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yryNorkequipmetCopyright©2022GSMAssociationyrrry 2ThisreportfromtheGSMAhasbeenwithcontributionsfromthefollowing:Inparticular,theGSMAwouldliketothankThierryBarbaandBernardoScammaccaOrangefortheirleadershipandactiveroleinthepreparationofthisstrategypaper.3yrrr304 Endorsementsfromthe06 ExecutiveSummary07 Purposeofthe08 Introduction11 WhatisaCircularEconomy?ScopeCurrentchallengestomovingtowardscircularity19 Challenge1:Reducingenvironmentalimpacts23 Casestudiesofreducingenvironmentalimpactsthroughcircularity26 Challenge2:Improvingnetworkequipmentreuse29 Casestudiesofre-useandrepurposingnetworkequipment32 Challenge3:UnderstandinglifecycleimpactsCasestudiesofindustry-ledenvironmentalevaluationofequipmentChallenge4:Amorecircularsupplychain41 Casestudiesofcurrentindustrycircularity42 Recommendationsandnextsteps47 AppendixsmeGabrielleGinérHeadofSutainabilit,T

tieSchindallHeadofCicularCisoemst,eaeorkingadsournetorksandopetionsbeomingciculary23.esupporttheappoachinthispaperandeognisetheneedoollaboeacostheICTindutryoaddestherisingeaechalleng.ecanachiethisyorkingogetheroceepoducts,andopetionsbasedontheciculareonoymodelincludingtheedesign,e-useandeclingofdvies,hadaeandtheirpacaging.

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SaaNodbandHeadofGoupeliaompayhenlookingttheindutrythteliaompaybelongsothoughaciculareonoylens,itiscleareaebothpartofthepoblemandthesolution.heanddigitalsolutionsepvideaealeadyenablingsocietiesotacklemayofodysevionmentalchallengesanddigitalistioncanspeedupthetansormtionfomalinearoaciculareono.Simultaneousl,eneedooefullyaddesourwnnegtieevionmentalimpact.Globaleaeflsandgeenhousegasemisionsaethemotimportantevionmentalaspectsorourindutryoaddestheomingears.eDespiethemaypogescanbemadewiththesenineeommendtions:eepcurentinactieuselongerShaeinfatructueDelopaenesoncicularacostheindutryGieefurbishedthesameonsidetionasnwinbusinesCeeommonKPImetricsandethinkthebusineseltionshipoeuseImpetheDespiethemaypogescanbemadewiththesenineeommendtions:eepcurentinactieuselongerShaeinfatructueDelopaenesoncicularacostheindutryGieefurbishedthesameonsidetionasnwinbusinesCeeommonKPImetricsandethinkthebusineseltionshipoeuseImpetheeoeminourofcicularopetionsCeeandmaretplaesEnsueenegyisapriorityinnetorkequipmenthiletheindutryisaleadypactisingciculareonoywithmotlysepaeinitities,thistegypaperopportunitiesoceeaglobalandunifiedvisionorthewholeeoem.hiswillenompasopeors,suppliers,poliymaersandcivilsocietyoganistions.ourchallengeshebeenidentifiedoachiegeercicularityandealiseripleBotomLinebenefitsopeopl,planetandposperit.1gesdl1:Geerofomponentsandwmerialsinopoesesisesential.odesignprinciplesasellaspoperdocumenttionandegultionoeliabilityaegoodfirtepsolerimpact.

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CeeoteeroeroPhotosharing,videocalling,onlinegamingandlivestreamingarejustafewoftheconnectedbehavioursthathavebecomeubiquitousoverthelastdecade.Behindsuchactions,thereisahiddenmatrixofbillionsofpiecesofequipment:servers,cables,antennas,boxes,datacentres,smartphones,personalcomputers,captors,sensorsandcameras.Thisisbecomingthelargestinfrastructureeverbuiltbyhumanity,withtheassociatedenvironmentalimpacts.Themobileindustrymadeasignificantfirststepinaddressingtheseenvironmentalimpactsin2019theBoardoftheGSMA,representingthelargestmobilecompaniesglobally,agreedonanambitiontomovethemobileindustrytonet-zerocarbonemissionsby2050atthelatest.Sincethen,themajorityoftheindustrybyrevenuehascommittedtocarbonreductiontargetsinlinewiththiscommitment.Asmostemissionsofthemobileindustrylieinitssupplychain,itisimportanttoaddresstheissueofresourcere-usewithsuppliersofequipment.Themajorityofemissionsthroughoutthewholemobilesectorvaluechainarefromenergyuseandassociatedcarbonemissions.Mobilenetworkoperatorsandsuppliersaresignificantinvestmentsinrenewableelectricitytoreducetheseimpacts,butcarbonemissionsarenottheonlyimportantmetricand,asanindustry,wemustconsiderrawmaterialextractionandotherenvironmentalpollutantsthataregenerated.

Thereareclearbenefitstobringingmorepeopleonlineandthereareactiveeffortsinalmosteverycountrytoclosethe‘digitaldivide’.Connectivityimproveslivelihoodsofbillionsofpeople,butitwillalsorequiremoreresourcestobeusedfortheinfrastructuretoenablethis.Itisestimatedthatatleast800kilotonnesofnetworkequipmentaresoldeachyear2includingmobilebasestations,fixedaccessequipmentandIPdatatransmissionandcorenetworkequipment.Thefocusofthisstrategypaperisonthisnetworkequipmentthatisspecifictotelecommunicationsformstheinfrastructurethatcreatesconnectivity.0dftedh2 https:publicationspape/vVFordetails0dftedh2 https:publicationspape/vVThisisnottosuggestthatnetworkequipmentisonlyresourceusebytheindustry.Ourindustryusesmanydifferentmaterialsandproducts,themostvisibleandcommonofwhicharemobiledevices.Improvingthecircularityofmobiledeviceswillbeconsideredaspartofaseparatestrategypaperbepublishedlater.Anewpathtobetterservecustomers,generateprofitandprovidelong-termsustainabilitywithlowimpactsontheplanetmustbedefined:thisstrategypaperproposesusingcircularprinciplesastheframework.tsarCurentl,theglobaleono,includingtheICTseco,isonly8.6%cicular3–thismeanslesthan10%ofthemerialusedinaearisecledoreusedinsome.Inontat,91.4%ofeonomicactivityollsalinearappoachopoducts:wmerialsaextaced,poductsmanuactued,cuomersusethepoductsandthenthyaediscadedwithlimiedeuseandecling.Asdiscusedintheintoduction,thisiscetingatainontheplanetashumanitysdemandorgoodsinceasesandtheplanetsabilityopvideuswithwmerials

Inesponseothisxientialthet,theoneptofaciculareonoyistansormtiemodeloeutilisepoducts,parts,omponentsandmerialsinsuesiepoductionclesoedueaeandpollution.Itseeksochangetheyhumanitylookstthegoodseusethtnothingbeomesae;erythingisseenoetainsomealu.heinspitionortheoneptoftheciculareonoyisfomthentualorldwheelivingthingsaeceed,g,declineanddi,andthentheiremainsaeusedasoodorotherFigureFigure1LinearandcirculareconomiesLineareonoy CiculareonoyAKE MAKE DISPOSECww.circularity-gapworldupdates-collectioncircle-economy-launches-cgr2020-in-davosChehepositieandnegtieimpactanoganistionhasonitsntualevionment.hisincludeseducingitscarbonootprint,usageofntualesoues,xicmerialsandsoon,butalsotheactieemalofa,eoettionandeotionofntualharmdon.PLANEThebenefitsofthiscanbehug.Usingecledaluminiumses90%ofenegyompaedousingviginaluminiumand54%ofthecataluminiumpartsusedinNokiapoductsinheecledonentinthem.Butcurentl,eleomnetorkequipment,ingeneal,ollsthelineareono.hismeanstheeisaluethtisbeingunneesarilydetedwithcurentbusinesmodels.ymakingpoduct,merialandenegyusebeomemoecicula,theeissignificantpoentialobothetainhepositieandnegtieimpactanoganistionhasonitsmotimportanthepositieandnegtieimpactanoganistionhasonitsmotimportanttaeholders.heseincludeemplees,amilies,cuomers,suppliers,ommunitiesandayotherpersoninfluencingorbeingafecedytheoganistion.PEOPLEhepositieandnegtieimpactanoganistionhasonthelocal,ntionalandinerntionaleono.hisincludescetingemplyment,genetinginntion,pyingtaes,ealthcetionandayothereonomicimpacthepositieandnegtieimpactanoganistionhasonthelocal,ntionalandinerntionaleono.hisincludescetingemplyment,genetinginntion,pyingtaes,ealthcetionandayothereonomicimpactanoganistionhas4PROSPERITYheilluttionbel,ceedthoughonsulttionwithGSMAmembers,afamorkorhwciculareonoyprinciplescanbeappliedwhenthexpansionoreplaementofnetorkequipment.hisisbasedonahieacyofactionsthtcanbetaenorgoods,withthebetactionttheopandtheorttthebotom.ctionsadstheophetheletlelof

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aenoteusedorecled.heeisaneedoinneandonsideralerntiemodelsasotherindutriescurentlyd,suchastheauomotieindutr..esasgeheambitionolimitindustryclimaeimpactsiswidelyshaed,andamajorityoftheindutrygloballyisengagedoedueitscarbonemissionsinlinewiththeParisgeement.Globall,to-thidsofmobilenetorkopeaorsyenueheommitedoapidlyeducingtheircarbonemissionserthenxtdecade,includingtheirsupplychainemissions.Aoundone-thidhegoneenfurthe,ommittingoeachnet-eofortheiraluechainemissionsy2050orenbeopublicationspape/vVnewsroompress-releaseove-a-third-o-mobile-industry-racing-to-nezero/esnerysrAciculareonoybringsbenefitsandshort-ermesultsohelpeduechainGHGemisionsyonsideringxensionoftheliecleofnetorkSope3emissionssupplychain)maeup5%ofallelenorsemisions

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Recclingofelectonicsequieslage-scaleunitsobeefficientandpofitablecurentyometallugicalpoessesatsmelersaemostlyeonomicallyviableforpeciousmetalsgold,platinum,sile,palladiumec.)buttheseaenotailableineryountry).CurentEUandnationalaseegulationslimitthecoss-bodertansferofe-aseoiddumping,forample,butthisalsouninentionallylimitscoss-bodereclingoptionsasellasinnationandscalingofcicularmaerialsfls.InentieslieEUegulationWEEE(aseelectricalandelectonicequipment)islackinginotheregions.heabseneofoganisedflsofdocumentationalongthesupplychainmaesitdifficultfortheeccleroknwpeciselywhichmaerialcanbefoundinapieeofequipment,inwhichpartomponentsub-assemblythylocaedandatwhichonentation.edoetTeFigure4TFigure4

erylittlequantittiedtaisailableegadingtheend-of-lietetmentofequipment,butetimtionsofend-of-lietetmentofICTequipmenthebeenmadeandthesearyhugelyyegion.Gienthesignificantlelsthtendupinbothinormaleclingandlandfill,theeaeclearlyopportunitiesodiertICTaeteams.LANDFILLINFORMALRECCLINGFORMALRECLANDFILLINFORMALRECCLINGFORMALRECCLINGWEIGHTREGIONSub-SaharanAfrica9%9%69%23%MiddleEastNorthAfrica11%7%87%6%Europe13%63%8%29%AsiaPacific 51% 10% 84% 6%NorthAmerica6%39%0%61%LatinAmerica9%17%44%39%Global100%19%64%17%yEo-designprinciples,poperdocumentationandegulationsuchasthefutueEuopeanDigitalPassportofPoductsouldhelpoimpetheeeryofmaerials.Byimpvinge-aseollectionandecclingpactiesorldwide,aonsideableamountofseondarywmaerials(pecious,criticalandnon-critical)ouldbemadeeadilyailableoe-enerthemanuacturingpoesswhileeducingontinuousxtactionofnwmaerials.hisouldeduemanuacturingosts,andalsominingaerusageandpollutionasellasxtactionO2emissions.Ciculareonoyprinciplesandmoespecificallyduabilit,epaabilityandeclabilitywillalsohelpoeusemaerialsandpenttheneedoxtactnwwmaerials.enreports-and-papersresearch-paperse-waste--majo-differences-between-regions

fgshheTGlobalSupplyChainIestmentReery(IR)goupleadstheyinestablishingourpactiesforminimisingtheevionmentalimpactofourinernalaseande-ase.IRorkswithourontacedR2-ertifiedendorsoeerandecclenetorkinfatructuassets.Maerialsaedismantled,soredandbaledyommodityinpepaationforsaleoreccling.In202,IRhandledmoethan23,863MTofdomesticUSopeationalaseandeptmoethan23,298MTofthesemaerialsfomlandfills,foradiersionaeof.63%.In201819,TlaunchedaninitiatiecalledR3XwhichstandsforReuse,ReccleandesalhisisapogammethatdepersandeersedundantassetsacossitsestaeinollaboationwithTsuppliers.Asaesult,itschangesaelesscluteed,cleanerandmoeeneg-efficient.And,ofourse,Tisnotastingesouesandsupportingthemeoamoeciculareono.heinitiatiebuildsuponTempleestakingwnershipofsiesandusingtheastaryofskillsoidentifyandecclecriticalspaesorgeneaeenuebackinothebusinessyeeringandsellingequipment.TisalsoeeringandecclingmayonnesofoppercableoutofTchangesperea,thuspentingxtactingopperofoutthegound.Inaddition,ThasapartnershipwithN2S,aechnologylifecclemanagementompa,andogetherthyeeed2.5onnesoflegacyequipmentandcablefomTschangesin2221,oidinglandfill.Fomthis,2.3onneseeeccledand.2onnese-used,oidinganetimed14onnesofO2eemissions.TalsousedN2Ssnwlydelopedefiningpoesswhichusesbacerialbioleachingechnologyoeergoldfomprinedcicuitboads.MTNsCicularEonoypogamme,named“PojectInfinity”,isoneoftheydriersofourAmbition2025staegyandforachivingournet-eoy2040taget.MTNhas,sine2018,runapoofofoneptandiscurentlyopeationalisingthepogamme.Itaimsomefomthetaditionallineareonoymodeloftae-mae-use-aseandallsus,ogetherwithourpartners,oclosetheloop,xendthelifeccleandmaximisetheuseofournetorkequipmentthoughesponsiblepoduction,onsumptionanddisposalandthussvingaluableandpeciousesoues.hepogammeonsistsofadigitalplatformopvidetheneessaryvisibilityandinelligeneomachsupplyanddemand,andaserviepartneroacilitaeesponsibleeuse,ecclingandmementofequipmentacossboders.houghoopeationwiththeelantindustryoganisations,ourysuppliersandpartneropeaors,eaeadocatingforboadersupportandinclusionofcicularitywithinourindustr.OSCAROangeSustainableandCicularAmbitionforReertification)isOangesciculareonoypogamme,withtheultimaeevionmentalaimohelpeachnet-eocarbongoalsin204.By2025,OangetagetsthatthemajorityofITinfastructue,netorksanddataenteswillopeaewithefurbishedequipmentatalagescale.hepogammeontribuesoOangestagetof€1bninnetostsvingsy2023.heevionmentalbenefitsofthisbusinessmodelhebeendemonstaedinapublicationfomOange10andintheITUTeommendationL104.Figure5elwfeFigure5

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