This solution aims to help operators systematically improve energy efficiency with the main objective of helping operators systematically build green networks that simultaneously respond to traffic growth and reduced carbon emissions.
Representatives of several organizations and companies in the ICT industry called for the creation of a green and low-carbon ICT network indexing system during the presentation of Huawei’s green development solution at the Win-Win-Huawei Innovation Week.
Among the organizations supporting the initiative are the China Communications Standards Association (CCSA), China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom and Huawei.
Ryan Ding, President of Huawei Carrier BG, opened the event by explaining how improving the energy efficiency of existing ICT infrastructure will be key to the development of the ICT industry: In the next five to ten years, the increase in carbon emissions generated by the explosion of data traffic will become a global problem that must be tackled. Improving energy efficiency is our best tool to resolve the conflict between increasing energy consumption and green development. »
Other speakers agreed on the need for a comprehensive index system to assess the energy efficiency of network infrastructure in all scenarios, which measures the efficiency of network operation and maintenance, l overall network efficiency and the efficiency of site equipment and auxiliary energy equipment.
Various speakers spoke of the different requirements they would have for such a system, including the ability to coordinate energy saving and digital economy efforts and support the development of new ICT infrastructure.
Three objectives in particular were mentioned by several stakeholders:
A platform for viewing and managing index data : Visualizing the energy consumption and efficiency of network equipment and developing unified measurement formulas and algorithms would enable more efficient acquisition, reporting, counting and presentation of related data network infrastructure indicators.
Automated indicator optimization capabilities : Further exploration of artificial intelligence applications would also help operators achieve automated management of this type of indexing system. Unified standards, applicable across the industry, would help in the efficient and automated collection and measurement of indicators, so that integrated energy efficiency management platforms can then optimize the energy efficiency of networks in time. real.
Guidance for building low-carbon grid infrastructure : The indexing system should be constantly evaluated and optimized to better accelerate the development of 5G networks, data centers and green and low-carbon all-optical networks, to stimulate innovation in efficiency technologies network energy and facilitate the development of green, low-carbon and efficient network infrastructure.
Closing the event, Dr. Philip Song, Chief Commercial Officer of Huawei Carrier BG said, “ As major players in the industry, it is our responsibility to work together for innovation and collaboration in multiple areas, establish a network energy efficiency indicator and standards system to create consensus, facilitate the decarbonization of ICT and contribute to a more prosperous global ICT industry. »
Win-Win-Huawei Innovation Week was held from July 18 to 21 in Shenzhen, China. With global operators, industry professionals and thought leaders, we discuss topics such as 5.5G, green development and digital transformation to envision shared success in the digital economy.
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