A sustainable network starts with good design
At the heart of any efficient, sustainable network is good design. By far the best way to achieve an optimized, energy-efficient network is to build it on good foundations, based on sound design principles. No amount of energy efficiency at the component level can make up for an inefficiently designed network, in which the number of radio sites could potentially be double what it needs to be to achieve the same coverage with the same quality. A thorough understanding of all the cost elements associated with operating a cellular mobile network is needed, and efficient network design should be considered long before the RFP is issued by the operator. In many cases, a design has already been put together, and the RFP issued with the aim of obtaining a certain number of sites at the lowest possible cost. For example, by getting experienced network designers involved from the start of the process, operators can typically reduce the number of radio sites needed overall by between 30 and 50 per cent.
Read more how this is achieved in the White Paper Sustainable energy use in mobile communications.
White paper: Energy Sustainability in mobile networks
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- Maroc Telecom, Morocco, delivers connectivity for all with a cost efficient expansion solution
- Telkomsel, Indonesia, expands coverage and capacity with a cost and energy efficient solution
- Sustainability and cost reductions go hand in hand when Bharti Airtel, India, implements Ericsson's Base Transceiver Station Power Savings
- Celtel, Uganda, successfully reduces energy consumption
- Ericsson joins Cambodian operator Star-Cell to bring mobile services to remote areas
- China Mobile and Ericsson join together to enhance communications in Inner Mongolia
- Telstra and Ericsson transform the largest mobile core network in Australia
