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Building a Green Supply Chain and “Low-

Carbon” International Infrastructure

“double-carbon” target, and simultaneously China Mobile’s top-down
motivating “self-greening revolution”. This
ultimately enhances our competitiveness planning and design of
and sustainable development. low-carbon solutions is

Countries around the world have been China Mobile’s “low-carbon” network sophisticated, comprising
coming up with a variety of creative “double- construction and operation mode construction, operation,
carbon” goals to tackle the global energy In light of China’s “double-carbon” goals, maintenance, and manage-
crisis. The principles of “carbon peak, the construction of communication
carbon neutrality”, have also been adopted networks and operation models is ment dimensions, for a
as a social responsibility by the information increasingly moving in the low-carbon comprehensive strategy
and communication technology (ICT) and high effectiveness direction. China
industry to meet increased demand for low- Mobile has been proactively studying with low-carbon network
carbon ICT networks, with utmost urgency. and implementing “low-carbon” network construction, operation
construction and operation models.
Currently, major international operators and maintenance.
are formulating carbon-neutral network First and foremost, when promoting the
strategies, with more than 29 operators in transformation of communication energy replacing manual inspection with remote
the International Telecommunication Union to information energy, it is crucial to deeply inspection reduces ineffective site visits
(ITU) announcing their carbon reduction integrate ICT technology with energy and therefore carbon emissions from
targets. For instance, British operator technology, fully achieving the digitization, vehicles. Substituting mobile oil engine
Vodafone targets a 50% carbon reduction networking and intelligence of energy generation with mobile energy storage in
by 2025 and carbon neutrality by 2040. conversion, storage and control. It can the process of operation and maintenance
Spanish Telefonica has set its sights on also help attain high-density integration, reduces carbon emissions from oil engines.
50% carbon reduction by 2025. French efficient operation, and smart maintenance. This ongoing digitalization of infrastructure
operator Orange targets carbon neutrality Simultaneously, to construct a low-carbon and systems reflects the importance China
by 2040, while the carbon-reduction leader energy network for sustainable ICT requires Mobile places on power consumption
Deutsche Telekom has initiated a green building an integrated network from and making energy efficiency visible,
network strategy in 2017 and has already components to systems, adopting both manageable, and controllable. It also helps
achieved carbon reduction of 60%. renewable and traditional energy through avoid high energy consumption when using
technological advancement, product the equipment.
China’s communications services industry innovation and application.
is expanding rapidly, and it is estimated In response to surging demand and energy
construction challenges relating to 5G
In light of China’s “double-carbon” goals, the construction technology, China Mobile has rolled out a
of communication networks and operation models series of innovative energy-saving products
and solutions. The 5G Power Cabinet, an
is increasingly moving in the low-carbon and high integrated base station power system,
effectiveness direction. China Mobile has been proactively can help realize one cabinet for one site
studying and implementing “low-carbon” network and dynamic cooling for the construction
of base station. For Multi-access Edge
construction and operation models. Computing (MEC) construction, the
outdoor comprehensive cabinet is
that carbon emission values will reach US$ Secondly, China Mobile’s top-down planning launched to meet the needs of all-in-one
15 billion by 2030, with reference to the and design of low-carbon solutions is cabinet for installation, power supply,
current carbon emission volume trajectory sophisticated, comprising construction, cooling and storage of various types of
by Chinese operators. Therefore, Chinese operation, maintenance, and management ICT equipment. These solutions need
operators have proactively formulated dimensions, for a comprehensive strategy less installation space and modification,
relevant pinpointing strategies, with the with low-carbon network construction, ensuring fast deployment. By deploying
aim of helping our country achieve the operation and maintenance. For example, these energy management solutions,

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