GenCell's A5 off-grid power solution overcomes the high-costs of powering rural telecoms and offers operators significant OpEx savings. Discover the technology breakthrough which has led to the world’s first affordable, weather-independent primary power alternative to diesel generators. ...

PowerStar is an AI-based, multi-RAT and multi-Band network-level energy-saving solution requiring no hardware upgrades or replacements. This solution allows networks to customise power saving strategies, realising significant savings.  ...

China Telecom’s small cell backhaul innovative solution is based on Passive Optical Network (PON) system. It can potentially reduce at least 80% of the trunk fibre and 50% of associated fibre. As a result making facility room and air-conditioning unnecessary and therefore effectively reducing the CapEX and OpEx of small cell deployment. ...

This case study focuses on the cost-effective deployment of rural coverage, specifically designed to provide 2G voice, SMS and mobile money services, and 3G broadband data services. ...

Telefónica continually strives to generate a positive impact on its environment in all its aspects, for this reason, for over a decade, Telefónica México have made use of solar energy technologies in base stations. 40% of Telefónica México’s energy will come from Solar Energy, providing power to its stores and antenna bases. Telefónica’s commitment is for all of the company’s energy consumption to be 100% green by 2030 ...

The enclosed case study shows an operator who owns approximately 15000 sites, in low labour cost country in Asia, can save up to $9.7M in OpEX per annum. ...

Networks have become pervasive and ubiquitous in everyday life. It is hard to imagine, especially in the developed nations, what life was like when there was no mobile broadband and services on top. However, this does come at a cost. An important aspect to consider is the energy consumption of the network, where core networks like data centres demand constant temperatures stabilised by either heating or cooling; while radio access networks require electricity to transmit and receive signals.
With 5G expected to drive network densification with its new requirements, demands are expected to increase the energy consumed by the network, albeit at better energy efficiency. It will also mean that carbon emissions will increase, aggravating climate change. Calls for a non-traditional approach where electricity consumption can be done sustainably while reducing the costs of energy are needed. It is for these reasons why NTT DOCOMO developed Green Base Station, an environment-friendly and sustainable energy supply scheme for radio base stations.

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Aside from the clear CapEX investment required for re-securing the site and battery replacements, interrupting the battery replenishment cycle creates greater maintenance requirements, leading to increased OpEX... ...