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What do you know about our Network?

What can we do to cope with the next billion of users without increasing CO2 footprint?

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rrent Energy Consumpt ion at Vodafone worldwide
How can we estimate the cu

How much consumption per year in KWh do we have in tradition sites?

Co u ntr ies like India?

pti on w e have in
y ea rly D ie sel Consum
current
What is the

How many Solar Panels needed to power a traditional Base-station?

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 This Session is about to give you all the answers and what
Vodafone is doing to keep the energy situation under control
and to share experience from our green technology initiatives

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CO2 annual emissions from use of cellular networks
Radio Base Stations consume ~80% of energy in cellular networks use.

correspond to
25 mio
household average
yearly consumption

*1Mt CO2 = 2TWh

Energy ~2TWh ~60TWh ~3.5TWh ~10TWh

CO ~1Mt ~30Mt <2Mt ~5Mt
2
33billion
billion 44million
millionRadio
Radio 20,000
20,000Radio
Radio
subscribers Stations Other
Otherelements
elements
subscribers Stations Controllers
Controllers
Source: NSN, 2009
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 Energy costs are escalating...
Percentage of sites using Diesel Generators in relation to power grid
availability
(source India)
1. Typical sites in emerging market
countries like India and Africa use Others; 20%
Diesel Generators as primary power or No DG OFF Grid; 10%
backup solution DG run over 18 h per day

Poor Grid; 20%

2. Diesel: DG run min. 10 h/day
Main Driver for increase of energy
costs and CO2 emissions

.…Emerging market energy costs to climb over 70%

driven primarily by network expansion but
compounded by increased energy cost of between 5% Unreliable & Good
and 10% per annum Grid; 50%
DG run 2-6 h/day

DG : Diesel Generator

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 How to keep the energy situation under control…
Vodafone Technology Networks drive Innovation in Network Efficiency
and Green Technologies

> Developing 100% green powered innovative radio base station

solutions.

> You cannot manage what you do not measure: Vodafone is main
promoter of implementing standards energy monitoring features.

> Vodafone is implementing on large scale standardised efficient

products and developing intelligent power efficiency features.

> Better control of Diesel Operation by implementing alternatives

using Batteries as main power sources.

> Drive Technology innovation for renewable energy solutions using

(Solar+Wind) for mass usage in emerging markets.

…Design to real need

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 Vodafone Green Technology Demos

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Vodafone - Green Technology Programme The Green Site (Diet BTS)

Innovative Power Efficiency Features
Renewable energy sources 100% Green Innovative Radio Station
Intelligence Power Management System
to power the base stations Solutions

For further info about this programme

For Further information about these
For further information about the Green Site
features
Go directly to the demo

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 The Vodafone Green
Technology Programme

Renewable energy sources

to power the base stations

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Green Telecom sites at reasonable cost

 Established joint Cooperation between Vodafone, China Mobile and Site in Focus
Indus Towers to push the industry to deliver renewable energy OFF Grid or sites with poor Grid power
technical solution for mass usage to reduce substantially diesel
consumption with Payback <= 3Years (currently 6-7Y).

 Work closely with Key Suppliers on low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
approaches to deliver complete green site solutions.

only 2 main KPI‘s:

Power sustainability for Base Station and Payback < 3 Y

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Parallel Pilot sites in India, China, South Africa, Ghana and Qatar during 2009

Pictures: Some of the realized green sites during 2009

Launch of parallel Pilots and
Trials around the globe
China
India (VF-Essar & Indus
Towers), Africa (Vodacom-
SA and VF-Ghana)
and Qatar

Different concepts between Solar only,

Solar + Wind,
Solar+ DG for different type of sites
have been evaluated during 2009

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Vodafone Green Sites are now a reality!

South Africa
 Site : Close to Kruger National park / Diet BTS 3900E
 Power consumption: 147W
 Backup time: 3*24Hours;
 Battery capacity: 400AH in one Batteries Bank;
 PV panels: 8PCS*165W Green Site Live
at the MWC2010!

India
Site : Assam Region / NOKIA Flexi BTS (2/2/2)
 Power consumption: 800W
 PV modules: 12PCS*170W = 2,05kWp
 Battery capacity: 800Ah
 Generator 15 KVA

Qatar
Site : south of Qatar/ Sector BTS (2/2/2)
 Power consumption: 950 W
 PV modules: 18PCs*170W= 3.06kWp
 Wind : 3kW at 45m height
 Battery capacity: 1800Ah ; 48h autonomy

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 Technical findings
Impact on Diesel Generator running time

D G ru n t im e re d u c t io n [ % ]
BTS size and achievable DG runtime reduction
2.5 120%
Effect on Diesel running time reduction
DG runtime before was 16h – 24h hours 100%
2

L o ad [kW ]
24 24
hours 80%
16 1.5
60%
% 1
40%
0.5 20%

0 0%
-70 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-77 -76

Savings achieved in Diesel Generators runtime after installing renewable BTS load DG reduction
solution
The higher the load the higher the CAPEX investments in batteries and
Solution 1 Solution 2 Solution 3 solar to get same operational level
For small loads around 200W no Diesel Genset is necessary, which
corresponds to 100% reduction in the chart

It is technically and commercially feasible to power OFF-Grid Base stations with renewable energy
sources, the smaller the load the shorter the payback
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Vodafone Green Technology Programme
Live connect to India & Qatar performance of realized green sites
working with alternative energy

Live connect to realized Green site in

India with NSN solutions
Live connect to realized Green site in
Qatar with ALU solutions

Find out more under Find out more under

http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/alternative-energy/ www.unite.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/environment
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 100% Green Innovative
Radio Station Solutions
“The Diet BTS”
Outdoor Green Site shown
at the MWC (live calls)!
Located @ CY12B area

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The success story of The Diet BTS in Vodafone…

Concept Definition & Development 1st Pilots Green Field Deployment

Q4/2007 Q2 ~ Q3/2008 Q1 ~ Q2 /2009 Q4/2009 - onwards

Vodafone develops  High Power

Green
concept in Mobile Efficiency
Innovation Centre Deployment
(MIC, Madrid, Spain)
 Optimized Cost Opportunities in
with Green Power, Ghana, South
‘0’ CO2 Emission
Africa and
 Smart Wi-Fi Vodacom DRC
Transmission (Project in DRC
Value Proposition
 Easy & Fast for deep rural site
“100% Green Installation
innovative Base
deployment)!
Station, designed for First Live Trial in
remote communities in South Africa
emerging markets”
100% Green sites
targeting an area
without coverage in
the Kruger park
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We have the most affordable solution for our emerging markets!

KEY BENEFITS

Lowest power consumption BTS

Antenna

+
WiFi transmission
Intelligent Energy Management
Diet BTS
+
Optimised Transmission: All-IP, Wi-Fi,
Local Management
+
Battery cabinet Solar panel
Aftersun, LM Renewable energy
+
Self-Planning & Self- Easy Installation and
Optimization Configuration
Easy to Install, Easy to Maintain
Easy Network
Unique and integrated OSS Easy and Remote Fault
Recovery

TCO Saving up to 40%

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 Green Site Power Efficiency Roadmap…
147W @ 30W / 2 Carriers Power consumptions
based on Diet BTS
product (GSM)
Q3/2009

 Backup time: 3*24Hours; 130W

 Batteries Recharging time:10 days
 Battery capacity: 400AH
 Solar panels: 8PCS*165W Q4/2009
< 120W
 BTS Off (sleeping)
8 Solar Panels
 Non-BCCH TRX switch off
 Non-BCCH timeslot switch off Q4/2010
 Non-BCCH channel TX power
degradation  “4 calls in 1 slot”
6 Solar Panels  Aftersun

4 Solar Panels

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