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Al Gore: Wireless part of climate solution
Al Gore: Wireless part of climate solution
The former Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmental activist arrived to a standing ovation to the keynote stage at this year’s CTIA Wireless. The impact of wireless technology in helping to solve the climate crisis was one of the main messages of his speech.
“You are part of the solution,” he told the hundreds of delegates in attendance. “Throughout history we can see that by putting more information into people’s hands, made easily accessible in everyday life, individuals become more efficient, more productive and empowered.”
He commended the US telecom industry for its continued support in green issues. “You are right at the hub of what we need and you are responding,” he said. “At the core is a desire to make life better for everyone, but in business terms it makes sense too; when you cut out waste and inefficiency, you reduce cost.
Peter Jarich, Research Director at Current Analysis says the significance of Al Gore’s presence at the event is in keeping with environmental progress made within the US telecoms industry.
“The idea of green telecoms has really come to the forefront, from the days of just being a talked-about concept,” Jarich says. “And Al Gore being a keynote speaker at CTIA points to that fact that it’s not just a European phenomenon. It’s a global issue and it’s something that every operator has to be thinking about.”
Operators are looking more carefully into green issues, both from an environmental and business standpoint. “If you look at what it can mean for OPEX and savings, as well as what it can mean as in launching a new network, green has definitely become important in the US,” Jarich adds.
Gore also explored the telecom industry’s position amid the current economic climate and the continued importance of the information evolution. “When you think about overall impact, this industry is still growing, despite facing its own challenges,” he added.
He believes the momentum has only just begun and recalled the fact that when he and President Bill Clinton came into office in 1993, there were only 50 websites on the internet.
“It’s amazing to think how quickly this revolution has occurred,” Gore said. “But we are in the early days; there’s so much more ahead.”
With creativity and dynamism, the US wireless market is thriving and consequently increasing the importance of the industry’s role in the economy. “We have the most competitive wireless industry in the world where we are seeing a continued pulse of investment,” he said. “In the wireless spectrum there is technically no upper limit to the way it can be exploited.”
Gore heralded the wireless industry as one of the great success stories in the American and global economy. “Now, the imagination and innovation of the industry should continue to be used to our advantage to help solve the climate crisis,” he added.
