Mike Short: Energy efficiency and resilience in wireless networks

This is one of the conversations I had on energy efficiency that goes beyond the wireless network infrastructure. In addition to making the wireless infrastructure more sustainable, we have the opportunity to use wireless networks to make other verticals and, more generally, our society more energy efficient and sustainable while retaining or increasing resilience.

I talked to Dr. Mike Short, Chief Architect at Satellite Applications Catapult, about how wireless can make the world more sustainable through IoT and private networks. Mike is a visionary and has an unparalleled experience in telecoms and the verticals that telecoms touch through his experience at GSMA, mobile operators and, until recently, at the UK’s Department for International Trade, where he was Chief Scientific Advisor. At the Satellite Applications Catapult – a UK-based innovation center – he is now working, among other things, on energy efficiency across mobile and satellite, looking at standards, network management, and coverage requirements. He is also the Chair of the Advisory Board at UKTIN.

We talked about how energy efficiency in wireless will positively impact other verticals, such as utilities and transportation, and how, in turn, wireless benefits from increased efficiencies in other verticals.

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.