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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb 11, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - A new study of Australian
operator Telstra's Next G(TM) network, which was supplied and installed by
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), reveals that business users of the new mobile
broadband service can reduce their carbon footprint as well as improve their
productivity. The study was commissioned by Ericsson and Telstra as a
companion study to the recently announced study on the productivity gains of
Telstra's HSPA network. Both studies were conducted by the independent
consultancy firm Econtech. It confirms that many business users of the new
HSPA-enabled 3G network are able to reduce their kilometers traveled, as
well as the need to print documents, resulting in a reduced carbon footprint
for their work activities. The businesses reduced their carbon footprint by
up to 17%., with an average of between 5-10percent.
Many of the respondents indicated that they travel less kilometres due to
their use of Next GTM. The respondents indicated that due to the better
reception and coverage and faster speeds, they are able to stay out of their
office longer and still perform work. This has meant that they have reduced
their number of return trips to the office to access office information.
This has led to reductions in the number of kilometres driven a day and to
savings in fuel consumption, which has resulted on average in a reduction of
30kg of CO2 per week per user, or roughly the equivalent of driving a car
120 kilometres.
Also, some of the respondents indicated that they use less paper since using
Next GTM. These workers are now reading more electronically, rather than
printing. Previously, many of the respondents would print information to
take with them on business trips, just in case they needed such information.
However, with the introduction of Next GTM these workers can access their
office database remotely, removing the need to print such information.
Econtech conducted detailed interviews with 26 businesses, from 15
industries, with an average seven-and-a-half month usage of Next G(TM). Next
GTM went live in October 2006, providing best-in-class mobile coverage to 98
percent of Australia's population."
Ericsson Shows Telstra's Next G Network Can Reduce The Carbon Footprint Of Users 
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