Making Rural Telecommunications a Possibility

Telecom operators who are looking to increase their subscriber base are considering rural areas as the next target. These areas are largely untapped and provide a huge growth potential. It is said that the next billion mobile users will come from the rural marketplace.

Despite this obvious opportunity, some telecom companies are still reluctant to penetrate these areas simply because of limited access to electricity. Operators are specifically worried on how they can ensure reliability of their services and IT infrastructure – the very main reasons why subscribers stick.

The abundance of sun and wind creates a remarkable opportunity for operators to deploy facilities in remote areas. These energy sources help compensate the lack or the absence of grid power. Fortunately, today’s technologies offer telcos the opportunity to utilize these resources and convert them into usable power for next generation networks to flourish. 

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Catching the power of sun, wind and gensets for today’s telecom networks Telecom operators are currently experiencing tremendous challenges. They are balancing efficiency and availability amidst rising energy costs, service demand and shrinking IT budgets – not to mention enhancing subscriber penetration and loyalty. All these challenges pose the need for telcos to consider more efficient technologies while ensuring the reliability of their networks. Emerson Network Power solves telcos’ challenges in achieving efficiency without compromise in their data center applications such as main switching center. We can show you how the challenges of deploying and maintaining remote networks can be addressed through a suite of integrated IT infrastructure solutions – involving the use of integrated power, precision cooling, monitoring, renewable energy sources and using best practices.