Orange aims to be carbon neutral by 2040, despite growing usage demands

Elisabeth Py, VP of Green & Radio Networks at Orange Innovation, discusses the operator's ongoing plan to become carbon neutral by 2040 without affecting the quality of service it provides to mobile users worldwide.

Ruth Brown, Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading

October 27, 2023

At a Glance

Why limiting carbon emissions matters so much when a network operator's traffic is growing constantly.
How Orange's Green ITN program helped the operator improve the energy efficiency of its networks between 2015 and 2022.
How Orange is putting AI tools to use in its fight to reduce scope 3 carbon emissions.

Heavy Reading's Ruth Brown discusses Orange's approach to energy efficiency with Elisabeth Py, VP of Green & Radio Networks at Orange Innovation. Py talks about the operator's ongoing plan to become carbon neutral by 2040 without affecting the quality of service it provides to mobile users worldwide.

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Ruth Brown

Ruth Brown

Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading

Ruth covers mobile network research for Heavy Reading. Key coverage areas include system architecture, core infrastructure and services, and supporting cloud technologies. Prior to joining Heavy Reading, Ruth worked in mobile and fixed network research and design for BT for over 20 years. Her research interests have included convergence, mobile QoS, network slicing, private networks, cloud native mobile core technology and automation. She has filed more than 40 patents on both real world applications and enhancements to mobile core networks. Ruth is an advocate for women in engineering.

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