5G Energy Efficiency Metrics, Models And System Tests
RCRWirelessNews, Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
Energy costs for telecom operators can be as high as 10% of their total operating expenditure.
This is especially true as they roll out 5G. Even though the 5G-NR standards are more energy efficient than their predecessors, the overall power consumption of 5G networks can be significantly higher than previous generation networks due to a number of compounding factors.