BROWSING: power efficiency

Wi-Fi 7 might be stealing the spotlight, but that's certainly not the only thing unfolding in wireless With the certification of the Wi-Fi 7 just around the corner, the wireless industry is abuzz with excitement around what the new standard will enable. However, Wi-Fi 7’s...

SKT says it has improved the power consumption and processing capacity of virtual base stations Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) is claiming advancements in the power consumption and processing capacity for Open RAN virtual base stations, resulting from its work with several industry partners including Samsung,...

A group led by Vodafone demoed Open RAN power efficiency improvements and called for the industry to focus on making Open RAN greener.

As the 5G standard continues to evolve, one of the important aspects for increased sustainability, as well as prolonging device battery life, is power efficiency. The recently frozen Release 17 builds upon previous releases in enabling 5G power saving features. That 5G power saving...

On a watt/bit basis, 5G is more power efficient than 4G When the conversation turns to 5G’s potential to be a “greener” technology than previous generations, the subject of power usage is one of the first that comes up. Most often, it is framed...