Building and running energy efficient networks is becoming a strategic imperative for all telecoms CSPs.
Commitment to reducing energy consumption is a common issue in many businesses, driven by increasing energy prices as well as by regulatory demands to control and be more transparent about energy management and carbon emissions. However, 5G deployment, which risks increasing CSPs’ energy use, is intensifying the need to improve energy efficiency in the telecoms industry. Even though 5G technologies were designed to reduce energy consumption by 90% compared to 4G on a like-for-like basis, the greater density of 5G means that, without intervention, adding 5G to existing networks will increase CSPs’ energy use.