Sustainability is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, and it affects the communications sector just like any other industry. Mobile network operators (MNOs) and vendors are setting aggressive sustainability goals over the coming decades to reduce their carbon footprint and ultimately move towards net-zero emissions. The carbon footprint of mobile network operations is primarily determined by the overall energy consumption of the network operations and the carbon intensity of the energy sources used. This paper explores the energy-efficient operation of mobile networks, the possibility of incorporating alternative or renewable energy solutions as part of the mobile infrastructure, and the increasing efficiency of connectivity solutions across all operations and services. Analyze the key strategies and technologies that enable impact. The strategies and technologies described in this paper provide a foundation for understanding the mobile industry’s potential to drive positive sustainability impacts for the planet and society.
This paper focuses on energy efficiency for operating 5G networks and aims to place sustainability goals within a larger context, while also highlighting the specific technologies currently available and the potential considered. The purpose is to prepare for new features.
Chapter 2 delves into RAN technologies that reduce energy consumption through radio adaptation in time, frequency, space, and power domains, and explores the role that AI/ML plays in leveraging these technologies and other operational efficiencies. Masu.
Chapters 3 and 4 examine system architecture enablers such as network slicing, virtualization, and open RAN, and address these key network architecture elements from a sustainability and power efficiency perspective. We also explore network deployment and architecture options using industry case studies on small cell deployment, indoor coverage, and other alternatives for efficient, flexible, and scalable networks. This chapter also explores RAN sharing and shared infrastructure as ways to improve the sustainability and energy efficiency of mobile networks, and presents the opportunities and challenges that the industry needs to overcome with these approaches.
Since energy consumption is directly correlated to user-generated traffic, Chapter 5 focuses on application layer optimizations that have the potential to reduce traffic volumes, particularly on the RAN side, and subsequent energy usage. I will explain in detail.
Chapter 6 discusses the opportunities and challenges of site solutions that enable renewable energy solutions.
Finally, no sustainability story is complete unless we articulate the benefits that connectivity brings to the larger ecosystem. Chapter 7 describes how mobile communications can achieve sustainability goals in other industries with the help of IoT solutions.
