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We spoke with Adrian Lazenby , Head of
Technical Site Engineering and Delivery , Virgin Media O2 , about how Virgin Media O2 ’ s data centre team took advantage of EkkoSense ’ s AI-powered cooling optimisation software to secure energy savings equivalent to 760 tonnes of carbon dioxide using locationbased Scope 2 accounting .
Virgin Media O2 launched on 1 June 2021 , combining the UK ’ s largest and most reliable mobile network with a fully gigabit broadband network . Its fixed network covers more than half of the country ( 17.2 million homes serviceable ) alongside a mobile network that covers 99 % of the nation ’ s population .
As the company connects millions of customers daily and expands its network to more places across the country , sustainability is at the core of Virgin Media O2 ’ s operations to minimise its impact on the planet .
As part of this , Virgin Media O2 is committed to reducing its energy usage and becoming more energy efficient by sourcing renewable energy . It ’ s a key element of its sustainability strategy , the Better Connections Plan , where Virgin Media O2 is also working to achieve net zero carbon emissions across Scopes 1 ,
2 and 3 by the end of 2040 .
What key factors influenced the decision to partner with EkkoSense over other data centre optimisation providers ?
Adrian Lazenby , Head of Technical Site Engineering and Delivery , Virgin Media O2
Innovation sits at the heart of everything that Virgin Media O2 does , and we ’ re making significant investments into our infrastructure expansion and upgrades as we roll out our nextgeneration 5G mobile and fibre networks . This invariably involves a greater workload demand on the company ’ s network of technical sites and places an increased focus on ensuring that our
VIRGIN MEDIA O2 WORKS WITH EKKOSENSE TO UNLOCK DATA CENTRE COOLING ENERGY SAVINGS WORTH OVER £ 1 MILLION PER YEAR
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