Is 5G truly green, or will it burn up more resources?


A woman walks past a 5G logo during GSMA’s 2022 Mobile World Congress (MWC), in Barcelona, Spain. The next-generation mobile network is being rolled out across the globe, with promises of super-fast Internet going hand-in-hand with claims of massive benefits for the environment. — Reuters

BARCELONA: The tech industry has long tried to align with the green movement, though its leaders are often accused of spouting nebulous slogans and making hard-to-test pledges.

The Mobile World Congress, an industry get-together in Barcelona, certainly saw some sloganeering. But Huawei, Orange and industry body GSMA attempted to flesh out some of the green claims made about 5G.

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