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How will a 5G base station affect energy costs?

According to the mobile telephone network (MTN), which is a multinational mobile telecommunications company, report (Walker, 2020), the dense layer of small cell and more antennas requirements will cause energy costs to grow because of up to twice or more power consumption of a 5G base station than the power of a 4G base station.

Is 5G the future of mobile communication?

Currently, mobile communication is now entering into the era of fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks (Alsharif et al., 2019). It is expected that 5G networks are capable of providing 1000 fold network capacity and connecting trillions of devices.

How can network densification improve the capacity of 5G networks?

Network densification, one of the key technologies in 5G, can significantly improve the network capacity through the installation of additional cellular small cell base stations (SCBSs) forming small cell networks (SCNs) using the spectrum reuse policy to meet the increasing demand (Samarakoon et al., 2016a).

How will 5G impact the environment?

The advent of the ultra-dense 5G network and a vast number of connected devices will bring about the obvious issues of significantly increased system energy consumption, operational expenses, and carbon dioxide emissions.

Are solar powered cellular base stations a viable solution?

Cellular base stations powered by renewable energy sources such as solar power have emerged as one of the promising solutions to these issues. This article presents an overview of the stateof- the-art in the design and deployment of solar powered cellular base stations.

How much energy does a mobile access network use?

The mobile access network consumes a large portion of the energy (i.e., 60 %) of the whole network (Yan et al., 2016; Mowla et al., 2017a), and the most energy-intensive component in the access system is the base station (BS).