It’s always nice to see a little bit of unity in the dog-eat-dog world of consumer electronics. At the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona this week, 17 leading mobile companies came together to adopt a “Universal Charging Solution” (UCS) by 2012, using micro USB as the charging interface.
The list includes an impressive selection of international GSMA members, including UCS initiative include 3 Group, AT&T, KTF, LG, mobilkom austria, Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telenor, Telstra, T-Mobile, and Vodafone.
The move is also aimed at reducing standby energy consumption and the production of duplicate phone chargers.
“The mobile industry has a pivotal role to play in tackling environmental issues and this programme is an important step that could lead to huge savings in resources, not to mention convenience for consumers,” said GSMA CEO Rob Conway. “There is enormous potential in mobile to help people live and work in an eco-friendly way and with the backing of some or the biggest names in the industry, this initiative will lead the way.”
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