A massive increase in the amount of data traffic over mobile wireless communication has
been observed in recent years, while further rapid growth is expected in the years ahead …

Powering cellular base stations with renewable energy are one of the long-term strategies
for achieving green networks and reducing their operational costs. As an energy provider …

5G networks, with their notable energy consumption, pose a significant challenge.
Traditional energy-saving methods, effective for 4G, struggle in heterogeneous 4G and 5G …

Three factors make power supply one of the most urgent and challenging issues for the
future of mobile networks. First, the expected fast growth of mobile traffic raises doubts about …

A number of merits could be brought by network function virtualization (NFV) such as
scalability, on demand allocation of resources, and the efficient utilization of network …

In this paper, we propose an online energy management strategy to minimize the
operational expenses incurred by cellular base stations powered by both renewable and …

Abstract Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are facing huge operational costs, due to the
staggering increase of mobile traffic and to substantial bandwidth reliability requirements …

The exponential growth in mobile data traffic has resulted in massive energy usage and
therefore has increased the carbon footprint of the Internet. Data network operators have …

Cellular access networks need to reduce their dependence on the grid, with the twofold
objective to decrease operational cost and guarantee self-sustainability in case of grid …

Due to the staggering increase of mobile traffic, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are
facing considerable operational cost due to power supply. Renewable Energy (RE) sources …