Green4G Organization - Harnessing 4G for a Greener World

Society depends on technology for high standards of living.  Some think that the changes that must be adopted to deal with the frightening prospects of global warming are also frightening... and perhaps we should do little or nothing.  Some of us see the challenge as a great opportunity for transforming to a more creative, satisfying, and productive personal broadband information based society that will be instrumental to stability and progress.  We ask you to think: Is this important?  Is it worthwhile getting involved? Where do we go from here and how can we contribute?  

The Communications Industry is a Major part of the Environmental Solution:

There are two main thrusts of Green 4G: 1) The design and deployment of communications networks and subscriber devices that have a low environmental impact, particularly lower carbon generated power consumption. 2) The greater harnessing of communicationsas a replacement, progession, and enhancement to less efficient means, including means of travel and physical conveyance.

Many contributions are already being pursued but the communications industry lacks a common focus and voice that encourages the understanding of the needs and possibilities as a Green industry.The fact is that communications is the 'highway' of the increasingly information based society that becomes more leveraged, personal, and enabling as the next generation technologies and applications spring forward.

4G Multi-Service Wireless Enables Telecommuting and 'Anywhere Personal Computing':

 Why organize information, work and play around the automobile?

4G brings people, places, and information together to effectively reduce or eliminate the need for telecommuting and much routine travel.  Use it.

4G is a new enabling platform to unleash putting information into the hands of people wherever they are.  This reduces the need to commute: why commute and pollute?  And 4G provides new ways for people to spend more time working productively and for their personal lives.

The average U.S. citizen spends  600 hours per year commuting to and from work.  Many more hours are spend doing repetitive errands.  25% or more of that travel can be replaced by telecommuting, easy ride share programs, location based shopping information, and ways yet to be considered.

WiMAX and LTE will enable personal and group access to information content and rich applications that enables information age to finally unfold.  The most direct way to reduce consumption of fuels and products that impact our environment is to bring the tools for information age work to users wherever they are.  Rather than commute to work, work should be done wherever the company finds it most cost effective: often individual and groups pf workers can be employed at home or in the local neighborhood. 

The difference that 4G brings is 'always in touch' broadband access including rich media communications.  Mangers and fellow employees can communicate  without being physically in one place. 

What is more, 4G opens up new applications and modes of doing business: by having employees close to the community or with easy access to groups of customers, companies can stay close to business and model operations to suit changing requirements.  4G will be a critical tool to efficient business operations.  

The dynamic capabilities of 4G provides an opportunity for the wireless industry including systems and service suppliers, applications developers to increase the awareness of the community, government and business organizations about how they can use 4G to both reduce impacts on the environment and increase the lifestyle of the public.

How do we use the raw power of advanced wireless systems to reduce our dependency on oil, and promote a sane use of resources?  We start by recognizing the potential and organizing effectively.  We develop ties within industry, government and community to spread knowledge and experience.  and we target effective development of systems, software, regulations, legislation and public, private and political action.  Much needs to be done. Tremendous opportunity awaits.

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