michael Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 http://www.gsmworld.com/newsroom/press-releases/2009/2548.htm The GSMA and 17 leading mobile operators and manufacturers today announced that they are committed to implementing a cross-industry standard for a universal charger for new mobile phones. The aim of the initiative, led by the GSMA, is to ensure that the mobile industry adopts a common format for mobile phone charger connections and energy-efficient chargers resulting in an estimated 50 per cent reduction in standby energy consumption, the potential elimination of up to 51,000 tonnes of duplicate chargers1 and the enhancement of the customer experience by simplifying the charging of mobile phones. The group has set an ambitious target that by 2012 a universal charging solution (UCS) will be widely available in the market worldwide and will use Micro-USB as the common universal charging interface. The group agreed that by the 1st January 2012, the majority of all new mobile phone models available will support a universal charging connector and the majority of chargers shipped will meet the high efficiency targets set out by the OMTP (Open Mobile Terminal Platform), the industry body who developed the technical requirements behind UCS. About time, now they need to get everyone else onboard and standardise chargers for headsets, gaming devices etc. Then all it needs is some kind of standard for in-car holders and we'll be sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Is about time. Good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 That is good news, although sticking with Nokia's means there's always half a dozen chargers with varying connectors lying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 That is good news, although sticking with Nokia's means there's always half a dozen chargers with varying connectors lying around. i just hate that!!! a charger for every type of nokia in my house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I was just talking about this kind of thing the other day, and its about bloody time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Great stuff but I'd rather a plug that didn't require orientation, maybe I am just picky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Give it a few months and there'll be dozens of different 'universal' chargers available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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