Up to x3 more energy required for 5G vs 4G

How much energy will 5G consume?

5G networks have larger antennas, larger bandwidths, and higher base station density. How can the industry expect x20 more energy efficiency by 2030?

David Mytton
5 min readSep 18, 2020

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Takayama, Japan

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David Mytton

Co-founder https://console.dev — the best tools for developers. Researching sustainable computing at Uptime Institute. https://davidmytton.blog