopted a worldwide approach to eco-design. The company's products reflect environmental considerations in areas such as energy saving, non-use of hazardous substances, packaging materials and information disclosure.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 170,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$50 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com.
About Fujitsu Network Communications
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. is an innovator in Connection-oriented Ethernet and optical transport technologies, and is a market-leading provider of SONET, WDM, and packet optical networking solutions. Fujitsu enables its customers to migrate to fully converged packet optical networks that improve performance and profitability. Over 450,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. Fujitsu maintains a longstanding and highly-regarded position as a market leader by providing best-in-class data networking solutions optimized for Ethernet aggregation, transport and service delivery. For more information, please see: http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom.
About ATIS
ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry. More than 250 companies actively formulate standards in ATIS' 18 Committees, covering issues including: IPTV, Service Oriented Networks, Energy Efficiency, IP-Based and Wireless Technologies, Quality of Service, Billing and Operational Support. In addition, numerous Incubators, Focus and Exploratory Groups address emerging industry priorities including "Green", IP Downloadable Security, Next Generation Carrier Interconnect, IPv6 and Convergence. ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio and Telecommunications' Sectors, and a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, please visit www.atis.org.
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