Why You Must Prepare for Telecom’s Biggest Challenges in 2025 – And How to Conquer Them
Looking Ahead: Shaping the Future of the Telecom Industry The telecom industry is at a pivotal moment, facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities as it evolves to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. From rising costs to stricter sustainability...
Telecoms Equipment Procurement and ESG in 2025: What Your Network Needs to Know
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...
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...
Shields: Company Update
I would like to share some important news as we continue to develop, promote and expand our world class offering to the telecoms sector. After a three month sabbatical, during which, Dan Jones, our CEO, has been assisting with the running and transformation of his...
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...
Network Equipment Testing: the Truth
What’s more reliable: New or renewed network equipment? One of the most common misconceptions around renewed network equipment is the reliability factor. If it’s older, it’s not going to last as long…right? We get it, when you’re running a network with millions...
10 things to consider when choosing your telecoms services partner
How to make sure your provision for installation, maintenance and decommissioning is reliably efficient, cost-effective AND sustainable. In the complex web of telecom network asset management, finding a partner who can seamlessly handle installation,...