Cisco, Google, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft stepped up their Earth Day commitments, promising everything from 100% product return to a blockchain-powered, plastic currency.
“AT&T’s been through a lot of other crises before and each time you’ve seen us emerge in a stronger position and I’m confident we’ll do it again with this
The Business Resiliency Program aims to provide organizations economically impacted by the pandemic with the tools and equipment they need to keep their businesses running.
This includes $8 million in cash, $210 million in products, and up to $5 million in grants and funds matching Cisco employees’ donations to nonprofits.
While the AWS initiative will initially focus on COVID-19, AWS says it “will also consider other infectious disease diagnostic projects” in the future.
Continued job losses at one of the world’s largest network operators underlines the impact software is having on those who earn a paycheck from the industry at large.
Designed to reduce emissions trajectories for mobile, fixed, and data center operators, the SBT initiative is another checkpoint on GSMA’s climate action roadmap.
The Facebook-backed consortium announced a string of new initiatives including the launch of its Evenstar remote radio unit and plans to develop disaggregated open routers.