What are operators doing to promote circularity in home broadband equipment?
Each upgrade of home broadband equipment or change of supplier feeds the constant stream of discarded modems, routers and set-top boxes. But who is responsible for all this e-waste, and where does it really go? Operators often fall short in reporting how they dispose of home broadband equipment.
In this podcast instalment, analysts Grace Langham and Dongye Liu explore the challenges operators face in building circularity into home broadband hardware, and give their judgment on global trends and progress. They also highlight the industry’s most successful initiatives, focusing on operators that are working responsibly to recover, reuse and recycle obsolete equipment.
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