decarbonisation , those benefits flow out and are amplified exponentially as customers in countless industries around the world use our products . It ’ s positive environmental impact at scale .
How is VMware reducing energy consumption ? When we think about helping our customers in the telecommunications industry decarbonise their operations , we ’ re working on several interventions that have the potential to move the needle .
Improving the energy and resource efficiency of Radio Access Networks ( RAN ) and data centres used by telecoms is a major priority . According to the NextG Alliance , the RAN accounts for more than half of all energy consumption in their network , while data centres are responsible for as much as 2 % of the world ’ s total energy consumption according to some estimates .
To reduce this energy consumption , VMware is developing numerous technologies that help networks run more efficiently . We ’ re currently testing network automation tools that deactivate cells in the network ’ s capacity when traffic is light ( like
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