Life cycle assessment of third generation (3G) wireless telecommunication systems at Ericsson

Author

Malmodin, Jens ; Oliv, Lisa ; Bergmark, Pernilla

Author_Institution

Ericsson Radio Syst., Stockholm, Sweden

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

328

Lastpage

334

Abstract

Ericsson is currently performing a life cycle assessment on its third generation wireless telecommunication systems. The methodology applied uses ISO 14040-series as a framework, but due to the complexity of the studied systems, it has been necessary to consider a number of methodological matters. A hierarchical model has been used to model the systems, and a special view on sites has been applied. Preliminary findings about the different life stages of the system are presented, and the importance of including nonproduction activities like research and development in LCA studies of telecommunication systems is discussed. The functional unit of a telecommunication system is also discussed, along with some major difficulties and uncertainties in the study

Keywords

ISO standards; environmental factors; radiocommunication; 3G wireless telecommunication system; Ericsson; ISO 14040-series; LCA studies; hierarchical model; life cycle assessment; nonproduction activities; radio base stations; radio network; radio network control equipment; research and development; telecommunication systems; third generation wireless telecommunication systems; Base stations; Control equipment; Databases; Large-scale systems; Manufacturing; Network servers; Radio network; Research and development; Switches; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1266-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/.2001.992375

Filename

992375