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Energy consumption and sustainability

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This page provides information about the electrical energy consumption of Swisscom devices. The Help section contains useful tips on how you can save energy and do your bit for the environment and climate.

blue TV

Select your TV-Box for more information about its energy consumption and CO₂ footprint.

TV-Box 5

Swisscom Box 21

Swisscom Box

TV-Box UHD

Internet-Box

Discover the electrical energy consumption and CO2 footprint of your Internet-Box.

Internet-Box 5 Pro

Status	Fibre-optic connection (XGS-PON / 10 Gbit/s)	Fibre-optic connection (BX / 1 Gbit/s)
Hibernation  (no connected devices)	12.7W	12W
Standby*  (WLAN and Ethernet devices connected; no data traffic)	15.6W	15.4W
Normal operation**  (WLAN and Ethernet devices connected; with data traffic)	15.7w	15.5w
Off	0.06W
Optional low power mode:
Normal operation (6 GHz WLAN deactivated via WLAN low power mode)	10.7W	10.7W
Extended Internet-Box 5 Pro low power mode  (On/Off downtime)	0.3W

  * Standby mode without data traffic 
WLAN: 1 WLAN device connected to each of the 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz WLAN networks. 
Ethernet: 1 device connected to 10 Gbit/s Ethernet, 2 connected to 1 Gbit/s Ethernet. 
HD-Phone on DECT base station.  

** Normal operation with data traffic: 
WLAN: 1 WLAN device connected to each of the 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz WLAN networks; all streaming blue TV. 
Ethernet: 1 TV-Box connected and HD TV channel in operation.  Plus 1 x 10 Gbit/s and 1 x 1 Gbit/s device connected.  
HD-Phone on DECT base station.

CO₂ Footprint
Device production	33.1 kg CO2-eq
Use phase over 5 years	85.6 kg CO2-eq

Equivalent to 640 km by car or 14900 km by train.

Factsheet Carbon Footprint

The Internet-Box 5 Pro complies with European CE conformity regulations. The Internet-Box 5 Pro also complies with the statutory Energy Consumption Directive 2009/125/EC, meeting the EC 1275/2008 and EU 801/2013 regulations which define standby consumption.

Standby electrical energy consumption figures for individual network connections when WLAN and DECT are switched off. Standby mode switches on automatically once the device has been inactive for a few seconds.

Network connection	Standby electrical energy consumption
Fibre-optic connection (XGS-PON / 10Gbit/s)	5.40W
Fibre-optic connection (BX / 1Gbit/s)	5.12W
1x1 Gigabit Ethernet connection	4.66W
1x10 Gigabit Ethernet connection	5.98W

Manufacturer’s name and address: LUCENT TRANS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD Han Feng Building, Datong Village, Tung Chung Town, Nansha District, Guangzhou 

Model identifier	3D12B-LGHL
Input voltage	220~240V
Input AC frequency	50Hz
Output voltage	12.0V
Output current	3.5A
Output power	42W
Average active efficiency	89.71%
Efficiency at low load (10%)	78.71%
No-load power consumption	<0.075W

Internet-Box 5

Status	Fibre-optic connection (XGS-PON / 10 Gbit/s)	Fibre-optic connection (BX / 1 Gbit/s)	Copper connection  (G.fast)
Hibernation  (no connected devices)	10W	9.5W	9.8W
Standby*  (WLAN and Ethernet devices connected; no data traffic)	11.9W	11.6W	11.9W
Normal operation**  (WLAN and Ethernet devices connected; with data traffic)	11.9W	11.6W	12W
Off	0.06W

  * Standby mode without data traffic 
WLAN: 1 WLAN device connected to each of the 2.4 and 5  GHz WLAN networks. 
Ethernet: 1 device connected to 2.5 Gbit/s Ethernet, 2 connected to 1 Gbit/s Ethernet. 
HD-Phone on DECT base station.  

** Normal operation with data traffic: 
WLAN: 1 WLAN device connected to each of the 2.4, and 5 GHz WLAN networks; all streaming blue TV. 
Ethernet: 1 TV-Box connected and HD TV channel in operation.  Plus 1 x 2.5 Gbit/s and 1 x 1 Gbit/s device connected.  
HD-Phone on DECT base station.

The Internet-Box 5 complies with European CE conformity regulations. The Internet-Box 5 also complies with the statutory Energy Consumption Directive 2009/125/EC, meeting the EC 1275/2008 and EU 801/2013 regulations which define standby consumption.

Network connection	Standby electrical energy consumption
Fibre-optic connection (XGS-PON / 10Gbit/s)	7.39W
Fibre-optic connection (BX / 1Gbit/s)	5.91W
Copper connection  (G.fast)	6.82W
1x1 Gigabit Ethernet connection	6.66W
1x10 Gigabit Ethernet connection	7.45W

Manufacturer’s name and address: LUCENT TRANS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD Han Feng Building, Datong Village, Tung Chung Town, Nansha District, Guangzhou 

Model identifier	3D12B-LGHL
Input voltage	220~240V
Input AC frequency	50Hz
Output voltage	12.0V
Output current	3.5A
Output power	42W
Average active efficiency	89.71%
Efficiency at low load (10%)	78.71%
No-load power consumption	<0.075W

Internet-Box 4

Status	Fibre-optic connection (XGS-PON / 10Gbit/s)	Fibre-optic connection (BX / 1Gbit/s)
Standby mode (WLAN active, no devices connected)	8.3W	8.9W
Normal operating mode* (WLAN active and data transmission from connected devices)	9.6W	10.3W
Off	< 0.06W

* Normal operating mode:
With 1 WLAN device connected to each 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN connection, both watching blue TV.
1 Davos HD phone on the DECT base station.
1 TV-Box with Ethernet cable connection and television channel with HD resolution in operation.

CO₂ Footprint
Device production	50.3 kg CO2-eq
Use phase over 5 years	57.6 kg CO2-eq

Equivalent to 579 km by car or 13500 km by train.

Factsheet Carbon Footprint

The Internet-Box complies with European CE conformity regulations. The Internet-Box 4 also complies with the statutory Energy Consumption Directive 2009/125/EC, meeting the EC 1275/2008 and EU 801/2013 regulations which define standby consumption.

Network connection	Standby electrical energy consumption
Fibre-optic connection (XGS-PON / 10Gbit/s)	6.2W
Fibre-optic connection (BX / 1Gbit/s)	6.1W
1x1 Gigabit Ethernet connection	5.9W
1x10 Gigabit Ethernet connection	6.3W

Manufacturer’s name and address AcBel Ploytech Inc. No.159, Sec. 3, Danjin Rd.,Tamsui Dist., New Taipei City 251, Taiwan

Model identifier	WAJ011-2F0G
Input voltage	220~240V
Input AC frequency	50Hz
Output voltage	12.0V
Output current	3.2A
Output power	38.0W
Average active efficiency	88.9%
Efficiency at low load (10%)	86.5%
No-load power consumption	0.06W

Internet-Box 3

Status	Fibre-optic connection	10Gbit/s Fibre-optic connection	VDSL connection
Standby mode (WLAN active, no devices connected)	9.3W	9.6W	10.6W
Normal operating mode* (WLAN active and data transmission from connected devices)	10.1W	10.9W	11.6W
Off	< 0.06W

* Normal operating mode: With 1 WLAN device connected to each 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN connection, both watching blue TV.
1 Davos HD phone on the DECT base station.
1 TV-Box with Ethernet cable connection and television channel with HD resolution in operation.

CO₂ Footprint
Device production	47.7 kg CO2-eq
Use phase over 5 years	57.6 kg CO2-eq

Equivalent to 570 km by car or 13200 km by train.

Factsheet Carbon Footprint

The Internet-Box complies with European CE conformity regulations. The Internet-Box 3 also complies with the statutory Energy Consumption Directive 2009/125/EC, meeting the EC 1275/2008 and EU 801/2013 regulations which define standby consumption.

Network connection	Standby electrical energy consumption
VDSL connection	7.6W
Fibre-optic connection	7.2W
1x1 Gigabit Ethernet connection	7.2W
2 telephony ports	7.2W

Manufacturer’s name and address AcBel Ploytech Inc. No.159, Sec. 3, Danjin Rd.,Tamsui Dist., New Taipei City 251, Taiwan

Model identifier	WAJ011-2F0G
Input voltage	220~240V
Input AC frequency	50Hz
Output voltage	12.0V
Output current	3.2A
Output power	38.0W
Average active efficiency	88.9%
Efficiency at low load (10%)	86.5%
No-load power consumption	0.06W

Internet-Box 2

Internet-Box plus

Internet-Box standard

Internet-Box light

Internet-Booster 5G

Home networking accessories

Additional home networking equipment also requires electricity. Select your device to find out its energy consumption. All information refers to the default settings of your devices.

WLAN-Box 3

WLAN-Box 2

WLAN-Box

Business WLAN-Box

Smart Switch

Centro Business

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Operational mode	Power consumption in watts
On	2.6W
Standby	1.4W
Energy saving mode	0.2W
Power supply without connected to TV-Box	0.06W
Annual power consumption	14.25kWh/Year

Operational mode	Power consumption in watts
On	4.7W
Standby	2.1W
Energy saving mode	0.3W
Power supply without connected to TV-Box	0.06W
Annual power consumption	22.67kWh/Year

Operational mode	Power consumption in watts
On	5.1W
Standby	2.9W
Off	0.06W
Annual power consumption	29.02kWh/Year

Operational mode	Power consumption in watts
On	5.7W
Standby	2.4W
Off	0.06W
Annual power consumption	26.4kWh/Year

Status	Fibre-optic connection
Standby (no data transfer)	10.08W
Normal service* (with data transfer)	10.68W
Off	< 0.14W

Status	Energy consumption (watt)
Idle State	4.5W
On State	8W
Max power consumption	11W