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tors have joined hands to create one standard charger for all mobile phones. This announcement came at GSMA world mobile congress 2009 currently going on in Barcelona. Green technology has been the key theme in most industries like this year's Mobile World Congress event. LG, Samsung and other big names unveiled their solar-powered mobile phones. Several other companies have been keen to fulfill their commitment to the use of recyclable materials and sustainable production.
tors have joined hands to create one standard charger for all mobile phones. This announcement came at GSMA world mobile congress 2009 currently going on in Barcelona. Green technology has been the key theme in most industries like this year's Mobile World Congress event. LG, Samsung and other big names unveiled their solar-powered mobile phones. Several other companies have been keen to fulfill their commitment to the use of recyclable materials and sustainable production.Environment Friendly Approach
Till now most of the mobile phones have used proprietary chargers that work only on one kind of device. Even the two different models of the same manufacturer need different chargers. Adopting this approach would lessen the manufacturing of mobile chargers each year by 50%, that would ultimately reduce the greenhouse gases emission by 13.6 million to 21.8 million tons each year. This initiative has the potential to avoid 51,000 tons of duplicate chargers, said the GSMA.
According to Robe Conway, chief executive of the GSMA, this program is an important step from the mobile industry that could lead to huge savings in resources. Mobile phones have huge potential to help people work & live in an eco-friendly way. Mobile industry has a pivotal role to play in tackling environmental issues, and the backing of big names will lead the way.
Consumer Benefits
People who change their mobile phones frequently on a quarterly or yearly basis wouldn't have to buy charger every time. It would save some cash for them and help the environment as well. Consumers already having a charger, would no longer have to buy a new charger with new phone.
Target 2012
The target to release a universal charger is set to 2012. Most of the big names in mobile manufacturing, including Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Vodafone, LG, Qualcomm, Samsung, and T-Mobile have signed up to the scheme, which will see the mini-USB plug adopted as the universal standard. The GSMA said that the new universal chargers will consume nearly half as much energy when on standby as today's charging cables and will be supported by the majority of mobile phones.
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