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5G and the challenges with rising energy costs
Pedro Al Shara , CEO of TS Shara Brazil , a national manufacturer of nobreaks and voltage stabilizers , explains how 5G will impact energy consumption .
The industry has been talking a lot about the potential of 5G , especially after the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency ( Anatel ) approved the auction notice in late February . The IDC consultancy estimates that , in the next two years , 5G will provide revenues of US $ 2.7 billion ( R $ 13.5 billion ), starting from new business involving Artificial Intelligence , Augmented and Virtual Reality , Big Data and analytics , IoT , cloud , security and robotics . services and platforms , require networks and equipment with increasingly faster and more effective responses as they are connected all the time .
However , while there is optimism about the services that 5G will allow and the interaction with other technologies , there are significant concerns and challenges about rising costs , especially with energy . Estimates suggest that 5G networks can be up to 90 % more efficient per unit of traffic than 4G . But even so , they will need much more energy due to the density of the network , the great dependence they have on IT systems and infrastructure , the increase in network use and the accelerated growth of traffic .
According to 451 Research by Vertiv , a supplier of equipment and services for critical infrastructure , an increase in the order of 150 % to 170 % in energy consumption is projected in the Telecom sector by 2026 .
With all the innovation that 5G represents , more devices will be able to access the mobile Internet at the same time , using the same signal . As a consequence , there will be even more need to protect routers against power problems , to ensure signal continuity
Pedro Al Shara , CEO of TS Shara Brazil
to all of these devices . On the other hand , mobile phone companies will also need to guarantee the continuity of the Internet signal , protecting their equipment against problems in the power grid .
One way to reduce energy consumption is to modernize the network . The demand for energy protection solutions has been growing . The arrival of 5G should revolutionize integrated systems and the ways of communicating around the world . The integrated systems available and various
We know that the electric grid in Brazil is unstable , that ’ s why it ’ s important for operators to constantly analyze how to protect their critical IT infrastructure from power outages and other electrical network related disturbances . In this case , suitable installations of nobreaks and inverters can contribute to the perfect functioning during these situations , but they will also be responsible for filtering and keeping the energy clean from noise and interference .
We are surrounded by machines , processes and devices that can benefit from the reserve energy of nobreaks , especially in the 5G era , which allows us to be in a privileged position for the development of new business and technology opportunities . Undoubtedly , this will be the most transformative communication technology of this generation , enabling new services and requiring resources for the advanced management of the entire infrastructure , in addition to other challenges , such as energy consumption . p
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