Overview Telecom networks are among the most capital-intensive infrastructures in the world, vast webs of optical fibre designed to move data at the speed of light. But as markets mature and bandwidth becomes commoditised, forward-thinking operators are asking a critical question: what if our fibre could do more than transmit data? This case study explores how one telecom provider transformed its existing optical network into a multi-purpose intelligent sensing platform, enabling new revenue streams, improved resilience, and environmental monitoring, all without laying a single new cable. Challenge, maximising the value of an existing asset The operator faced a familiar challenge across the telecom sector: network expansion costs were rising while margins on connectivity services were shrinking. With fibre already deployed across thousands of kilometres of urban and rural routes, the company sought new ways to extract greater operational and commercial value from its existing assets. Additionally, customers from governments to...