Vodafone claimed a pioneering position in demonstrating Open RAN energy savings using real-life traffic scenarios, as it called on the broader industry to embrace greener technology across its operations.
In a test of power-saving techniques conducted in the Powder laboratory at the University of Utah in the US, the operator achieved a 9% reduction in the amount of energy consumed by an Open RAN infrastructure during high-traffic peak (compared to a traditional RAN installation) and a 12% reduction in a low mobile traffic scenario. The experiment was joined by industry heavyweights Wind River, Intel, Keysight Technologies and Radisys.
