Day: November 17, 2021

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Huawei construit une vitrine iSuperSite en collaboration avec China Mobile Zhejiang et le China Mobile Design Institute

SHENZHEN, Chine, 17 novembre 2021 /PRNewswire/ — La vitrine iSuperSite de Huawei, une coentreprise avec China Mobile Zhejiang et le China Mobile Design Institute à Hangzhou, a récemment été agréée.

Le site a été mis à niveau avec la solution iSuperSite de Huawei depuis août de cette année. Les six cabines d’origine ont été remplacées par une seule, minimisant ainsi la consommation électrique du réseau. Le site a ensuite été sélectionné comme site de démonstration écologique et économe en énergie par China Mobile Zhejiang dans le cadre de sa campagne de réduction des émissions de carbone. Le site modernisé permet non seulement de réduire de moitié les frais d’électricité et de 75 % les coûts d’exploitation et de maintenance, mais aussi de diminuer les émissions de carbone de huit tonnes par an.

Économies de 50 % et plus

Avant la reconstruction, le site comptait six cabines et six systèmes de refroidissement distincts avec des espaces d’installation et des systèmes d’alimentation individuels. Toutefois, cela s’est traduit par un encombrement important, une faible efficacité du système d’alimentation et une consommation d’énergie importante.

Après la mise en œuvre de la solution Huawei iSuperSite, les alimentations, les appareils et les batteries des six armoires existantes ont été intégrés dans une seule. 80 % de l’espace au sol est ainsi récupéré, ce qui permet l’installation d’un système de production d’électricité Huawei iPV pour fournir de l’énergie solaire. Par rapport au système de production d’énergie photovoltaïque traditionnel, l’iPV de Huawei affiche un rendement énergétique supérieur de 20 % et des économies d’électricité de 2 000 dollars par an, ce qui équivaut à une réduction des émissions de carbone de 8 tonnes. Avant la mise à niveau, les frais annuels d’électricité du site s’élevaient à environ 3 500 USD.

Comparison before and after the "1 for 6" reconstruction

Le site modernisé fait écho à la campagne pour le pic de carbone et la neutralité carbone lancée par China Mobile le 15 juillet de cette année en termes d’économie d’énergie, de réduction de la consommation et de réduction des émissions de carbone. En ce qui concerne la campagne, China Mobile a résumé ses objectifs de développement futur en termes d’économie d’énergie, d’énergie propre et d’habilitation, et a défini les six voies suivantes : construire un réseau vert, promouvoir l’énergie verte, construire une chaîne d’approvisionnement verte, promouvoir les bureaux verts, renforcer l’habilitation verte et créer une culture verte.

Une batterie au lithium pour deux rôles

Pour garantir que la transmission du réseau n’est pas interrompue en cas d’incidents tels que la foudre ou les coupures de courant, une station de base de communication a besoin de chaînes de batteries de secours de différentes tailles.

Le Huawei iSuperSite remplace les batteries au plomb par des batteries intelligentes au lithium CloudLi, doublant ainsi la densité de puissance et transformant l’unité d’alimentation de secours traditionnelle en un système de stockage d’énergie intelligent. Plus important encore, la fonction d’auto-étalement intelligente de l’IA peut stocker de l’énergie pendant les périodes creuses et en décharger pendant les heures de pointe. Les économies d’électricité réalisées sur une année peuvent dépasser 1,5 milliard de dollars si tous les sites de communication de Hangzhou utilisent cette fonction (calculée sur la base du prix de l’électricité résidentielle présentant la plus petite différence entre les périodes de pointe et les périodes creuses).

En outre, Huawei réalise de manière innovante une gestion intelligente de l’énergie grâce à quatre fonctions : comptage intelligent, découpage de l’énergie de secours, définition du logiciel et audit de l’énergie, afin d’améliorer l’efficacité de la gestion, d’accélérer la réalisation des objectifs de réduction des émissions de carbone et de réduire les coûts de maintenance.

Le système d’alimentation intelligent prend également en charge l’O&M intelligente et à distance, ce qui permet de réduire les coûts d’O&M de 75 %, de déployer la 5G sans augmenter les OPEX et d’aider les opérateurs à s’engager dans une voie de développement durable impliquant des économies d’énergie, une réduction de la consommation et une réduction du carbone.

La convergence de la 5G, du cloud computing, de l’edge computing et des technologies d’IA dans le contexte de la « nouvelle infrastructure » a présenté un éventail diversifié de possibilités de transformation numérique. L’énergie, en tant que pierre angulaire d’une société numérique, donnera un élan au développement de l’économie numérique. Dans le cadre des objectifs nationaux de la Chine, qui consistent à atteindre un pic de carbone d’ici 2030 et à parvenir à la neutralité carbone d’ici 2060, diverses industries sont sur le point de subir une vaste et profonde transformation systématique. La conservation de l’énergie, la réduction de la consommation et la réduction des émissions de carbone sont essentielles pour assurer le développement durable de l’industrie des communications.

La solution Huawei iSuperSite intègre des technologies numériques, d’électronique de puissance et de TIC, ce qui aide les opérateurs à moderniser et à reconstruire les sites existants tout en économisant de l’énergie et de l’espace. Cette solution répond non seulement aux exigences de la couverture rapide des réseaux de communication à l’ère de la 5G, mais elle minimise également la consommation d’énergie, ce qui permet aux transporteurs d’atteindre leurs objectifs en matière d’émissions de carbone et de construire ensemble un avenir vert.

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Post Office puts in the work to improve services

The South African Post Office (SAPO) has tightened and improved internal controls in an effort to improve its service to its customers.

In a statement on Wednesday, the SAPO committed to focusing on financing operational requirements whilst implementing the turnaround plan, adhering to an implementation plan developed for the Post Office of Tomorrow Strategy supported by strict control measures.

The Post Office said it is developing a training and reskilling programme for employees at all levels in order to ensure that their skills are in line with the requirements of a modern postal service.

“A portion of the funding will be utilised to partly settle liabilities and to finance voluntary severance packages. The Post Office has achieved good progress in becoming part of the growing e-commerce sector and continues to source new business,” SAPO said.

The Post Office is the exclusive partner of the e-commerce giant Wish.com in South Africa. The entity has also concluded similar agreements with Mail Americas, Signature Mail, ICE and CNE.

“The intention is to act as distribution hub for these companies in sub-Saharan Africa. The Post Office does not intend to partner only with international companies and plans to extend similar partnerships to South African e-commerce companies.

The SAPO will focus on strengthening its revenue from logistics and warehousing adding that it has gained experience in warehousing through the digital terrestrial television (DTT) project.

“To remain competitive, the Post Office has to bring its services to the customer instead of expecting the customer to go to a physical branch. The first product in the ‘SAPO in my Pocket’ strategy will be launched very soon, making the service available on any mobile electronic device. More products will follow.”

In addition, waiting times have also been reduced in a move to improve customer experience at post office branches.

“Separate queues have been introduced at all larger outlets so that customers visiting their post office for a normal postal transaction do not have to wait in line with those who are there to collect a Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Grant recipients are also allocated a specific day of the week to control the number of beneficiaries on a given day.

“The payment facility SRD grants has been extended to Pick ‘n Pay and Boxer supermarkets. A similar arrangement will soon be extended to more supermarket and spaza shop chains,” SAPO said.

Focus has also been placed on cost-containment and reduction, while increasing revenue generation, through a number of initiatives.

“The Board had also given a directive about consequences being meted out to those who may have been found responsible for the irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure,” it said.

Source: South African Government News Agency

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Toilet hygiene for better health

The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on residents to value their sanitation facilities to prevent the spread of illnesses in communities.

“We are calling out on residents to have renewed relationships with their toilets. What we have found over time is that conversations about toilets are uncomfortable. Unfortunately, this is a conversation we cannot put off as a department anymore, especially now as the world is faced with a global pandemic,” department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau said.

The call comes ahead of World Toilet Day, which is observed by the global community on 19 November.

The annual World Toilet Day aims to raise awareness about the significance of dignified and safely managed sanitation facilities.

It also inspires action to tackle the global sanitation challenges to help achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which promises sanitation for all by 2030 and beyond.

Ratau said poor sanitation facilities have detrimental effects on the health of children and adults with underlying health conditions and can lead to other health problems including dehydration, anaemia, and malnutrition.

“A poorly kept toilet has devastating consequences not only for one’s health but also the environment, particularly in the poorest and most marginalised communities.

“It is for this reason that as a department we are advocating for a new vision and approach to sanitation services provision which entails the notion that it should not all be about flushing, but effectively managed sanitation,” Ratau said.

Ratau added that the need to value toilets is of paramount importance, as “they are an integral part of people’s live hoods and deserve a decent social status”.

According to Statistics South Africa, households with access to improved sanitation in South Africa increased from 49% in 1996 to 82.2% in 2019.

Ratau said the department is aware that there are still approximately 2.8 million households in the country without access to improved sanitation services, and it is working tirelessly to ensure improvement of access.

“There is work being done, while wheels are set in motion to continue to eradicate the bucket toilet system in provinces such as the Free State, Eastern Cape, North West, Northern Cape and Limpopo Provinces. We urge members of the public to practice good upkeep of their sanitation facilities,” Ratau said.

Source: South African Government News Agency

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Police activate 72-hour plan after officer killed, two injured

Gauteng Police have launched the 72-hour activation plan after a police officer was killed and two others wounded in the last 24 hours.

In a statement, police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said in the first incident, an off-duty police officer attached to the Orlando Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Investigations Unit (FCS) was robbed of his service pistol by three males after being shot multiple times.

“The member sadly succumbed to his injuries on scene. This incident happened in Freedom Park in Soweto on Tuesday evening just after 10pm,” she said.

“A case of murder and armed robbery have been registered and no arrests have been made as yet.”

In the second incident, two members attached to the Pretoria Public Order Policing (POP) Unit were shot, while on patrol in a police Nyala in Extension 6, Akasia on Tuesday evening. The area was engulfed by unrests during the day due to evictions that were taking place.

“The two front tyres of the police Nyala have also been damaged as a result of the shooting. A case of attempted murder and malicious damage to property have been registered. No arrests have been made thus far.”

Mathe said both members were taken to a local hospital where they were receiving further medical treatment.

The SAPS called for a heightened collaborative approach and cooperation with communities in a bid to curb the scourge of police murders.

Police said communities remained the eyes and ears of all law enforcement agencies and are pivotal to the reduction of crimes, especially those that are serious and violent in nature.

“Communities who may have information on both incidents are encouraged to call the Crime Stop Hotline Number on 086 00 10111 or download the MySaps App on any android or smart phone,” Mathe said.

Source: South African Government News Agency

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Concern at kidnapping of Grade 5 learner in Mayfair

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has expressed shock and deep concern about an alleged kidnapping of a Grade 5 girl learner which took place this morning outside E. P. Baumann Primary School in Mayfair, Johannesburg.

According to the department, it is alleged that the 11-year-old girl learner was kidnapped at gunpoint by three males in a new shaped Silver/White Toyota Yaris with the registration number JS 62 CS GP, while she was waiting in line to be sanitized and screened.

Police are investigating circumstances surrounding this matter.

The department is pleading with anybody who may have more information pertaining to this incident, or may have made any sighting of the vehicle to contact the Police.

Lesufi has pleaded with any member of the public who may have witnessed the abduction or knows anything about this incident to approach relevant law enforcement agencies.

“We condemn the actions of the criminal elements who prey on young learners and our prayers are with the family and friends of the young learner.

“Our Psycho-Social Unit has been deployed to the school to provide assistance to learners and staff at the school who may be going through the trauma of witnessing this unfortunate incident,” Lesufi said.

Source: South African Government News Agency

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Creecy: Phase down of coal should happen in a just manner

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy says the Glasgow climate conference outcome on helping developing countries like South Africa accelerate the phase down of unfiltered coal to low-carbon energy should be done in a manner that takes into consideration national interests and availability of resources.

The Minister said this when she briefed the media on the outcomes of the recently concluded Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26).

The final text of the cover agreement at the end of the two-week COP26 negotiations with regards to the issue of coal contains wording that talks about the phase down of coal.

“There is also wording there that talks about the recognition of national circumstances and the importance of a just transition.

“And I think that what that language is all about … is saying that for developing countries, there is a recognition of the enormous cost that transitioning economies to lower carbon growth paths and to climate resilient societies is going to have.

“I think that there is been an estimation by the OECD [Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development] that developing countries will require in the region of US$4 trillion over the next 15 years to achieve these transitions.

“And I think that text was really about saying that countries must be transitioning. Like our country, we have to do our fair share. But we have to be transitioning at a manner and at a pace that is determined by our national sovereign interests and by the availability of resources.

“We can’t be signing up to a situation that we are not ensuring that we have adequate financial support for the transitions that will be taking place,” she said.

This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced that South Africa has secured a historic partnership with leaders of the world of a R131 billion highly concessional climate financing to help SA transition from coal to low-carbon energy.

Briefing the media on Wednesday, Creecy said the international community has united behind a shared objective to inject a greater sense of urgency to address the global climate crisis and to do so on the basis of international equity and latest available science.

She said the concluded Paris Agreement Work Programme will assist Parties to fully implement the Paris Agreement, in the context of a Just Transition and Sustainable Development, leaving no one behind.

The complex Glasgow package outcome strikes the right balance to accommodate the very different national circumstances and capacities among nearly 200 Parties, so that all are enabled and empowered to contribute their fair share and to enhance their climate ambition.

“COP26 sets the international community on the right track to addressing the existential challenge of climate change. For the first time the Governing Bodies of the Convention and Paris Agreement have agreed to the importance of supporting developing countries in financing Just Transition elements of their climate actions, and to support the implementation of Just Transitions that promote sustainable development and the eradication of poverty, the creation of decent work and quality jobs,” she said.

Source: South African Government News Agency