Tag: sustainable networking

Employee Spotlight: Sandra Klackenborn, Head of Sustainability

In light of Earth Day 2024, we’re highlighting Sandra Klackenborn, our new Head of Sustainability, whom we hired last month. Telecommunications faces a critical juncture as network operators work to reduce emissions and meet recently established sustainability goals. However, sustainable networking encompasses myriad focus areas, necessitating organizational cooperation to reduce telecom’s environmental impact.

Can solar power sustain the Internet backbone?

Experts predict that by 2025 the Internet backbone will use 20% of all the world’s electricity, with energy consumption growing rapidly as more devices and data centers are brought online. When it comes to powering the Internet backbone, we need to ensure that we use the right kind of electricity and save where we can.

Reducing telecom’s carbon footprint

This article was originally published by The Fast Mode.     Let’s be transparent. While telecom’s new sustainability focus is commendable, our industry is just beginning its collective journey. But, instead of focusing on what we haven’t done, we must focus on what we can do moving forward. Global internet carriers have a responsibility to facilitate […]

Turning the energy crisis into opportunity

With energy prices escalating across the globe, most businesses are having to pay more for the energy they use. The impact of that on businesses is clear: weakening margins, reducing their ability to invest, and in some cases a need to streamline in order to survive. But how are those escalating prices impacting the executives at organizations?

Enabling sustainable networking in Europe and the US

Arelion is building sustainable networks for service providers, content providers and enterprises at every tier in the global Internet backbone, benefiting our customers and the environment in the process.

Cleaning Out the Server Closet

With so many different cloud platforms, applications, and services, an open ecosystem model plays an important role in sustainable networking.