How Orange & La Poste are Repurposing Olympic Technology
Orange and La Poste are working together to extend the functional life of networking equipment deployed for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This effort continues the legacy of the Paris 2024 Games by finding new uses for this advanced equipment beyond the event.
“The Olympic Games Paris 2024 have been a unique opportunity to showcase our technical expertise and a true demonstration of the solutions offered to our business clients. I am proud that this top-quality equipment finds a second life with La Poste,” comments Aliette Mousnier-Lompré, CEO of Orange Business.
“This partnership illustrates our commitment to a sustainable and connected future. At Orange Business, we are dedicated to helping our clients and partners in their environmental transition and reducing their carbon footprint.”
Improving circularity in technology
The strategy focuses on responsible reuse of multiple thousands of state-of-the-art tech items, such as WiFi terminals, which La Poste will integrate into several key sites including urban and community centres.
The Maison de l’Innovation in Nantes will welcome more than 800 IT professionals from La Poste who will benefit from this next-generation equipment.
Orange and La Poste will rigorously test the devices for optimal performance, ensuring their reliability, availability and longevity beyond their initial short life at the Games.
The incorporation of these high-performance tools will not only enhance connectivity for La Poste, but also ensure the delivery of a high-level service inside and outside its facilities, contributing to their digitalisation agendas and making IT operations smoother.
Business efforts for a sustainable digital future
Both Orange and La Poste are on journeys towards sustainability with both organisations aiming to achieve net zero by 2040.
Their approach to tech reuse is part of a wider vision to educate and encourage the broader industry towards reduced carbon emissions, aligning closely with corporate social responsibilities.
This is supported by practices including the adoption of more responsible purchasing strategies within the companies' IT operations.
Orange has been proactive in offering both eco-designed and refurbished network equipment to its customers, reinforcing its commitment to environmental stewardship.
La Poste, driven by an ethos of ethical and inclusive digital practices, promotes a digital policy focusing on amplifying the life cycle of IT resources through repair and reuse.
“In the face of scarce resources and the increasing digitalisation of services, La Poste Group is committed to reducing the environmental footprint of its tools and applications,” says Philippe Bajou, Secretary General of the La Poste Group and President of La Poste Group Immobilier.
“The reuse of network equipment deployed by Orange for the Olympic Games is an opportunity that perfectly aligns with our desire to promote responsible digital practices.”
By repurposing state-of-the-art network equipment originally intended for the Paris 2024 Olympics, both Orange and La Poste are not just recycling old tech, but supporting a transformation towards a more sustainable, tech-forward world.
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