Mobile Magazine - September 2023 | Page 128

The road to net zero
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The road to net zero

With the telecommunications industry steaming towards net zero targets by 2050 – at the latest – Rahnama delves into sustainability practices that could be introduced or continued to be used to combat network operators ’ CO2 output .
Operators will become a key part of a Smart Energy grid providing energy resilience as part of its need to deliver service resilience this will include :
• Increased Energy Storage in Networks
• Participation in energy markets improving energy grid efficiency
• Operator EV Fleets for engineers ( contribute to the smart energy grid ) Networks will continue to reduce energy demand by deploying more energy efficient equipment and simplifying the network by retiring legacy networks largely completed this decade , but will be an ongoing process .
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