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GPM Bi-annual Report - January 2013
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Powering Telecoms: East Africa Market Analysis
The objective of the report is to analyse the current state of the telecom market and the highlight the current approach to powering networks to enable readers with see the potential for alternative energy solutions, in particular green power. The report looks at various elements including the industry structure, the regulatory environment, the current state of power within telecoms infrastructure as well as potential green power solutions.
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Geocell – Georgia – Feasibility Study
Established in 1996, Geocell is the first GSM operator in Georgia operating on 900 MHz frequency and later on 1800 MHz frequency following the merger with GT Mobile; Georgia’s 3rd operator to start GSM services, in 2001. Later in 2003, a controlling stake in Geocell is acquired by the TeliaSonera group. In 2006, Geocell acquired UMTS license to operate on 2100 MHz frequency and launched its 3G and associated services to its subscribers. Geocell is the largest mobile operator in terms of subscriber numbers with a base of over 2 million as on Q1 2012.
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Ucell – Uzbekistan – Feasibility Study
Ucell part of TeliaSonera group, started its network modernization in 2008 with the aim of launching 3G and associated new services for the subscribers. The company has aggressively focused on expansion of network coverage in order to enable cellular coverage to the most remote districts of the country.
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GPM Bi-annual Report - July 2012
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GPM Interactive Replication Guide: India Market Specific
This Guide is intended to assist Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Infrastructure Providers (IPs) navigate through the decision making process of determining if a site is a suitable candidate for conversion into a renewable energy deployment in the Indian market.
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Green Deployment Tracker Template
The Green Power for Mobile Green Deployment Tracker is now moving to a new platform. To ensure that data is up to date, we request that you go to the current tracker and make sure your numbers for planned and live deployments are correct. If there are any discrepancies, please fill in out template with the correct data so that we can upload the correct information when we migrate over to the new platform.
Green Power for Mobile Deployment Tracker – Add your deployments
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Fuel Cell Systems for Base Stations: Deep Dive Study
An exploration of the current and future potential of fuel cell systems to provide green power for the telecoms industry
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Telecoms Renewable Energy Vendors/ESCOs Landscape in India: Revised version
This India Vendor Catalogue document aims to present a landscape of the main green solutions vendors and ESCOs (Energy Service Companies) providing products and services to the mobile telecoms sector in India.
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Bharti Infratel's White Paper - Green Networks: Transforming Telecommunications on Sustainable Energy Alternatives
Bharti Infratel’s pioneering GreenTowers P7 Initiative is a comprehensive energy-efficiency and alternate-energy program covering seven high impact initiatives, which are aimed at reducing the carbon footprint through lower and optimized diesel usage.
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Procurement Model Analysis: CAPEX vs OPEX
This document presents a comparative analysis of an in house CAPEX based and outsourced OPEX based renewable energy model. The Green Power for Mobile procurement model analysis is based on current intelligence of the Indian telecom market.
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Best Practice Procurement Guide for Green Energy in India - March 2012
This is the revised version of our earlier published Best Practise Procurement Guide for Green Energy in India, to enhance market intelligence for the Indian mobile telecom industry, and is based on current intelligence of the Indian Market.
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Energy + Mobile at Mobile World Congress 2012
Energy is the backbone of the mobile industry: without it the mobile network would not exist and we could not turn on our mobile phones. Nowhere is this truer than in emerging markets, where mobile operators have become proficient at operating in areas of unreliable and nonexistent grid electricity.
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Green Power for Mobile Vendor Directory
Updated January 2012. The Green Power for Mobile programme has sought information on the capabilities, products and services of the vendor community within the industry in an attempt to evolve and regenerate the current vendor listing page.
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Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) Ltd. - Malawi - Feasibility Study
TNM is the second largest mobile operator in Malawi with a subscriber base of 1.6 million and a market share of over 42%.4 A pioneer in offering new services, TNM became the first mobile operator in Malawi to launch and offer 3G services including video calling, video and music streaming, and mobile broadband access.
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GPM Bi-annual Report - December 2011
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LEO - Burundi - Feasibility Study
LEO (U-Com) Burundi is the largest telecom operator in Burundi, is owned by Orascom Telecom Holding a subsidiary of Vimpelcom group. As a leading telecom operator in Burundi, LEO is providing voice services since 1993 and data services since 2007.
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Best Practise Procurement Guide for Green Energy in India - September 2011
This document presents a best practise procurement guide for the mobile telecoms sector in India. The Green Power for Mobile best practise guide is based on current intelligence of the Indian Market.
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Telecoms Renewable Energy Vendors & ESCOs Landscape in India
This document presents a summary of the current state of the Indian Mobile Telecom Market, an overview of the use of renewable energies for the mobile infrastructure and a listing of the main vendors/ESCOs operating on the Indian market. This analysis is based on current knowledge of the Indian Market as well as publicly available information from vendors, tower companies and mobile operators.
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GPM Bi-annual Report - July 2011
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Green Power for Mobile Charging Choices 2011: Mobile Phone Charging Solutions in the Developing World
As the rate of mobile subscriptions surges in developing countries, mobile phones are becoming a vital tool for empowering remote communities. However, several barriers remain which inhibits full adoption in rural regions. Coupled with the economic factor linked to the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of mobile handsets, the energy factor remains one of the top issues for mobile subscribers.
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Green Power for Mobile's Interactive Replication Guide
This interactive guide is intended to assist Mobile Network Operators navigate through the decision making process of determining if a site is a suitable candidate for renewable energy deployment.
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Banglalink - Bangladesh - Feasibility Study
The GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme worked with Banglalink to analyse the entire Banglalink network, which consists of 4760 base stations, to identify specific solutions for energy cost savings.
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Telecel - Zimbabwe - Feasibility Study
Telecel Zimbabwe has a small network consisting of only 290 BTS sites covering the most inhabited areas, and the roads that transverse the country. Zimbabwe has a good commercial power network, although daily outages are common place. Most sites are relatively close to a commercial power connection, at a relatively low cost.
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Azercell - Azerbaijan - Feasibility Study
In March 2011, Swedish telecom major TeliaSonera Eurasia signed an agreement with the GSMA for a Feasibility Study to be conducted by the GPM team. The study encompassed technical and financial feasibility analyses on a large number of base stations in TeliaSonera’s existing and planned networks in Azerbaijan, and identified those that are most suitable for green power solutions.
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Ncell - Nepal - Feasibility Study
In March 2011, Swedish telecom major TeliaSonera Eurasia signed an agreement with the GSMA for a Feasibility Study to be conducted by the GPM team. The study encompassed technical and financial feasibility analyses on a large number of base stations in TeliaSonera’s existing and planned networks in Nepal and identified those that are most suitable for green power solutions.
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Tcell - Tajikistan - Feasibility Study
In March 2011, Swedish telecom major TeliaSonera Eurasia signed an agreement with the GSMA for a Feasibility Study to be conducted by the GPM team. The study encompassed technical and financial feasibility analyses on a large number of base stations in TeliaSonera’s existing and planned networks in Tajikistan and identified those that are most suitable for green power solutions.
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TeliaSonera - Feasibility Study
In March 2011, Swedish telecom major TeliaSonera Eurasia signed an agreement with the GSMA for a Feasibility Study to be conducted by the Green Power for Mobile (GPM) team. The study encompassed technical and financial feasibility analyses on a large number of base stations in TeliaSonera’s existing and planned networks in Nepal, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan, and identified those that are most suitable for green power solutions.
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Telecel - Central African Republic - Feasibility Study
The country has abundant hydroelectric resources that provide reliable and inexpensive power to the capital city. About 80 percent of the CAR’s electricity is provided by hydroelectricity, most of which is generated north of Bangui, with fossil fuels providing the rest.
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Telefónica - South America - Feasibility Studies
The GSMA conducted a six country study for Telefónica in South America. The countries covered by this study were Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
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Mobinil - Egypt - Feasibility Study
Mobinil has a large network consisting of nearly 5000 sites covering the most inhabited areas, and the roads that transverse the country. Egypt has a good commercial power supply in most inhabited areas, but many of the Mobinil sites are in remote areas covering the large road network, and these sites have no access to commercial power.
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GPM Bi-annual Report - November 2010
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Econet Lesotho - Lesotho - Feasibility Study
The GSMA Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme was commissioned by Econet Lesotho during Q1 2010 to complete a Feasibility Study to analyse the operator’s network and propose an implementation plan for a green power network.
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Energy for the Telecom Towers: India Market Sizing and Forecasting
This document presents the market opportunity for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and investors in India considering the outsourcing of the energy component of telecoms towers.
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Hello - Cambodia - Feasibility Study
GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme worked with Hello to analyse the entire Hello network – consisting of 622 base stations – to identify specific solutions for energy cost savings.
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GPM Bi-annual Report - June 2010
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IFC Financial Products for Green Power
By Ian Larsen, published in the GPM Bi-annual Report June 2010. In the longer term, green power has significant potential to reduce a Mobile Network Operator’s (MNO) carbon footprint and slow energy consumption growth. A reliable green power source at a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) can be a very practical component of any MNO’s current effort to expand its network into those remote areas that lack reliable grid power provision.
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HOMER Software: Training Guide for Renewable Energy Base Station Design
HOMER is a free software application developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. This software application is used to design and evaluate technically and financially the options for off-grid and on-grid power systems for remote, stand-alone and distributed generation applications. It allows you to consider a large number of technology options to account for energy resource availability and other variables.
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Econet - Burundi - Feasibility Study
The GSMA Mobile for Development was commissioned by Econet Wireless Burundi during March to May 2010 to complete a Green Power for Mobile Feasibility Study to analyse the operator’s network and propose a plan for a green power network.
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MTN - Uganda - Feasibility Study
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Community Power: Using Mobile to Extend the Grid
A significant opportunity exists to provide environmentally sustainable energy to people in the developing world who live beyond the electricity grid. And it is the mobile telecoms industry–which has already brought phones beyond the fixed telecoms grid–which holds the key to this next infrastructure innovation.
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GPM Bi-annual Report - November 2009
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Digicel - Haiti - Feasibility Study
The GSMA Green Power for Mobile programme was commissioned by Digicel Haiti during Q4 2009 to complete a Feasibility Study to analyse the operator’s network and propose an implementation plan for a green power network.
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Zantel - Tanzania - Feasibility Study
The GSMA Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme was commissioned by Zantel, Tanzania during Q3 2009 to complete a Feasibility Study to analyse the operator’s network and propose an implementation plan for a green power network.
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MTC Namibia - Case Study
One of the greatest challenges facing GSM operators in emerging markets is the demand for network expansion in an environment where there is limited or no access to the electricity grid for base station power.
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IDEA Cellular India
A key reason why many regions of the world lack GSM coverage is the limited reach of the electricity grid. In Nigeria for example only 25% of base stations are connected to ‘the grid’ which means Operators have to solve the power issue themselves in order to extend coverage to remote parts of the world. As a result, Africa alone consumes over 30 million litres of diesel per annum powering base stations (an average of 18,000 litres per base station per year).
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