microUSB cellphone charger becomes EU standard
Posted by Bradley Wint on 30/12/2010
The European Commission has put into effect a June 2009 agreement stating that major cellphone manufacturers should standardize their charging/data connection ports to the popular microUSB format. CEN-CENELEC and ETSI provided the standards by which these 14 companies will abide by to make cell phone recharging and data transfer easy.
The companies that signed on include Apple, Emblaze Mobile, Huawei Technologies, LGE, Motorola Mobility, NEC, Nokia, Qualcomm, Research In Motion (RIM), Samsung, Sony Ericsson, TCT Mobile (ALCATEL), Texas Instruments and Atmel. This means a single microUSB charger or data connector can be used to connect any of the following phones to either a wall socket or PC. One of the biggest benefits is in the reduction of waste and materials. Rather than having 10,000 different chargers around the house, users just need one charger or data cable.
European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, said: “I am very happy that the European Standardisation Bodies have met our request to develop within a short space of time the technical standards necessary for a common mobile phone charger based on the work done by industry. Now it is time for industry to show its commitment to sell mobile phones for the new charger. The common charger will make life easier for consumers, reduce waste and benefit businesses. It is a true win-win situation.”
The new standardized chargers and cables will be made available with new phones as of 2011.
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