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One size-fits-all mobile phone charger: IEC publishes first globally relevant standard
London, UK, 2011-02-01 – IEC, the international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology, announces today the publication of the first globally relevant universal phone charger standard for data-enabled mobile telephones.
This new IEC International Standard covers all aspects of the charger, connector and plug, as well as safety, interoperability and environmental considerations.
According to the GSMA GSM Association – The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide munications industry. /
about 51 000 tonnes of redundant chargers are manufactured each year. This new standard opens the way to a significant reduction of mobile phone-related electronic waste and, when widely adopted by industry, will allow consumers to use a single one-fits-all charger with all new smartphones. Manufacturers will be able to achieve cost-savings in production, packaging and shipping, since they will no longer need to provide a charger with each phone. This may also positively impact end-consumer prices and will reduce the overall CO2 footprint of this industry, potentially cutting greenhouse gas emissions by million tonnes GSM Association - /
per year.
IEC General Secretary and CEO Ronnie Amit said, “We all have drawers fu