Telecoms Equipment Procurement and ESG: what your network needs to know (and do!) ESG (which stands for Environmental, Social and Governance) is a framework gaining more and more traction in the telecoms industry. It’s no longer enough for companies to solely focus on...
Environmental, Social & Governance
Faster, Lower-Cost, and Greener Telecom Equipment For Reliable Networks
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...
Sustainability is Always in Style: What Telecom Can Learn from Fashion’s Green Revolution
Sustainability is Always in Style: What Telecom Can Learn from Fashion's Green Revolution The world is changing – and in some ways, not for the better. Everyone knows climate change is the biggest threat we face today, yet our planet is still getting hotter. There’s...
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...
Reliability reloaded: everything you need to know about testing renewed network equipment
Did you know Shields boasts an impressive <1% average return rate across all the renewed network equipment we trade? Compared with higher failure rates on the same equipment bought brand new, that’s quite a difference… But we understand that buying renewed...
The Future of Sustainability in Telecoms: where is the industry really headed?
Is the telecoms industry really getting more sustainable or is this just a big bubble that’s set to burst? On this page, Shields CEO Daniel Jones looks at the evolution of telecoms networks and summarises where he thinks the industry is headed next. If you’re looking...
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 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...
Building a Sustainable Future: The Circular Economy, ESG, Recycling and Telecoms
Find out how Shields' ESG strategies and MarketPlace software are driving efficiency, sustainability, and profitability in the telecoms industry. Telecommunications companies are aware of the crucial role they play in connecting people and businesses worldwide....