通信網絡能源效率將每年提高12%:每兆瓦時能源消耗的流量將從2020年的12.3TB增長到2022年的15.5TB,但進一步提高效率對於降低成本和排放至關重要

本研究涵蓋的 16 家運營商按收入計算佔全球市場的 40% 以上。這16家公司每百萬美元收入的平均流量從2020年的1.41PB增長到2022年的1.93PB，增長了37%。2020年至2022年，16家公司的網絡流量複合年增長率為13.8%，而總能源消耗的複合年增長率僅為1.2%。每PB能源消耗從2020年的81.3兆瓦時下降到2022年的64.4兆瓦時。這一改進符合運營商及其供應商長期提高網絡能源效率的目標。同期，16家公司單位運輸量平均碳排放量也有所下降，從2020年的1.108億MTCO2e/PB減少到2022年的83.3MTCO2e/PB。

本報告通過對16家運營商的網絡流量、能源消耗、碳排放和收入等數據進行分析，探討運營商市場能源消耗與網絡流量之間的關係。

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目錄

概括

通信網絡能效：每年提高12%

• 數據集概述
• 收入和流量挑戰依然存在
• 碳排放對於電信公司變得更加重要
• 每消耗能源單位的傳輸流量
• 供應商：在持續改進中發揮核心作用
• 一般性評論

附錄

For a group of 16 telcos, MTN Consulting has analyzed data on network traffic, energy consumption, carbon emissions, and revenues. This brief examines the relationship between energy consumption and network traffic in the telco market.

VISUALS

The group of 16 telcos included in this analysis represent over 40% of the global market, based on revenues. On a revenue basis, our data verify the well-known revenue-traffic conundrum: in 2022, the average telco carried 1.93 Petabytes of traffic per US$1M in revenue, up 37% from 1.41 PB/$M in 2020. In the 2020-22 timeframe, this group increased network traffic at an average annual rate (CAGR) of 13.8%, while their total energy consumption grew at a CAGR of 1.2%. As such, in 2022 the average telco consumed 64.4 MWh of energy per Petabyte of traffic, down from 81.3 MWh/PB in 2020. This improvement is in line with the stated goal of both telcos and their vendors: to improve the network's energy efficiency over time. The average telco's carbon footprint per unit of traffic also declined in the same period, from 110.8 millions of tons of CO2 equivalent (MTCO2e) per Petabyte in 2020 to 83.3 MTCO2e/PB in 2022.

Telco sustainability reports emphasize the importance of adopting energy efficient technologies and network designs. Vendors consider the energy efficiency of their solutions a crucial differentiator. As telcos attempt to lower energy costs and reduce their carbon footprints, vendors have an opportunity to support further improvements.

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Summary

Telco network energy efficiency rising 12% per year

• Overview of the dataset
• The revenue-traffic conundrum persists
• Carbon emissions rising in importance for telcos
• Traffic carried per unit of energy consumed
• Vendors have a central role in sustaining improvements
• Conclusion

Appendix

List of Tables and Figures

• Table 1: Summary metrics for the "Group of 16" telcos
• Figure 1: Petabytes of traffic on network per US$M in revenue, 2020-22*
• Figure 2: Carbon footprint (MT CO2e) per petabyte of traffic on network, 2020-22*
• Figure 3: Terabytes of traffic per MWh of energy consumed*