Journal article
Mobile network operators (MNOs) are always
striving to enhance the network coverage and for provision
of services to remote rural areas. However, power supply to
the infrastructures is a main challenge to the MNOs
especially in terms of sustainability, economic optimum and
green energy in developing countries like Pakistan for the
growth of cellular networks. Renewable energy (RE) based
solutions for cellular operators not only provide numerous
profits but it also reduces the overall CO2 emissions. This
paper presents the idea of the PV-Solar system along with
grid power to provide economic and environmental friendly
energy model for the remote base station and community.
Feasibility of the proposed system is checked via HOMER
software. Analysis and simulation results shows that the
proposed model is optimal and energy efficient solution for
next-generation cellular network (5G) in context with
different scenarios.