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ICT 5G

The ultra-lean design leverages smart- softwares implemented in RAN hold great potential for reducing energy consumption and
sleep mode technology to ensure that our energy-saving features and functionalities have greatly demonstrated this. Switching
radio frequency signals are transmitted by sites from an “always on” to an “always available” state improves network energy efficiency
the radio hardware only when necessary. and sustainability performance.
Massive MIMO increases network It is also essential to prepare the network by modernising sites to make room for
coverage and provides higher capacity. the additional energy consumption coming from the 5G deployment. By using the right
These enhancements provide extended equipment for the right traffic situation, we’ve observed that large energy savings can
network coverage in a sustainable and be made. Furthermore, with AI, service providers can operate 5G site infrastructure
resource-efficient way, reducing the total more proactively. Studies have shown that service providers have reduced site energy
cost of ownership for service providers. consumption by up to 15% through intelligent site control solutions.
Up to 15 percent energy savings with An industry responsibility
software features Within the Middle East and North Africa, mobile data traffic is expected to rise sharply. With
Today, a major part of energy the average data per smartphone expected to reach 41GB per month by 2027, the network
consumption in mobile networks comes energy usage and costs are expected to increase significantly as well.
from the radio access network (RAN) Addressing the network energy consumption and carbon emissions challenge requires
and radio base station sites. With 5G an integrated approach that looks beyond individual product performance and addresses
gradually rolling out around the world, the whole network. We see this as an opportunity to rethink how to build, operate and
it becomes important to focus on RAN manage networks more smartly and more strategically. It is not an option, but an industry
energy performance improvements, to responsibility to find a holistic solution that breaks the energy curve through innovation.
be able to limit and break the increase Only in doing so can we reduce energy consumption while ensuring everyone is able to reap
of energy consumption. Energy-saving the benefits of global 5G rollouts. n

APPOINTMENTS

Comtest Group appoints new Tétris design and build team restructured
sales director
Tétris Design and Build South Africa has formalised a new executive team to
Jannie Dirks was recently appointed to the lead the growth and future success of its Sub-Saharan African operations.
board of the Comtest Group of companies Emma Luyt, the founder of Tétris seven years ago, has moved into a position
and will be focusing on company sales. on the global Tétris board and will now manage a Tétris hub that includes
Initially Jannie started work in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Brazil, Morocco, and South Africa.
the Hi-Fi trade, and then moved on to Sarene Nel, who has been with the company since its inception,
the McCarthy Group until the Bidvest and is currently the Operations Director, is the new Managing Director.
acquisition. Thereafter, he was with She will be supported by an Executive Committee consisting of: Ryan O
Yamaha for 25 years, where later he was appointed general Donovan; Project Management Director, Mpho Mosotho; Operations
manager. He holds a BCom. Marketing Management from the Director, Maggie Weber; Design Director and Steven Fish; Furniture
University of Pretoria. He will manage the Comtest sales team. Solutions Director.
Luyt will continue working from the Tétris Johannesburg office
Mike Isherwood appointed as alongside the company’s Executive Committee
non-executive director at AURA

AURA has appointed Mike Isherwood
as non-executive director of operations
in the UK. The appointment follows the
company’s successful entry into the UK
market in 2021.
Isherwood brings with him a wealth
of experience in security and policing,
having worked in these industries for several years. MIT trained, he
currently consults with various businesses in the UK and USA on
security, and establishing a presence in the UK market. He is also an
advisor to Hull University Business School, and the business group
chairman of the British Association of Public Safety Communications
Officials’, where he works with small businesses looking to innovate
and do things differently in the security industry.

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