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Technologies for green radio communication networks

Boon-chong SeetCyril LeungZhisheng NiuPeter Han Joo ChongTapani Ristaniemi

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business.industryComputer scienceEnergy consumptionTelecommunications networkComputer Science ApplicationsEnergy conservationCellular communicationSustainable designCarbon footprintMobile telephonyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringbusinessTelecommunicationsEfficient energy use

description

Since the introduction of cellular communications in the early '80s, the demand for two-way mobile communication services has increased tremendously. Today there are over 4 billion mobile users and 4.6 million radio base station sites worldwide. This rapid growth of the cellular mobile industry has been at the price of increased energy consumption and a sizable carbon footprint.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-10-01IEEE Wireless Communications
https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.2011.6056686