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October 2023
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Building Greener High-Performance Networks: How Optical LANs Can Support Sustainability in the Digital Era

  • GAGayla Arrindell
  • JHJohn Hoover
  • JVJeff Van Horne
14 min read3,273 words

ICT Today — October/November/December 2023 (Vol. 44, No. 4) · p. 28

  • Data Centers
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Fiber Optics
  • Network Infrastructure
  • Power over Ethernet
  • Sustainability

Today, the need for networks that deliver greater bandwidth capability, distance, and sustainability is more important than ever before. Optical LAN (OLAN) technology offers numerous benefits for organizations striving to meet sustainability building goals or meet corporate environmental, social, and governance objectives. OLAN occupies less space, promotes less energy consumption and carbon-intensive materials than copper-based LAN, and significantly reduces carbon footprint.

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