How will rising enterprise data traffic and workloads affect overall energy usage and efficiency?
How should we think about the differences between processing data at the edge versus the cloud?
And what can operators, vendors, and others in the infrastructure value chain do to mitigate energy consumption?
To answer these questions, GSMA Intelligence surveyed 100 operators and developed a model to simulate the impact of changing enterprise traffic flows across a range of industries.
Factoring in backhaul-related energy and the energy associated with datacentre cooling and running high compute workloads, there is a potential energy-saving impact by retaining more data at the edge versus the cloud.
In this report with Dell and Intel, GSMA Intelligence explains how this energy ‘dividend’ – by making more use of efficient processing at the edge – is important for operators and enterprise IT partners.
Sustainability efforts are also heavily targeting the RAN. Within this arena, the issue of virtualization is an important consideration when it comes to energy. This research therefore also assesses the attraction of vRAN and open RAN, to offer a rounded view of the next generation of operator sustainability.
Key findings - from the GSMA Intelligence survey of 100 operators found...
- 40% of operators claimed open RAN will be more energy efficient than other networks.
- 20% of operators rate energy efficiency as the No.1 attribute to prioritise in 6G networks from a business standpoint
- 70% of operators regard energy efficiency as a competitive weakness, seeing themselves as behind the curve.
The report covers four areas of insights
1. The Sustainability Shift:
Learn how the telecom industry is aligning with global climate objectives and aiming for net-zero emissions by 2040.
2. Energy Efficiency Unveiled:
Energy efficiency is no longer a luxury—it's a necessity in a world driven by digitization. Find out how innovation is leading the charge in this pivotal shift.
3. Greener Edge Insights:
Discover the under-appreciated energy implications of rising enterprise data traffic and the role of edge in digital transformation. The key question: How can energy consumption be mitigated?
4. vRAN and Open RAN:
Dive into the world of virtualization and its potential to revolutionize the radio access network (RAN). What's the future of energy efficiency in this evolving landscape?
To access the complete report:
https://data.gsmaintelligence.com/research/research/research-2023/the-next-generation-of-operator-sustainability-greener-edge-and-open-ran?ID=a6g1r000001SJkuAAG&JobID=1686456&utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Operator+Sustainability+_APAC&utm_content=eSIM+Report
