Understanding where the network passes also means understanding how it fits into the territory, the natural balances, and the dynamics that involve flora, fauna, and ecosystems. From this vision comes FiberCop's first biodiversity assessment, carried out with the scientific support of InVento Innovation Lab: the study, published on the occasion of World Environment Day, connects, on a national scale, FiberCop's digital infrastructure with protected areas and sensitive ecosystems.
The analysis resulted in a "map of coexistence" between digital and nature
The analysis cross-referenced the main assets – approximately 10.000 power plants, over 200.000 cabinets, and millions of network elements – with biodiversity protection systems, such as Natura 2000 sites. A "map of coexistence" emerges. which highlights how FiberCop's telecommunications network is mainly located in urban areas, but often close to areas of high natural value.
Knowing the relationship between the digital network and the environment allows for improved management
This knowledge allows for improved infrastructure planning and management, reducing impacts on soil, flora, and fauna while strengthening the network's resilience to environmental risks. In a country like Italy, where biodiversity represents a widespread and identifying heritage, this element takes on a particular meaning: it recalls the need for increasingly careful management, capable of bringing together essential infrastructures for digital development and ecosystem protection.
Telecommunications have limited impacts on biodiversity
Compared to other infrastructure sectors, telecommunications generally have limited impacts on biodiversity, but the analysis confirms that even in this area, a sophisticated approach is essential, especially in the most sensitive contexts. In this sense, the assessment represents: a starting point for developing increasingly targeted protection actions and for strengthening collaboration with institutions and territories, confirming FiberCop's commitment to combining digital development and ecosystem protection.
