Nokia Siemens Networks will provide consultancy services to DigiEcoCity, establishing a business model and ICT architecture for a new city being built in Gong Qing in Jiangxi province, China. DigiEcoCity has designed the town to be eco-friendly, and will offer smart metering, energy management and ICT infrastructure to 100,000 residents once completed.

 

Taiwan telco Chunghwa Telecom has spent NT$20m ($630,000) on an 18% stake in CQi Energy Infocom. The two companies have worked together for the last three years on devleoping a cloud platform to boost building energy efficiency.

Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing says it has achieved its goal of reaching zero-landfill through recycling at its Thai facility.

 

LED firms Optiled and Cree have completed the first phase of a large-scale lighting upgrade in Singapore’s Jurong Town, the city’s biggest public LED lighting installation.

GE has acquired Energy Control Systems (ECS), whose energy software improves the reliability of energy delivery.

IBM announced a partnership with Tridium to work on solutions that allow businesses to manage their buildings more efficiently.

 

Philippines telco Globe Telecom has opened a Telepresence room, connecting to 1,100 other rooms via the AT&T Business Exchange.

 

APC by Schneider Electric has set up a specialized data center software division.