This article quantifies the global carbon footprint of mobile communication systems, and
discusses its ecological and economic implications. Using up-to-date data and life cycle …

Telecommunication using 5G plays a vital role in our daily lives and the global economy.
However, the energy consumption and carbon emissions of 5G mobile networks are …

Explosive mobile data demands are driving a significant growth in energy consumption in
mobile networks, and consequently a surge of carbon footprints. Reducing carbon footprints …

The explosive development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has
significantly enlarged both the energy demands and the CO 2 emissions, and consequently …

Cellular wireless networks are expected to provide high-quality audio and video services
while enabling fast and low-cost Internet access to mobile users. The need for green cost …

Mobile network traffic is increasing and so is the energy consumption. The Radio Access
Network (RAN) part is responsible for the largest share of the mobile network energy …

Although information and communications technologies (ICTs) have the potential of
enabling powerful social, economic and environmental benefits, ICT systems give a non …

In order to meet the intense user demands, the 5G networks are evolving, and will be
available by 2020. The unfolding cellular technology has raised the energy consumption in …

The heated 5G network deployment race has already begun with the rapid progress in
standardization efforts, backed by the current market availability of 5G-enabled network …

Sustainability has entered all aspects of life, calling for an active approach from the wireless
and mobile communications community to help in solving fundamental challenges facing …