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Not to mention vastly higher power consumption. In an age of increased awareness around climate change, it's fairly mind-boggling that 5G is being pushed so ha
by llimos 5y ago
Not to mention vastly higher power consumption.
In an age of increased awareness around climate change, it's fairly mind-boggling that 5G is being pushed so hard, given the questionable value of the benefits it brings.
- pas 5y agoHow does it increase power consumption?
- llimos 5y agoSource: https://www.ericsson.com/495d5c/assets/local/about-ericsson/sustainability-and-corporate-responsibility/documents/2020/breaking-the-energy-curve-report.pdf https://www.ericsson.com/495d5c/assets/local/about-ericsson/... This is a brochure for Ericsson's lower power innovations, but look at the baseline without their system. Graph on page 2.
- gruez 5y ago>In an age of increased awareness around climate change, it's fairly mind-boggling that 5G is being pushed so hard, given the questionable value of the benefits it brings. How much % of global carbon emissions is due to cell equipment? Is it a big enough portion to worry about?