Telstra Implements Automated Energy Saver for Sustainable 5G Network Management

Ericsson explained that AES in its initial release orchestrates energy-saving measures based on real-time data, optimising the NR Massive MIMO Sleep function by dynamically finding ideal benchmarks for activating or deactivating antenna branches. This approach ensures that user experience is maintained and energy is saved during both low-traffic and high-demand periods.

Unlike previous manual solutions, AES enables easy configuration of user experience levels on individual nodes, allowing for the automatic and continuous optimisation of feature parameters. This helps Telstra enhance network efficiency and support its sustainability goals without compromising service quality or network performance.

With this deployment, Telstra and Ericsson are not only implementing the AES feature but also evaluating other automation use cases, such as Automated Carrier Aggregation, the official release said.

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Telstra’s Network Engineering Executive said, “Our collaboration with Ericsson on the Automated Energy Saver (AES) is a key step to start the intent-driven ways of advanced, intelligent and automated networks. The AES feature is showing promising results as we test, validate and optimise the feature in our live commercial network. Our key objective in implementing intent-based solutions is to optimise performance without impacting the experiences of our customers. We look forward to working with Ericsson to introduce additional automated solutions that support our customer experience while improving the efficiency and sustainability of our 5G network.”

Ericsson concluded that the introduction of the Automated Energy Saver (AES) for NR Massive MIMO Sleep in Telstra’s 5G network demonstrates how network performance can be balanced with environmental responsibility.