How can telecommunications operators achieve their sustainability goals?

For telecommunications operators (telcos), going green is not only a socially responsible move – it’s an economical one too. In fact, a study conducted by Deloitte earlier this year found that energy consumption constitutes 20 to 40 per cent of a telco’s operating costs. The ability to cut costs, coupled with customers, partners, regulators, and shareholders now expecting firms across the business landscape to adopt sustainable measures and practices, has led many carriers to begin developing their own strategies in order to achieve net zero targets.

By Ted Curtis, senior engineer at NETSCOUT.