What is 5G Energy Consumption?
Increased consumption has raised the importance of 5G energy savings for operators and service providers who already dedicate a considerable portion their OPEX budgets to power.
Setting up a 5G base station is expensive, with costs ranging from $100,000 to $200,000 per site. This price includes hardware, installation, site rental, and maintenance. Urban areas often have higher costs due to land prices and infrastructure challenges.
Such energy consumption cannot be tolerated because it will cause corresponding environmental and economic problems. The construction of a new generation of wireless cellular networks is also costly, that often exceed billions of pounds. The technical complexity of 5G makes its implementation cost even higher.
The big 5G delta can push Energy from 23% of 4G-era network TCO to up to almost a third, or 32% in the 5G-era. This explains one of the critical findings of this study on why energy is currently the most significant cost optimisation priority for 5G vendors and operators alike.
Fiber optic networks are the backbone of 5G infrastructure, providing the high-speed data transfer needed to support ultra-fast connectivity. However, laying fiber is expensive, with costs ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 per kilometer, depending on location, terrain, and construction regulations.
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