Operator energy benchmarks and technology plans: implications for vendors

07 May 2026 | Research and Insights

Grace Langham | Simon Sherrington

Video | MP4; PDF | Sustainable Networks


Telecoms operators are looking for ways to reduce their network and operational energy costs. In this video presentation, Analysys Mason's sustainability experts, Grace Langham and Simon Sherrington, examine operators' progress in reducing energy consumption, assess operators' appetite for deploying energy-efficient technologies and outline expectations for future energy savings.

It covers the following points:

  • operators' progress in reducing energy consumption
  • operators' technology strategies and the implications for energy usage
  • operators' willingness to pay more for sustainability, and the resulting impact on vendors.

Authors

Grace Langham

Senior Analyst, expert in sustainability and ESG

Simon Sherrington

Research Director, expert in fibre infrastructure and sustainability