5G predicted to eat up a lot of electricity
So far, the focus has been on the technical possibilities of the new 5G mobile communications standard. However, a new study has now shown that the technology is also set to drastically increase data centers’ energy consumption.
14 Jan 2020 David SchahinianShare
In concrete terms, 5G alone could further increase the already rapidly growing electricity demand in data centers by up to 3.8 terawatt hours by 2025. That would be enough electricity to supply all the inhabitants of the cities of Cologne, Dusseldorf, and Dortmund for an entire year, reports energy provider
Otherwise, industry seems to have done most of its energy efficiency homework: According to the
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