Date: 21/10/2010

GreenTouch signs 18 new members from telecomm and energy sectors

GreenTouch has reported that the consortium has added 18 new organizations from across the telecommunications and energy sectors.

The consortium has established a governing board, defined concrete research targets and baseline reference network models, and organized workgroups that have initiated research programs. An initial demonstration of enabling technology is planned for early 2011.

The new members, representing 11 countries and four continents, include:

Athens Information Technology (AIT) Center for Research & Education -- Greece
Columbia University -- United States
Draka Communications -- The Netherlands
Dublin City University -- Ireland
Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI) -- Korea
Emerson Network Power, Energy Systems, North America, Inc. -- United States
Fondazione Politecnico di Milano -- Italy
Interdisciplinary Institute for Broadband Technology (IBBT vzw) -- Belgium
KT Corporation -- Korea
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology -- Germany
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U. Leuven) -- Belgium
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology -- Saudi Arabia
Seoul National University -- Korea
University of Cambridge -- United Kingdom
University of Leeds -- United Kingdom
University of Maryland -- United States
University of New South Wales -- Australia
Waterford Institute of Technology -- Ireland

"We at GreenTouch are pleased that this diverse group of organizations is confirming the value of our work and joining our membership," said Gee Rittenhouse, Chairman of GreenTouch and Vice President of Research at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs. "We welcome their expertise and participation as we work together to achieve our ambitious goals."