5G Infrastructure Costs: What Telcos Are Paying | PatentPC
This increase is due to the need for more base stations, active antennas, and real-time processing. Unlike 4G towers that operate at fixed power levels, 5G systems constantly
The explosive growth of mobile data traffic has resulted in a significant increase in the energy consumption of 5G base stations (BSs).
Setting up a 5G base station is expensive, with costs ranging from $100,000 to $200,000 per site. This price includes hardware, installation, site rental, and maintenance. Urban areas often have higher costs due to land prices and infrastructure challenges.
The government has relaxed EMF rules for 5G network, increasing the power density requirement for a 5G base tower station to 5 watts per square metre from 1 watt. This change will allow telecom operators to cover more areas with fewer base stations, reducing costs and their carbon footprint.
1. Introduction 5G base station (BS), as an important electrical load, has been growing rapidly in the number and density to cope with the exponential growth of mobile data traffic . It is predicted that by 2025, there will be about 13.1 million BSs in the world, and the BS energy consumption will reach 200 billion kWh .
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