Comparative study of energy consumption in base transceiver stations

Abstract

The study was to carry out a comparative analysis of the energy consumption in the Base Transceiver Stations segment of telecommunications network. A case study was carried out at Safaricom Ltd which is the largest operator in Kenya by subscriber base and network infrastructure. It was guided by the following objectives; to compare energy consumption in the sites, identify energy conservation opportunities in base stations and get the average the average consumption for each energy consumption model. A combination of case study and descriptive design was used. The BTS population was generally divided into three areas indoor grid site, outdoor renewable hybrid site and outdoor grid site. Purposive sampling technique was utilized to select the sites that were studied. Data was obtained through the use of data collection sheets, interviews, sample site measurements, empirical calculations and review of the existing reports to carry out the assessment. The data was analyzed with Microsoft Excel and presented using tables and figures