The economic and environmental implications of adopting sustainable green technologies have never been more apparent than in these turbulent economic times.

 

While “Green IT” is a hot topic in the information technology space, a sustainable and encompassing “green strategy“ shouldn’t stop with the big three: energy-saving servers, computers, and monitors.

 

It should also include phone communications.

 

snom Technology AG, a developer and manufacturer of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phones, is one company that has developed a line of VoIP phones designed to conserve energy when making calls.

 

After a research team for Telecommunications Networks at FH Frankfurt am Main, a German research university, tested the power consumption of VoIP phones produced by seven manufacturers the results showed snom phones have the lowest power consumption.

 

The trials were carried out over a 3-month period, examining three VoIP phones by each of the major manufacturers.

 

The snom phones tested used the least amount of energy in each scenario with settings ranging from idle mode, conversation, idle mode after a conversation, and three-way conference. The study showed in standby mode, the snom 370 used up to 3.5 watts less than similar telephones by other manufacturers.

 

“When developing our telephones we have always attached a great importance on implementing sophisticated technology in an energy-efficient manner," said Dusan Aleksis, head of hardware development at snom. "Keeping power consumption as low as possible has always been one of our most important goals in the development of snom phones."

 

The enterprises benefit coming from the VoIP technology of snom phones has multiple features for upscale business telephony into phones that are as innovative as they are functional in design, according to the company.

 

The reduction in power output in snom products is helping save money, as well reducing carbon footprints in keeping with many companies overall green IT strategy, according to Aleksis.