According to a new study by Nokia, 5G mobile broadband technology can be upto 90 per cent more energy efficient per traffic unit than legacy 4G networks.
The study was conducted in collaboration with Telefonica and was focussed on the study of the power consumption of the radio access network (RAN) in Telefonica’s network.
As part of this study, in-depth testing was carried across eleven different predefined traffic load scenarios that measured the energy consumed per Mbps based on traffic load distribution. Basis this testing, it was concluded that 5G RAN technology is significantly more efficient than legacy technologies when it comes to energy consumption per data traffic capacity.
The study leveraged Nokia’s AirScale portfolio and combined actual on-site base station energy consumption readings in different traffic load scenarios varying from 0-100 per cent, as well as remote monitoring of actual power consumption through the network management systems.
