Huawei and e& announced a ground-breaking, 100 percent off-grid, net-zero 5G massive MIMO site in the Middle East, reported CIO. The Dubai (UAE) site is powered entirely by renewable energy, using green network infrastructure and an innovative AI-based energy management system.
The site will be the region’s most energy-efficient, fully off-grid 5G site, expected to reduce CO2 emissions by about 26 tons per year. CIO reported that base stations account for most of the energy consumption for a typical mobile network. Since 2020, telcos have been looking for ways to cut fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions directly related to power.
To maximize the use of renewable energy such as solar and wind power, Huawei and e& are using solar panels and smart lithium ion batteries in the proof of concept site.
The model uses various green innovation advancements, including MetaAAU (64T64R with 384 antenna array), multi-band RRU—which reduces the radio weight by up to 66 percent—and green antennas to improve energy efficiency by up to 25 percent. CIO reported that NetEco’s AI system will optimize energy consumption with real-time energy management.
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