Sustainability of the Home LAN is the title of a whitepaper sponsored by Orange, Broadpeak, Sagemcom, and SoftAtHome, which has tried to objectively state the lay of the land, when it comes to sustainability in the operator sector. Published by CTOi Consulting, the report uses data from Orange’s operations, as the basis for its findings. There is a lot of detail to hand in the report, but the key takeaways arrive early. It claims that 77% of power usage from set tops and home gateways are attributable to idle power consumption. To this end, new efficient designs are required, and these CPE units should be designed for a ten-year lifecycle. Perhaps here is the first point of contention, as consumers…