Huawei And Warid Partner To Deploy Solar Powered Base Station In Pakistan
Warid Telecom, has deployed a solar powered BTS site using Huawei’s Solar Powered Macro Base Station (BTS). It is claimed that this is the first solar powered BTS in Pakistan. See Huawei site for the full press release. This is a welcome step for Pakistan telecom industry. A while ago we had written about Telenor’s efforts for alternative and renewable energy options. It is good to see that other operators are investing in clean technology options. In a way, the energy crisis has forced many companies in Pakistan to do this. It also makes sense to use technology from the Chinese infrastructure giant Huawei as Chinese companies are at the forefront of solar technology development. It would be interesting to get more information about the financial details of what it takes to deploy and run the solar powered BTS and what is the payback on the investment.
Here’s more background about the Warid-Huawei solar powered BTS.
Huawei’s Solar Powered Macro BTS allows the operator to extend its network reach into remote areas of the country where there is limited access to the electricity grid.
With the continued growth of mobile phone subscribers in Pakistan, operators are expanding network coverage especially in small and medium sized cities, suburban areas, countryside, as well as in mountainous areas with poor transportation links. Many of these remote areas have limited access to the electricity grid, and operators have traditionally used Diesel Generator Solutions to power their network sites.
Warid Telecom chose to use Huawei’s Solar Powered BTS due to several factors. The non-hybrid site is 100% powered on solar energy, thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions and noise pollution, both of which is harmful to the local environment. The solution also reduces pressure on Pakistan’s overall energy supply which further benefits the environment.
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