Life cycle assessment of Ericsson third generation systems

Author

Weidman, Elaine ; Lundberg, Susanne

Author_Institution

Ericsson Radio Syst., Stockholm, Sweden

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

136

Lastpage

142

Abstract

This paper describes an extensive system level study which is underway for Ericsson third generation telecommunication products and systems. The study builds on the results and experiences gained from earlier life cycle assessment (LCA) work, some of which is described below. The purpose of the present study is to determine the site-specific environmental impacts from cradle to grave of complete Ericsson mobile telephone systems in operation. Upon completion of the present study, Ericsson will be able to provide comprehensive and credible environmental information on its second generation systems, migrated, or mixed systems, and pure third generation systems

Keywords

cellular radio; design for environment; product development; Ericsson third generation systems; life cycle assessment; mobile telephone systems; site-specific environmental impact; telecommunication products; Communication industry; Environmental management; Manufacturing industries; Marketing management; Multiaccess communication; Printed circuits; Radio spectrum management; Telecommunications; Telephony; Time division multiple access;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics and the Environment, 2000. ISEE 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

1095-2020

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5962-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEE.2000.857638

Filename

857638