Eco Energy
Oct 11 2008, Sameer Kumar

EcoFactor: The energy-efficient cell towers from Ericsson go further green by harnessing clean wind energy from integrated vertical wind turbines.

Mobile network provider Ericsson already uses a cell tower version that is far more energy-efficient.

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