Telecom Equipment Procurement: Delivered Faster, Costing Less, Lasting Longer Running a network in 2024 can be stressful – maintaining the standard of your operations, the rising cost of telecom equipment, the mandatory green targets you have to hit. What you don’t...
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6 Unmissable Lessons in Profitable, Sustainable Network Management
Celebrating 45 years of Shields: here are the greatest green insights we’ve learnt along the way As Shields marks its 45th anniversary, we don’t just celebrate our rich history, but also the invaluable lessons we've learned in making telecom networks more...
How consumer demands are turning telecoms equipment purchasing greener
Organisations from all industries are facing ever louder calls to get greener. Things are indeed changing in the landscape of telecoms equipment purchasing, and it’s not just directives like the CSRD or the 20% reused rule that are behind the shift. Nor are the...
What are the telecoms CSRD requirements, when are they kicking in, and what must networks do to comply?
What does the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mean for the telecoms industry? Looking for clarity about telecoms CSRD requirements for networks? You’re in the right place. The telecoms industry has come a long way in recent years, connecting...
Unlocking millions: how to streamline asset management (and transform your network’s obsolete assets into unrestrained revenues)
How Shields has saved networks $600 million and generated them a previously untapped $300 million so far… Whether you’re managing network equipment for a city, country, continent or the entire globe, it’s an intricate landscape out there and navigating it is a...
How telecoms vendors can also benefit from the launch of the revolutionizing GSMA Equipment Marketplace
The GSMA, in partnership with Shields Environmental Group, introduced the GSMA Equipment Marketplace, powered by Shields, a groundbreaking advancement in the telecom sector. Discover how this innovation benefits consumers and vendors alike. A groundbreaking...
Introducing GSMA Equipment Marketplace, powered by Shields
The partnership unlocking sustainability and savings in telecoms across the globe. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we witnessed a pivotal moment for the telecoms industry. Our stand quickly became a bustling hub of activity, numerous attendees seeking us...
How to Master Today’s Telecom Supply Chain: Empowering Networks for Success
Networks are facing major challenges when it comes to maintaining inventories and managing equipment stock. The semiconductor shortage and the Covid pandemic proved no-one knows what’s around the corner, and if your network wasn’t keen on the long-drawn-out lead times...
Silent screams: the unseen impact of telecoms manufacturing on wildlife conservation
On International Wildlife Conservation Day, we take a look at the hard truth about telecoms manufacturing and its impact on the planet – and show you how your network can keep doing everything it needs to, without contributing to the problem. In the pursuit of...
5 ways telecoms networks can become their own biggest suppliers, slash spending and maximise budgets
Equipment planning is a high-pressure business. With purchasing spend to manage, critical spares to review and sitting inventory volumes to maintain, you’ve got many parts at play, and only so much time to contend with them. Which is why we've made it as simple as can...