AI-driven upgrade of communications energy storage empowers a new energy ecosystem for multiple industries
24-08-2026 02:00 via theregister.com

AI-driven upgrade of communications energy storage empowers a new energy ecosystem for multiple industries

AI datacenters have become a major driver of rising electricity consumption, but AI doesn't just happen in a datacenter. The telecommunications networks connecting datacenters to businesses and consumers are themselves major electricity consumers. 5G and its successors mean ever higher energy demands. Newer comms architectures deliver more bandwidth and richer services, but they also require denser cells, and 5G infrastructure such as multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antennas consumes more
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