On International Clean Energy Day, Open Fiber highlights the role that technology plays in the green transition. FTTHFTTH “Fiber to the Home” is the technology that connects POPs, located in exchanges, to end users’ property units with fiber optics. (“Fiber to the Home”) networks not only arethe most energy-efficient infrastructures, but they are also a key enabler of s innovative solutions for energy savings, smart working, and intelligent resource management.
On the occasion of International Clean Energy Day, it’s essential to reflect on how innovative technologies can contribute to a more sustainable future. Among these technologies, there is FTTH, which opens new possibilities thanks to its energy efficiency and to its role of enabler of digital solutions that reduce the environmental impact.
In the era of green transition technological innovation is increasingly intertwined with environmental challenges. In this context, FTTH reduces energy consumption and resource consumption, requiring less energy and maintenance than copper networks.
- A Sustainable and Efficient Network
- Digital Advantages for Ecological Transition
- Open Fiber’s Commitment
A Sustainable and Efficient NetworkNetwork In computer language, the term network defines a set of hardware and software devices which, when linked together, enable the exchange and sharing of resources, data or information. In a computer network, the devices that generate, route and terminate data are called network nodes.
FTTH Fiber optics is a technology that ensures the transmission of large amounts of data at high speeds while consuming less energy compared to traditional copper-based networks. Additionally, it has a lower environmental impact since it requires less maintenance, thanks to the higher resilienceResilience The term originated in metallurgy, denoting a metal’s ability to resist forces applied to it; its opposite is the brittleness index. For computer systems and telecommunications networks, resilience is the ability to continue to function according to predefined acceptable parameters, including after failures or other destructive events. Fiber optic networks are resilient in that they are often constructed in the form of redundant loops that allow data to flow in one direction or the other, thereby compensating for cable cuts. and durability of fiber optic cables.
All of these elements make FTTH infrastructures sustainable and efficient, playing a key role in contributing to the achievement of the EU climate goals.
Due to its sustainability performances, the expansion of the FTTH networks has become a strategic goalto support the green transition, especially in the energy sector (es. Enabling the use of the smart grids).
For instance, the European Commission in the white paper “How to master EU’s Digital Infrastructures needs?” has acknowledged that the switch-off of copper networks with FTTH by 2030 can play an important role for the EU’s sustainability objectives, further confirming the importance of FTTH as a driver of innovation and sustainability.
Digital Advantages for Ecological Transition
FTTH fiber optics supports digital solutions that can make a significant difference in fighting global warming. Here are the four main benefits:
- Smart working and emission reductions: the ability to work from home reduces daily commutes, leading to a significant decrease in CO₂ emission.
- Intelligent resource management: smart cities utilize solutions to manage resources intelligently, such as adaptive public lighting systems or smart energy meters. All these solutions relys on fast, reliable connections. FTTH is ideal for supporting these technologies, enhancing energy efficiency on an urban scale.
- Support for environmental protection: the speed of an ultra-fast connection helps monitoring and managing data from fragile ecosystems. This is made possible by its capacity to transmit large amounts of data quickly and securely, enabling more effective environmental policies.
- Support for sustainable development research: the high-speed connections provided by fiber optic networks enable real-time sharing of data and projects, benefitting research on sustainable development.
Open Fiber’s Commitment
At Open Fiber, we actively contribute to the greentransition providing one of the most energy-efficient and advanced networks on the market as well as through our constant commitment to promote sustainable business solutions.
For example, our electrical networks are powered entirely by renewable energy sources, a concrete step towards sustainability made possible by five advanced technological sites equipped with photovoltaic panels. This number is set to grow in line with our vision for the future.
The 2025 Energy Plan includes the development of new photovoltaic plants owned by Open Fiber, aiming at further increasing green energy production capacity. Thanks tothese projects, we are working to minimize our environmental impact and promote a responsible, innovative energy model.
If you’re interested in a more sustainable future, check if your address is covered by our FTTH fiber optic network. Start surfing the web with ultra-fast connectivity through our Partner Operators’ offers and contribute to reducing your environmental footprint in everyday life.