en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 9, the Department of Science and Technology of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a notice to publicly solicit opinions on the approval drafts of 62 communication industry standards, including the "Energy Efficiency Evaluation Method for 5G Radio Access Networks." According to the industry standard revision plan, relevant standardization technical organizations have completed the compilation of this batch of communication industry standards. The public comment period will further gather input from industry, research institutions, equipment enterprises, testing organizations, and the general public, providing a basis for subsequent standard review and release.

Among the standards in this notice, the "Energy Efficiency Evaluation Method for 5G Radio Access Networks" has strong industrial relevance. As 5G networks enter the large-scale operational phase, the number of base stations, radio access equipment, bearer links, and edge nodes continues to increase, requiring simultaneous progress in network performance enhancement and energy consumption control. The establishment of an energy efficiency evaluation method helps integrate the coverage capability, service bearing, equipment operation status, and energy consumption of radio access networks into a unified evaluation framework, reducing assessment discrepancies caused by inconsistent metrics across different enterprises, regions, and network scenarios.

Standard publication is not merely the release of a single technical document but a preliminary step in the governance chain of the communication industry.

For operators, a unified energy efficiency evaluation method can be used for network planning, equipment selection, site optimization, and verification of energy-saving renovation effects. For equipment manufacturers, the energy efficiency performance of base station main equipment, radio frequency units, antenna systems, power modules, cooling equipment, and network management platforms will be more easily incorporated into procurement, testing, and operation and maintenance evaluations. For third-party testing organizations, standardized methods can improve the comparability of test results and provide clearer references for subsequent certification, acceptance, and technical services.

This batch of communication industry standards will also influence the future construction approach of 5G networks. In the past, communication network evaluations focused more on indicators such as coverage, speed, latency, access success rate, and user experience. As green and low-carbon requirements are integrated into infrastructure construction, network energy efficiency has become a key component of operational quality. The radio access network is a relatively energy-intensive segment of mobile communication systems. If the evaluation method is further unified, operators can more accurately identify high-energy-consumption sites, low-efficiency traffic areas, and priorities for energy-saving renovations, driving the network from "scale construction" to "refined operation."

The industry chain supporting facilities will also be adjusted accordingly. Products such as energy-efficient base station equipment, intelligent shutdown algorithms, AI network optimization systems, site energy management platforms, high-efficiency power supplies, temperature control systems, energy storage backup, and communication test instruments may gain clearer application scenarios after the standards are implemented. For communication equipment enterprises, simply emphasizing equipment performance is no longer sufficient. The service-bearing capacity per unit of energy consumption, stable operation capability under different loads, and energy-saving strategies in complex scenarios will all become part of product competition.

After the public comment period ends, relevant units will refine the standard texts based on feedback and proceed with review, approval, and release according to procedures. With the accelerated evolution of 5G-A, the construction of industry-specific private networks, and the integration of computing power networks, the communication industry standard system will continue to expand. The fact that these 62 standards have entered the approval draft stage for public comment indicates that China's communication industry is refining its rule system around network quality, green operations, equipment testing, and infrastructure management, providing a more unified technical basis for subsequent network upgrades and industrial collaboration.

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