BROWSING: power supply
European telcos brace for power outages: ‘They don’t understand the consequences’
Europe battles skyrocketing energy costs as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues
European service providers are preparing for the worst as power cuts threaten to down networks in the coming months. Telecom leaders, particularly in France and Italy, have been asking their respective governments to consider helping...
What is low-power wake-up signal (WUS)?
The wake-up signal was first introduced in 3GPP Release 15
In 3GPP Release 15, a paging signal sent over the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) that “wakes up” a user device from an idle state so that can prepare to receive data was first introduced....
NXP and Nokia on the key to 5G power efficiency: Integration and reduced radio size, weight
When it comes to reducing power consumption of the radio, NXP and Nokia agree that radio size and weight are paramount
Back in 2018, NXP Semiconductors and Nokia — along with other partners — received the CATRENE innovation award for developing highly integrated and energy-efficient...
Ericsson and PowerLight use optical beaming for wireless powered 5G base station
The demonstration used an Ericsson wireless 5G base station and laser technology to transmit hundreds of watts through the air
Ericsson and PowerLight demonstrated what they claimed to be the world’s first wirelessly powered 5G base station in Seattle. The base station was “completely powerless”...
Q&A with Qualcomm engineer: Designing 5G technologies with power efficiency in mind
Qualcomm's Principal Systems Engineer: 'Power efficiency is necessary for 5G mobile technologies'
Power efficiency will prove vital in a 5G world as more applications and use cases are enabled by this advanced technology, increasing data rates and, subsequently, increasing power consumption. Qualcomm's Principal Systems Engineer Dr....
Wireless evolution depends on dense, future-looking fiber networks
Fiber networks require a public-private partnership approach to be economically viable
ORLANDO--Smart buildings turning urban cores into smart cities filled with autonomous cars and drones, and ubiquitous, high seed, low latency networks supporting the needs of consumers, enterprises and the seemingly endless growth of the...