Ericsson, a Swedish telecom giant, has announced a new collaboration with China Mobile to jointly launch energy-efficient 5G sites in Jiangsu and Guangdong, China to accelerate its energy conservation and carbon emission reduction efforts.
A 5G smart site on the 700MHz band will be developed in cooperation with China Mobile Jiangsu for the first site, and the two companies will also team up in Guangdong to create an energy-efficient site on the 2.6GHz band.
China Mobile has used Ericsson’s power system, which enables hybrid energy management, for this collaboration. In order to achieve “the most energy-efficient operation,” according to Ericsson, it optimizes the usage of energy from solar, the grid, and batteries and integrates remote management capabilities through the Ericsson Network Manager
The smart sites will be developed to be interoperable with Ericsson’s microwave technology to enable the deployment of wireless base stations for universal telecommunication services across rural areas and other scenarios where traditional utility power is not accessible.
In order to address power supply issues and save costs using new energy, the solutions can also be used throughout urban areas with limited power supplies.
According to Liming Tang, head of RAN HW solutions for North East Asia at Ericsson, Ericsson is dedicated to providing cutting-edge connectivity technologies, products, and solutions to customers in order to help them create and operate high-quality networks.
With China Mobile, they are happy to make additional contributions to a more energy-efficient 5G network as they seek to improve energy usage and management through technological advancement.
“As industrialization has posed further challenges of carbon emissions, energy conservation and renewable energy have become the main technology trend for all industries in China. Ericsson has responded to the country’s needs for energy-efficient networks by delivering end-to-end, smart site solutions that not only reduce energy consumption but also carbon and site footprint.” said Tang.
