Good day, I'm an academic (see my UM page <https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/etiennedepasquale> and my ResearchGate page <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Etienne-Victor-Depasquale>), with a research interest in standardizing architectures for the benefit of energy analysts (like me). I'm asking for help in distributing a questionnaire that forms part of an academic study that I'm carrying out <https://forms.gle/AAJokyg98JLW7Ti6A> to telecommunications operators (classical telcos, MSOs in particular). The survey data will form part of a study directed towards facilitating understanding of metro area networks, for analysts who approach from the perspective of energy consumption. The study is ***anonymous*** (no individual or company names are solicited), and individual responses will only be used in ***aggregate***. I shall publish aggregate data to this list (in September) and correspond with respondents who contact me for a copy of the paper which I intend to produce with the results. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Sincerely, -- Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale Assistant Lecturer Department of Communications & Computer Engineering Faculty of Information & Communication Technology University of Malta Web. https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/etiennedepasquale