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Most wireless traffic comes from indoor locations – from stadiums, large entertainment centers, and large enterprises, all the way to small businesses and homes. What is the best way to make this type of traffic more sustainable?
I talked with Upendra Pingle, SVP, Intelligent Cellular Networks at CommScope, about the role of in-building infrastructure in increasing end-to-end energy efficiency. How should we compare energy consumption and efficiency in outdoor versus indoor networks? Is indoor infrastructure more energy efficient?
These are complex questions, and Upendra shares his insights into helping operators and enterprises build energy-efficient networks in a wide range of in-building scenarios.
This interview is part of the Senza Fili Deep Dive report “Energy efficiency in Wireless: RAN and beyond.” Watch or download this conversation, or read the full report for free.
00:05 Introduction
01:01 Upendra introduction
02:29 Energy efficiency, CSR at CommScope
03:34 Reducing power consumption with DAS and small cells
04:27 Energy efficiency beyond equipment power consumption
05:01 Smaller footprint, cooling; implication for real estate owners
06:44 Measuring energy efficiency
07:25 NFL stadium example, power saving calculator
09:48 Smaller buildings: small cells, Wi-Fi
11:47 Energy efficiency depends on traffic load
12:52 Where to use DAS, small cells or Wi-Fi
14:54 No single solution works for everybody
15:43 In-building cellular as a service
17:17 Energy efficiency improves TCO
17:50 Virtualization, AI/ML
18:29 Open RAN
19:05 Concluding remarks
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