Environmental friendly mobile radio networks: Approaches of the European OPERA-Net 2 project

M. Lasanen (1) , M. Aubree (2) , C. Cassan , A. Conte (3) , J. David , S.-E Elayoubi (4) , T. Galkin , V. Grigore , S. Le Masson (5) , J. Lees (6) , H. Louahlia-Gualous (7) , D. Marquet (4) , Z. Mokhti (6) , Loutfi Nuaymi , H. Scheck , L. Smalen

1 VTT - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
2 Orange Labs
3 Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs France [Nozay]
4 Orange Labs [Issy les Moulineaux]
5 Orange Labs [Lannion]
6 Cardiff University
7 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

Reducing the overall environmental impact of mobile radio networks is a central factor in achieving improved mobile services whilst at the same time enabling a growing telecommunications industry in emerging markets. The OPERA-Net-2 (Optimising Power Efficiency in Mobile Radio Networks 2) project concentrates on this challenge, addressing both energy and material efficiencies of 3G, 4G and heterogeneous networks, while also considering the use of renewable energy sources. This paper presents an insight into the project after its first year and discusses research trends in `green communications networks' for the future.

Keywords: life cycle assessment; access networks; hybrid energy sites; power amplifiers; green standardisation

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Environmental Sciences; Physics [physics]; Engineering Sciences [physics]; Materials; Engineering Sciences [physics]; Reactive fluid environment

M. Lasanen, M. Aubree, C. Cassan, A. Conte, J. David, et al.. Environmental friendly mobile radio networks: Approaches of the European OPERA-Net 2 project. 2013 20th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), May 2013, Casablanca, Morocco. pp.1-5, ⟨10.1109/ictel.2013.6632077⟩. ⟨hal-02156578⟩