Iliad / Free group leader Thomas Reynaud on Tuesday called for the telecoms sector to speed up the timetable for shutting down the copper network to help with government-mandated power savings. “It is an energetic nonsense to have two telecommunications networks in parallel, one in optical fiber and the other in copper.Thomas Reno told journalists about it, presenting the results of the group’s semester. “In areas where fiber is deployed“, such as in large metropolises,we need to speed up copper closures“, he added.
In February, Orange unveiled its plan to shut down the historic copper network, which is due to be fully completed by 2030. The group plans to transition by 2025 to “get ready» the closure of the network, in particular with experiments carried out at the municipal level, then the technical closure phase of the historical network between 2026 and 2030, with the start of its marketing phase-out.
Reduction of power consumption
This plan”not ambitious enough“And you need a plan”directly implemented by the state authoritiesThomas Reynaud assessed. While Digitization Minister Jean-Noel Barro spoke on Monday “national road map” for “digital green“, Thomas Reynaud noted that Free has been working to reduce electricity consumption for some time. “We have worked hard on the energy efficiency of the boxes“and”one year, for example, we decided to turn off certain frequency bands at nighton the mobile network, he said.
The four telecom operators together account for less than 1% of electricity consumption, he said. Iliad/Free will take new measures in response to the government’s call: restrictions on heating or illuminated signs, an awareness campaign for subscribers who can, for example, turn off their WiFi at night…
The group also supports the government’s bill to accelerate renewable energy, said Thomas Reynaud. “Twice recently, we’ve had two beautiful renewable energy projects fail“He expressed regret for not receiving the necessary powers.
Source: Le Figaro
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