Fibre for the planet

Nov 29, 2022

Unlocking a greener Europe with energy-efficiency labelling of broadband equipment

| Vendor/Reseller (Products)

To make environmentally responsible decisions, network operators need credible figures about power consumption of the broadband equipment they procure and use. The introduction of energy-efficiency labels allows them to make well informed decisions and reduce their carbon footprint. The labels state a product's power consumption and the level of compliance with the Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment as a framework for providing credible and comparable data. S&T Iskratel believes that the whole broadband industry needs to join the initiative, help operators effectively reduce the environmental impact, and take a positive step towards a greener Europe.

May 9, 2022

How to half energy consumption of broadband network equipment to meet sustainability targets

| Vendor/Reseller (Products)

Investing in power-efficient network technologies can significantly reduce the carbon footprint of broadband access networks. Network operators should consider accelerating the phase-out of copper, selecting the most power-efficient network equipment, and upgrading PON networks to XGS-PON or 25G PON to increase the bits delivered per watt consumed. For this purpose, Nokia developed a new chipset that brings power savings of more than 50% in the broadband network and helps operators to meet their emissions goals with growing usage and increasing penetration of broadband.

May 9, 2022

Use of a ground water heat pump (GWHP) to cool FTTx street cabinets

| Telecom Network Operator

ISP’s can achieve significant reductions in their energy usage, and thereby reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, by switching to GWHPs to cool their street cabinets, rather then using conventional air conditioning. In addition GWHPs require less maintenance reducing the amount of truck rolls needed for service.

May 9, 2022

Green Home Solution for Sustainability Targets

| Vendor/Reseller (Products)

Copper Migration to FTTx is already the consensus of telecom industry, now as the latest solution, FTTR (Fiber To The Room) extends the fiber to each room and allows users to enjoy stable gigabit connections and seamless roaming throughout the house, furthermore, it can also bring significant power saving and emission reduction value to the end users, indirectly to the operator, we call it green home solution. Based on Huawei practice, we found out each FTTR ONT uses only 0.37 kWh per day and saves 38.5 kWh every year comparing to traditional ONT plus repeaters, that is, the green and environment-friendly design enables users to enjoy better network experience with 20% less power consumption. In 2020, Huawei FTTR ONTs (OptiXstar series) are in service in more than 40 million households worldwide, saving over 1.5 billion kWh of electricity and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 730,000 tons, equivalent to planting more than 30 million trees.

May 9, 2022

Innovating to reduce the carbon footprint of subscriber connections

| Vendor/Reseller (Products)

Assessing the carbon footprint of the network infrastructure by using Product Environmental Profiles, (PEP), shows that a significant part (35% in our model) of the passive infrastructure carbon emissions comes from the last 100 meters. Drop cables are the necessary links that generate the main part. As small installation lengths are required and mostly handled by hand, drop cables usually come in drums of shorter length. This leads to an increase in the number of drums, and consequently to a reduction in the maximum shippable length per pallet. The redesign of the drop cable using an eco-design approach made it possible to go from 3 km of drop cable per pallet to 12 km, therefore drastically reducing the logistics carbon footprint.