Chinese retailer Huawei’s Green 5G strategy is to help carriers build networks with high performance and energy savings at the same time, says Daisy Zhu, VP of Huawei’s wireless marketing. RCR Wireless News.
“Green is the latest buzz word that could make it a key strategic line for operators around the world. ICT is a technology-intensive and environmentally friendly industry. At the same time, the demand for people and industry in mobile networks is growing. / s and network traffic will increase 100 times. The goal of our green 5G strategy is to help operators build a network with high performance and energy savings at the same time, which means making the network greener as well as upgrading their customer experience. Also, 5G, as a digital infrastructure, helps enable energy conservation and emissions reduction in vertical industries, “said Zhu.
“We need the role of ICT, especially the contribution of 5G to carbon emissions for society. The GSMA concludes that ICT will have a tenfold positive effect, which means that one kWh of power used by mobile networks will reduce the use of 10 kWh of electricity in society. By increasing connectivity, improving efficiency and influencing behavior change, mobile technologies, especially 5G, are helping to avoid emissions, ”the executive added.
Zhu also mentioned that IoT and AI could be used in 5G networks to reduce carbon emissions from the network, and to work together with other vertical industries to improve production efficiency, which would lead to a reduction in carbon emissions.
The executive further explained that Huawei’s energy-saving solution PowerStar has powerful capabilities that help operators to balance energy savings and network performance. To date, more than 70 operators have brought this solution to their live networks. In China alone, 800,000 sites are already running this solution for a total storage of 400 million kWh per year. “This year, we upgraded it to PowerStar2.0, introduced AI in BTS. This enables operators to double the energy-saving effect while maintaining network performance. PowerStar2.0’s commercial installation in central Hunan Province, China, shows a 25% reduction in power consumption on mobile networks, “said Zhu.
“As a vendor, our commitment is that we will continue to innovate, providing innovative and green products and solutions to help operators build 5G networks and reduce carbon emissions.”
In a previous white paper, Huawei and global research firm Analysys Mason analyzed the role of 5G in increasing the power efficiency of mobile broadband networks against the backdrop of skyrocketing demand for digital connectivity.
The White Paper further explores how 5G will take the vertical industries to a sustainable digital world by increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.
“The increasing use of technologies such as cloud computing and mobile connectivity supports new experiences in every area of business and personal life, but it is essential to provide these benefits without any detrimental effects on the environment. National and international policies are seeing a dramatic increase in energy efficiency and a sharp shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and water, ”the white paper said. “It will include a whole new way of using energy, which must be adopted by every industry and individual. Here 5G is an important enabler.”
According to the White Paper, “it is imperative that 5G expansion not only enable new digital processes and be used in many industries – it will also help transform their energy efficiency. This is a central goal for the 5G community in the 2020s. For example, as part of the GSMA initiative, Together with Carbon Trust, more than 50 MNOs are now releasing their carbon footprint, energy and GHG emissions through the internationally recognized CDP Global Disclosure System. “
The ability of modern networks to make other industries more energy efficient, not just telecom, is known as the “capable effect”. Increases connectivity and efficiency and changes driving behavior across all sectors, helping to avoid mobile network emissions.
“The impact of enabling 5G stems from process and behavior changes, supported by a high-capacity, ubiquitous and low-latency 5G network. With virtualization, edge computing, AI-enabled analytics and the cloud, 5G can help industries implement new processes as an integral part of a power efficiency program, supporting the most efficient and flexible allocation of resources, ”the white paper adds.
Huawei and Analysis Mason further noted that 5G will help support increasing data usage in a sustainable way as it will be able to support significant growth in data usage across many industrial sectors, as well as enable those industries to work harder to increase their energy efficiency. Flexible and efficient.
