With telcos in developed countries consuming up to three per cent of domestic energy production, sustainability in this sector clearly needs to be prioritized.
This is particularly true as demands on networks in terms of the amount of data, transmission speeds and location-based services (among others) lead to ever greater network infrastructure density. At the same time, the Internet of Things and growing use of data centers are adding to the electricity burden at a time when energy costs are also rising. For telcos, this poses a huge challenge: how to drive down costs and reduce their carbon footprint without compromising on network reliability and service quality?
The answer lies in advanced automation driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning. Such systems can gather and analyze historical and real-time data to monitor usage and efficiency in every part of a network, and use this information dynamically optimize network management. As a result, energy-intensive network elements no longer need to be reserved in idle mode, but can be saved on and off automatically to reflect current demand – all without impacting performance.
This brings great financial and economic benefits for operators, helping them save on energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint.
This is the subject of the latest episode in Comarch’s 2023 excellence in telco campaign. To discover more, and learn about using automation to achieve network management optimization, make savings and reduce your telco’s carbon footprint, view our short film and download your free copy of the accompanying white paper.