Sustainability and telecommunications: environmental impact and the role of cloud

By giulia-borgoni — 2025-06-24

Sustainability emerged as a central theme at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum...

Sustainability and telecommunications: environmental impact and the role of cloud

In recent times, an extraordinary opportunity has emerged for telecommunications companies to make a significant impact on reducing their ecological footprint, potentially achieving a remarkable 80% decrease by 2025. This endeavor involves harnessing the power of spatial data analysis, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to efficiently construct and manage networks while accurately estimating end-user demand.

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which brings together political, economic, civil society, and media leaders, has placed particular emphasis on sustainability as a prominent theme. One of the sectors that has garnered attention is telecommunications, with its polluting impact accounting for 3-4% of global CO

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Aws, Cerone: "il cloud fondamentale per la decarbonizzazione delle telco"