[HTML][HTML] The energy use implications of 5G: Reviewing whole network operational energy, embodied energy, and indirect effects

L Williams, BK Sovacool, TJ Foxon - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The energy efficiency and consumption of mobile networks have received increasing
attention from academics and industry in recent years. This has been provoked by rapid …

Toward greener 5G and beyond radio access networks—A survey

LMP Larsen, HL Christiansen, S Ruepp… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Energy efficiency concerns and trends in future 5G network infrastructures

IP Chochliouros, MA Kourtis, AS Spiliopoulou… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Energy efficiency is a huge opportunity for both the developed and the developing world,
and ICT will be the key enabler towards realising this challenge, in a huge variety of ways …

Energy sustainable paradigms and methods for future mobile networks: A survey

N Piovesan, AF Gambin, M Miozzo, M Rossi… - Computer …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this survey, we discuss the role of energy in the design of future mobile networks and, in
particular, we advocate and elaborate on the use of energy harvesting (EH) hardware as a …

[HTML][HTML] 5G network deployment and the associated energy consumption in the UK: A complex systems' exploration

X Cheng, Y Hu, L Varga - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022 - Elsevier
Investing in the communication infrastructure transition requires significant scientific
consideration of challenges, prioritisation, risks and uncertainties. To address these …

Network energy saving technologies for green wireless access networks

T Chen, Y Yang, H Zhang, H Kim… - IEEE Wireless …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The energy consumption problem in the mobile industry has become crucial. For the
sustainable growth of the mobile industry, energy efficiency (EE) of wireless systems has to …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the energy consumption of mobile data transfer—from technology development to consumer behaviour and life cycle thinking

H Pihkola, M Hongisto, O Apilo, M Lasanen - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Mobile data consumption in Finland is among the highest in the world. The increase in
mobile data usage has been rapid and continual future growth is foreseen. Simultaneously …

Powering mobile networks with green energy

T Han, N Ansari - IEEE Wireless Communications, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 global footprint of mobile communications: The ecological and economic perspective

A Fehske, G Fettweis, J Malmodin… - IEEE communications …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

A survey on green mobile networking: From the perspectives of network operators and mobile users

M Ismail, W Zhuang, E Serpedin… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Efficient usage of energy in wireless networks represents a major concern in academia and
industry, mainly because of environmental, financial, and quality-of-experience …