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WHILE ICT GIANTS ARE COMMITTED TO TURNING THE WORLD DIGITAL THROUGH HARNESSING THE BENEFITS OF 5G AND BRINGING LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES TO EVERY HOME AND BUSINESS TO CREATE THIS CONNECTED AND INTELLIGENT WORLD , THIS WORLD NEEDS TO BE GREEN AND SMART TOO .
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WHILE ICT GIANTS ARE COMMITTED TO TURNING THE WORLD DIGITAL THROUGH HARNESSING THE BENEFITS OF 5G AND BRINGING LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES TO EVERY HOME AND BUSINESS TO CREATE THIS CONNECTED AND INTELLIGENT WORLD , THIS WORLD NEEDS TO BE GREEN AND SMART TOO .

of terminal equipment to use the same frequency resources for data transmission and concurrently , supports higher cellular capacity and efficiency in high-traffic areas .
In terms of networking infrastructure , servers will move from data centred to access network equipment rooms and sites to lessen the delay impact during communication . What we will also see at the same time , as already massive data processing requirements get even huger , is that the communications equipment room will develop even more towards ICT convergence . And as an increasing number of supplementary energy devices are needed , the installation space of the equipment room and load-bearing capacity will be significant . The power consumption of this room will also increase and the on-going need for sustainable and efficient energy will grow increasingly critical .
While ICT giants are committed to turning the world digital through harnessing the benefits of 5G and bringing life-changing technologies to every home and business to create this connected and intelligent world , this world needs to be green and smart too . Huawei ’ s Network Energy Product Line is at the vanguard of energy digitalisation for a world that is both smart and sustainable . It significantly improves energy efficiency and promotes the application of renewable energy . Additionally , as it promotes the convergence of power electronics technologies with IoT , Big Data and AI , it sticks to the concept of ‘ bit manages watt , zero bit zero watt ’ and provides users with green , reliable , and intelligent telecom energy , data centre energy and smart photovoltaic ( PV ) solutions .
In the case of 5G deployment , Huawei 5G Power is based on the concepts of simple , intelligent , green and focuses on the performance improvement from sites to the entire network as opposed to a single component . Moreover , critical technologies , such as efficient rectification and intelligent voltage boosting , are employed to promote better , end-to-end energy efficiency .
Huawei is actively looking at efficient technologies from the ground up to lower power usage in data centres and networks . To this end , it has developed the most
efficient modular UPS in the industry , which boasts a module efficiency of up to 97.5 %. In addition , innovative cooling technologies are being harnessed to get the most out of free cooling sources , achieving industry leading power usage effectiveness .
The Paris Agreement set goals for global actions that need to be taken to address climate change , with renewable energy emerging as the inevitable and only choice . This is why Huawei is actively promoting the use of renewable energy and brings solar energy to telecommunications sites and data centres . In fact , Huawei ’ s smart PV solutions assist global PV plants to increase energy yields and lower carbon dioxide emissions and in regions where the power supply is unstable or unavailable , it uses solar energy to power base stations .
Through on-going innovation in ICT energy conservation technologies , the average annual carbon emission per connection in the global ICT industry is expected to decrease to 15kg in 2025 , 80 % lower than it was five years ago .
Besides , technologies such as Huawei ' s solutions will promote Digital Transformation and the intelligent evolution across every industry and sector , and at the same time lower the carbon footprint , conserve energy and reduce emissions across the board . •
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