Digital solutions platform Globe has migrated its site backhaul from using microwave antennas into a fully redundant fiber optic cable solution as it intensifies the shift to green technologies.
The move lessens power consumption since most long-haul microwave sites are composed of multiple big antennas and outdoor units that contribute to high power consumption. Globe has already logged savings of 84,288 kilowatt-hours from 151 converted sites.
Aside from being more sustainable, the initiative boosts network capacity with a higher bandwidth that would support increasing demand for data in the country.
Moving forward, Globe plans to expand site conversion and explore other microwave solutions and equipment that are sustainable in terms of lower power consumption and footprint.
“We are dedicated to creating a sustainable future through technology. Our conversion of microwave radio sites to fiber optic cable is a step towards reducing our carbon impact while ensuring backhaul efficiency,” said Gerhard Tan, network strategy and technology enablement director at Globe.
“We are proud to be part of the global effort towards a healthier and fairer world, and are fully committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions,” he added.
Aligned with the commitment of parent firm Ayala Corp., Globe is also a participant in the UN-backed Race to Zero global campaign, rallying non-state actors to halve global emissions by 2030 and deliver a healthier, fairer zero-carbon world by 2050.
Likewise, Globe was the first Philippine publicly-listed company to commit to the science based target initiative (SBTi) aligned with the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels.
As part of its commitment to support the disclosure recommendations by the task force on climate-related financial disclosures (TCFD), the company commits to continue to disclose its climate action strategies and programs as it works toward achieving its targets.
