26 Mar
2019
26 Mar
'19
4 p.m.
Dear Michael,
There is ample potential to BUILD IN sustainability as Community Networks
are relatively (and considerably) new, and we could design anew, as from a
blank sheet of paper if necessary. If 99% of the energy is consumed by the
infrastructure, we could think of design innovations such as inland cable
landing stations and low power Point to Point towers and wifi routers.
( Aside from the power issues, there is the issue of radiation from towers
and mobile phones which for some reason or other, does not get attention )
Sivasubramanian M <https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy>
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:14 PM Michael J. Oghia <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi Siva,
Something I argued in the 2017 DC3 report is that CNs, by their nature,
have to consider energy and other elements of sustainability within the
design of the network. Energy, however, is but one of the factors involved
in sustainability. I'd love to hear from others who actually deploy
networks, though, to hear what you think.
Best,
-Michael
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 3:29 PM sivasubramanian muthusamy <
6.internet(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The so called 5G would take the mobile phone technology further high
above as a disproportionately high-energy technology. The Stanford article
seems to focus on "prioritizing and constructing high-energy systems", NOT
on sustainable technologies and NOT on addressing the social costs of the
high-energy mobile phone technology. Is there any research done on the
comparable energy requirements of Community Based Networks? As we are
relatively in the early phases of deploying Community Networks, there is
potential to build energy sustainability in the design of large scale
community networks.
Sivasubramanian M <https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy>
twitter.com/shivaindia
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 4:07 PM Michael J. Oghia <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
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Hi everyone,
I want to share this article
<https://ssir.org/articles/entry/scaling_power_for_global_prosperity#>
with you all about ending energy poverty and what is needed to address
electrification. I particularly liked this paragraph (emphasis mine):
*"The mobile phone revolution is often cited as an example that can be
replicated for energy. But mobile communications technology actually
exemplifies the need for high-energy systems. Charging phone batteries
accounts for less than 1 percent of the energy required for a smartphone to
operate. The other 99 percent is needed by the wider economy to manufacture
the phone, and to run the cell towers and data centers that enable the
phone to function. The mobile phone is a high-energy technology
masquerading as a low-energy one."*
Best,
-Michael
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