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Work progressed well on our series of standards on the Work continued on a series of TSs on the general engineering
alternating current interface for ICT equipment connected of networks and sites.
to a 400V DC source, and with revisions to the standards for
equipment powered by 48V DC. We began work on a new ES ISG OEU made good progress on the measurement of energy
on the management of the migration of telecommunication consumption in memory units, and we published a Group
site installations from existing -48 V DC power distribution Specification (GS) on information technology servers. Work
to the new 400 V DC, and on a TS on the impact on the ICT continued on the deployment of fire extinguishing and alarm
equipment architecture of multiple AC or 400 V DC power systems in ICT sites.
inputs.
We made good progress with a global KPI named Data
In December we published a new ES on the colour and processing Communication Energy Management (DCEM),
marking of DC cables and connecting devices – the first which will be used for monitoring data centres. Work
international standard on this subject – which will simplify continued on a specification which will define global KPI
the installation of equipment and improve both safety and modelling for green smart cities. We began new work
efficiency. aimed at defining useful ICT services for the management
of sustainable intelligent cities and KPIs for smart cities. We
We began work on three new TSs on the evolution started new work on KPIs for the level of ICT energy required
of battery technology for use with stationary ICT and for different industrial sectors, and on the operational
telecommunication equipment. This work will have sustainability management and monitoring of the ICT carbon
implications for smart cities and other applications which footprint.
rely on batteries used in conjunction with alternative power
sources. We initiated a report on functionalities in various domains
including smart buildings, digital industry, the management
A position paper on the general rules for managing the of smart cities and smart connected vehicles in the city, in
end of life of ICT equipment, developed by our Industry preparation for a forthcoming Plugtests™ event on Smart
Specification Group on Operational energy Efficiency for Energy Management Systems. We also began work on
Users (ISG OEU), was published in January. Based on this, a position paper on the interoperability of networking
we began work on a new nine-part EN on broadband equipment manufactured by different vendors, for use in
deployment and lifecycle resource management for the end the organisation of a Plugtests event on plastic optical fibre
of life of ICT equipment. digital communications.

We continued to develop our multipart TS on broadband We published two TRs on the environmental impact of
deployment and energy management. In particular, we satellite broadband networks.
completed the final draft of a new subpart on city individual
terminals, which will ease the deployment of smart new
services such as IP networks in digital multiservice cities.

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