Huawei's Optical Network Helps Create a Green Lifestyle

Optical networks are ideal for providing low-carbon connectivity because of their high bandwidth, low latency, reduced power consumption, resistance to interference, and small size. Huawei's optical cross-connect (OXC) and passive optical LAN (POL) technologies are being increasingly used in green, energy-efficient, and ultra-broadband networks.

At Dubai Creek Harbour, a 60,000-square-kilometer mega-development being built by Emaar Properties, the Middle East's largest real estate developer, Huawei's optical campus solution was deployed as part of a green and sustainable residential and commercial community.

Unlike conventional aggregation networks, Huawei's POL technology can break the 100-meter limitation for copper cabling, so it does not require multiple weak-current equipment rooms. This means 80% savings in equipment room space. In addition, the simplified network architecture has helped cut Emaar Properties' power consumption by 30% – about 130,000 kWh every year. That reduces CO₂ emissions by about 62 tons¹.

Green technologies allow networks to coexist with nature. Dubai Creek Harbour, powered by Huawei's optical network, is a model for new smart communities, and provides a blueprint for our future green lifestyle.

Huawei's green optical network helps Dubai Creek Harbour coexist with its natural environment