BROWSING: power efficiency
Three Wi-Fi trends that aren’t Wi-Fi 7
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 claims Open RAN virtual base station advancements
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,...
Vodafone, others claim power efficiency gains in Open RAN test
A group led by Vodafone demoed Open RAN power efficiency improvements and called for the industry to focus on making Open RAN greener.
Three 5G power-saving aspects of Release 17
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...
Parsing the 5G power equation: Is 5G actually greener?
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...