Energise project to deliver sustainable 6G following €2.3m grant
Connect, the Science Foundation Ireland centre for research into future networks, and Intel are collaborating on a project for developing more energy-efficient 6G solutions.
Funded by a €2.3 million grant from the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF), Energise will focus on the sustainable development of OpenRAN – a new approach to building mobile networks.
The current energy consumption of the telecoms industry, estimated to be at 2-4% of global energy, is escalating at twice the rate of other contributors. The Radio Access Network (RAN) accounts for 70-80% of total cellular network energy consumption, posing sustainability challenges. OpenRAN technology has the potential to this by leveraging AI to automate and optimise network management.
Prof. Marco Ruffini, coordinator of Energise and principal investigator at Connect and professor in optical and radio network architectures at TCD, said: “With Energise, we’re tackling the energy efficiency challenge head-on. OpenRAN networks hold great promise for the future of telecommunications, providing the flexibility and scalability necessary to facilitate rapid deployment of advanced communication services. Our approach aims to integrate AI to optimise these networks, also making them more environmentally sustainable. It is great to carry out this work with such capable industry partners, members of our recently formed 6G Open Networking Alliance – 6G-ONE.”
Dr Robin Giller, director, SW product management and planning at Intel’s network and edge group, said: “Intel’s involvement in the Energise project aligns with our commitment to pushing the envelope in network and edge technology. This DTIF-funded project continues our fruitful collaboration with Connect at Trinity College Dublin, and we look forward to contributing meaningfully, with our project partners, to the development of more sustainable network infrastructures.”
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