Reducing your corporate footprint

Mitel's IP Phones are among the lowest users of power in the industry. This demonstrates Mitel's committment to the environment and clearly differentiates Mitel from other vendors.

When comparing mid-range phone sets, Mitel only consumes 2.4 watts versus similarly featured competitor's phones typically ranging from 3.1 to 6.0 watts or higher. These power savings directly impact the bottom line as phones are generally responsible for two-thirds of the power consumption for standard telephony systems.

“Mitel factors both power consumption and environmental sustainability into the functional design of its products,” said Jim Davies, chief technology officer, Mitel. “Not only do our solutions help customers decrease their environmental impact but the cost savings they receive from reduced power consumption goes directly to the bottom line.”

As mentioned in the report the impact of reduced power consumption across the data and communication infrastructure also includes lower costs for cooling and higher phone density per POE (Power over Ethernet) Layer 2 switch.

“Mitel's low power result is impressive in comparison to others. The significance of power savings is huge in today’s economic environment,” said Allan Sulkin, president, TEQConsult Group. “More frequently we are seeing customers question energy efficiency and the desire to optimize power.”

Not only that..........

Mitel offer a number of solutions which promote alternative ways of working, in particular the reduction of carbon emissions. With features such as teleworking and virtual conferencing Mitel can help your business reduce its carbon footprint in a range of ways. Mitel's wide range of IP solutions assists many businesses in reducing their carbon footprint by facilitating daily collaboration and communications without the need for travel.

Mitels porfolio of solutions provides the basic infrastructure to support:

Teleworking - A recent study by EPA (Environment Protection Agency) in the US showed that if half of North America's workforce telecommuted once a week, they would conserve more 1.2 million gallons of fuel per week. Teleworking enables employees to work from home with access to all the features of the office communication system. Teleworking also has a direct impact on the bottom line in terms of lowering facilities overhead by creating shared employee workspaces when face-to-face meetings are required.

Meet Globally, Stay Local - Reducing corporate travel volume is simple to achieve by avoiding unnecessary journeys. By cutting travel your business can also save money in travel costs. These two factors should give you two very powerful reasons to consider alternative ways of working.

Virtual Call Centres - Worldwide 6.5 million contact centre agents generate 9.2 million tons of carbon dioxide by travelling to and from work each day. With Mitel's Contact Centre Solution you can scale your contact centre without increasing overhead costs. Businesses can now employ new agents outside of their geographic area of operation and help employees eliminate the expense of a daily commute. With Mitel's contact centre technology managers can dynamically manage operations from anywhere in the world. Using an IP connection all staff can easily login to support the call centre.