The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector generates up to two per cent of all global CO2 emissions. However, ICT also holds the key to improving its own performance. Besides improving its own energy efficiency, ICT can also help other sectors become more efficient, using the technologies it empowers to make building, logistics, workplaces and much smarter.

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector generates up to two per cent of all global CO2 emissions*. However, ICT also holds the key to improving its own performance. Besides improving its own energy efficiency, ICT can also help other sectors become more efficient, using the technologies it empowers to make building, logistics, workplaces and much smarter.

While convergence of networking systems has been taking place, the benefits of a single and agile network to manage everything has been accelerated, explains by Arafat Yousef, Managing Director – Middle East & Africa, Nexans Data Network Solutions

There are several technology-related challenges to take into account, related to fast-growing bandwidth required for new applications, powering large numbers of distributed devices, and network flexibility, largely driven by convergence of previously disparate systems. Furthermore, upgrading office IT infrastructure also brings quite a few physical and logistical challenges – architectural limitations

FTTO networks require significantly less equipment, consume less energy and require less cooling. In a traditional copper-based Ethernet network with 1,000 ports, the annual electricity consumption is estimated to be 82k kWh.