# Internal combustion engines and gensets and Telecommunications

Telecommunications depends on internal combustion engines and gensets.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/internal-combustion-engines-and-gensets-and-telecommunications/

[Internal combustion engines and gensets](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_engines/) (energy) and [Telecommunications](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/telecom/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Internal combustion engines and gensets → Telecommunications*

2 of the enterprise types in Telecommunications depend on internal combustion engines and gensets; for the most dependent, it rates 4 out of 5 on criticality.

- **2** enterprise types depend on it
- **4 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Mobile and broadband operators: backup generation (criticality 4 of 5)
- Tower and passive-infrastructure companies: diesel gensets where the grid is weak (criticality 3 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.