United KingdomTechnology and telecom2025 – ongoingVodafone
Ericsson AI and ML radio energy optimization trial
Vodafone reported up to 33% lower daily 5G radio power use in a London trial
Problem
Vodafone sought to reduce radio-network energy use while maintaining service performance. Low-traffic periods offered opportunities to switch equipment into lower-power states.
Approach
Vodafone UK trialled Ericsson AI and machine-learning software at selected London sites. Predictive controls put radios to sleep during quiet periods and reactivated them when needed. Machine learning also ranked inefficient sites for improvement.
Results
Takeaway
The reported saving applied to radio units at selected trial sites. It was not a network-wide electricity reduction.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Technology and telecom
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Predictive analytics and MLOptimization
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Goal
- Cost savings
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Vodafone reported daily radio-unit power savings of up to 33% at selected sites. It said the trial maintained user experience.
Full details are in the original sources.
