Globe to build more ‘green’ cell sites

GLOBE Telecom said it would build more “green” cell sites nationwide to reduce power consumption.

In a statement, the Ayala-led telco said its state-of the-art mobile network would utilize technologies that are environment-friendly, harnessing and integrating “green” solutions in its operations.

Globe earlier said it would be spending $790 million for network modernization over the next five years to prepare for more bandwidth- heavy services such as broadband and data.

The modern Globe network will use alternative sources of power and renewable energy by using solar and wind- energy powered cellsites, as well as delaying genset mode features, increasing the company’s “green” cellsites by over 200 percent.

This will boost energy savings through reduction in carbon footprint and reduce power consumption, generating fuel savings of up to 60 percent.

Globe’s network equipment will also be refreshed with upscale battery autonomy and delaying genset mode feature, as well as operate on natural cooling methods, resulting to more efficient use of commercial power and 30 percent worth of fuel savings.

Once the network modernization program is completed, Globe will have one of the “greenest” network infrastructures in the Asean Region.

“Globe has always been conscious of how our operations impact the environment with our smallscale renewable energy deployment in previous years,” Robert Tan, chief technical adviser of Globe said.

“With the network modernization in place, we are moving to a bigger and more massive green network with the introduction of highly efficient and reliable hardware technologies and solutions for reduced operational expenses and lowered carbon dioxide emissions,” he added.

Globe will partner with Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider in rolling out the network modernization program.

The telco has considered Huawei’s Green Energy and Green Site solutions to be implemented in its cellsites.

At end-september, Globe had a total of 12,062 base stations and 6,580 cell sites to support its 2G, 3G and WIMAX services.