5g base station offshore wind power

What is a 5G base station?

A 5G base station is a fixed communication point that communicates with a single or more antenna as part of a network's wireless telephone system. It consists of a wireless receiver and a short-range transceiver that includes an antenna and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for digitally converting radio frequency signals.

How much power does a 5G base station use?

Each nation has a different 5G strategy. For 5G, China uses 3.5GHz as the frequency. Then, a 5G base station resembles a 4G system, but it’s on a much larger scale. For sub-6GHz in 5G, let’s say you have a macro base station. The power levels at the antenna range from 40 watts, 80 watts or 100 watts.

Why are 5G networks important to the utilities sector?

5G networks are increasingly important to the utilities sector given the offshore data consumption and speed requirements.

What is 5G and how can it benefit your business?

As is often the case with new technologies, 5G networks will lead to new sector-specific applications. Capital-intensive assets such as offshore wind farms lend themselves to innovative maintenance approaches, such as drone inspections and AR-enabled head-mounted displays (HMDs) used by field technicians.

How much data does an offshore wind farm need?

Companies involved in the construction and servicing of offshore wind farms will have to accommodate more than 10TBs of data transfer per month, per vessel, and speeds of several hundreds of Mbps, unless they are willing to compromise with lower quality service toward clients and their staff.

What are offshore wind farms?

As the name implies, offshore wind farms are installed in the sea at a distance to the nearest shore that usually does not exceed 100km, at a depth of no more than 45m. On the high seas, wind reaches a higher and more constant speed, enabling the newer projects to match the capacity factors of fossil-fueled power plants.