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> there's been a ton of progress in the field of recycling for instance. Also in renewable power sources. Obviously that is not the kind of progress we were ta

• Godel_unicode 5y ago
  It's literally exactly what we're talking about. You seem to be unaware that one of the major benefits of 5g (aside from the significantly increased density per tower requiring fewer towers) is all the energy savings baked into 5g-nr. Try not to believe the hype. https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2019/9/energy-consumption-5g-nr https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2019/9/energy-consumption-5...
  • forcry 5y ago
    > You seem to be unaware that one of the major benefits of 5g True. > Up to 15 percent energy savings with software features 'Upto 15 percent' sounds alike it is a very optimistic estimate, (you know when they advertise 'upto 50% discount' most of the products are discounted at much lower rate). And it does not seem that this power saving is also dependent on network traffic. So I am not really convinced.
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  • mdp2021 5y ago
    > requiring fewer towers It is the first time I hear this: the usual narrative is that it would require more towers. (And the idea of the emitters being more pervasive in the territory is one of the main concerns of some).