Broadband Equipment Code of Conduct – Version 4, 10 February 2011 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL JRC JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE Institute for Energy Renewable Energy Unit Ispra, 10 February 2011 Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment Version 4 10 February 2011 Broadband Equ ipment Code of Condu ct - Version 4 11-Feb-11 2 INTRODUCTION Expectations are that broadband equipment will contribute considerably to the electricity consumption of households in European Community in the near future
Depending on the penetration level, the specifications of the equipment and the requirements of the service provider, a total European consumption of up to 50 TWh per year can be estimated for the year 2015
With the general principles and actions resulting from the implementatio