About the Telecom net-zero enablement case study directory
This telecoms net-zero enablement case study directory highlights a selection of services that telcos or technology companies are offering to their customers to enable their transition towards net-zero. As live services, these offer inspiration to telecom companies with an ambition to incorporate sustainability as a differentiator for their customers, either by enhancing existing solutions or bringing brand new services to market.
The directory supports telcos and their partners to:
- Accelerate sustainability strategy through exploring a range of real world case studies that are driving solutions across different industries and for consumers.
- Assess the value of different enablement services through our methodology for categorising them based on their level of customer impact.
- Drive alignment within the organisation on the proposition and requirements of use cases.
We break out our case studies into three groups of sustainability-focused services:
- Consumer-facing enablement services
- Sustainability reporting dashboards
- Enterprise and IoT enablement services
- Excel file compiling all case studies with their key characteristics
Last update: October 2025
Our case studies provide detailed insights and analysis
Each group of case studies includes an overview:
- Best practice for launching this type of sustainability service
- What the services include
- How the services enable net-zero
- Potential ecosystem partners
- Key challenges
Each case study highlights:
- An overview of how the service works
- Key solution partners
- STL Partners’ SWOT analysis
- Type of sustainability service and customer impact
- Indication of solution maturity
- A measure of commercial opportunity
- Proportion of operators currently offering a similar service