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Sustainability in Telecom: Energy-Efficient Networks and Circular Economy Models to Reduce Carbon Footprints and Increase Efficiency

Praveen Hegde, Robin Joseph Varughese

Telecom operators can reduce power consumption and emissions by using dynamic sleep modes, AI traffic management, renewable energy, and circular economy practices such as device reuse and e-waste handling.

arxiv:2605.16109 v1 · 2026-05-15 · cs.NI

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Case histories from the world's largest operators demonstrate some of the reductions in power consumption and operational emissions, as well as the associated savings and public image benefits.

C2weakest assumption

The assumption that the described practices (dynamic sleep modes, AI-based management, renewable integration, and circular economy measures) can be scaled across the industry despite acknowledged technology constraints and policy shortcomings.

C3one line summary

Reviews energy efficiency techniques and circular economy models for reducing telecom carbon footprints, referencing operator case studies and implementation challenges.

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[1] H., Kim, J., & Al-Turjman, F 2022 · doi:10.1016/j.comcom.2022.05.001

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a24d56d27f9f31398a54b6ece6be6a05c10c414180057b0c6ddabf28a17f6bb5

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arxiv: 2605.16109 · arxiv_version: 2605.16109v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2605.16109 · pith_short_12: UJGVNUT7T4YT · pith_short_16: UJGVNUT7T4YTTCSU · pith_short_8: UJGVNUT7

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