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Setting Environmental Requirements for 5G

Setting Environmental Requirements for 5G Taking into consideration the development of 5G systems, SG5 is developing a series of technical reports and international standards that will study the following environmental aspects of 5G:
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Recommendation ITU-T K.116: "Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and test methods for radio telecommunication terminal equipment" ITU-T K.Suppl.10 on "Analysis of electromagnetic compatibility aspects and definition of requirements for 5G systems" ITU-T K.Suppl.26 on "Analysis of electromagnetic compatibility requirements and test methods of 5G Active Antenna System base station" Electromagnetic fields (EMF) ITU-T K.Suppl.1 on "Guide on electromagnetic fields and health" ITU-T K.Suppl.4 on "Electromagnetic field considerations in smart sustainable cities" ITU-T K.Suppl.9 on "5G technology and human exposure to RF EMF" ITU-T K.Suppl.14 on "The impact of RF-EMF exposure limits stricter than the ICNIRP or IEEE guidelines on 4G and 5G mobile network deployment" ITU-T K.Suppl.16 on "Electromagnetic field (EMF) compliance assessments for 5G wireless networks " Energy feeding and efficiency Recommendation ITU-T L.1210 on "Sustainable power-feeding solutions for 5G networks" Recommendation ITU-T L.1220 on "Innovative energy storage technology for stationary use - Part 1: Overview of energy storage" Recommendation ITU-T L.1221 on "Innovative energy storage technology for stationary use - Part 2: Battery" Recommendation ITU-T L.1222 on "Innovative energy storage technology for stationary use - Part 3: Supercapacitor technology" Recommendation ITU-T L.1331 on “Assessment of mobile network energy efficiency" Recommendation ITU-T L.1350 on “Energy efficiency metrics of a base station site" Recommendation ITU-T L.1351 on “ Energy efficiency measurement methodology for base station sites" Recommendation ITU-T L.1380 on “Smart energy solution for telecom sites" Recommendation ITU-T L.1381 on “Smart energy solution for data centres" Recommendation ITU-T L.1382 on “Smart energy solution for telecommunication rooms" Recommendation ITU-T L.1383 on "Smart energy solutions for cities and home applications" ITU-T L.Suppl.36 to ITU-T L.1310 on "Study on methods and metrics to evaluate energy efficiency for future 5G systems" ITU-T L.Suppl.43 to ITU-T L.Series on "Smart energy saving of 5G base station: Based on AI and other emerging technologies to forecast and optimize the management of 5G wireless network energy consumption"
E-waste management Recommendation ITU-T L.1050 on "Methodology to identify the key equipment in order to assess the environmental impact and e-waste generation of different network architectures" Resistibility ITU-T K.Suppl.8 on "Resistibility analysis of 5G systems"

Importance of Global Standards ITU-T is the standardization branch of ITU. Assembled in specific Study Groups, international experts from 193 Member States, 700 Sector Member and 65 Academia Members develop the standards called ITU-T Recommendations. In particular, the ITU-T Study Group 5 offers the ideal platform for climate change stakeholders to exchange knowledge and expertise with the aim of identifying policy and standard needs to support the integration of ICTs in tackling climate change. ITU-T Recommendations are beneficial to:
Drive competitiveness, for individual businesses and world economy Lower prices Reduce technical barriers Foster interoperability Manufacturers, network operators and consumers Reduce negative impacts on the environment
The important ITU-T Recommendations on ICTs, environment and climate change, circular economy and energy efficiency developed by ITU-T Study Group 5 can be found here.

ITU-T Governance

ITU-T Resolution 72 - "Measurement concerns related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields" (Rev. Hammamet, 2016)
ITU-T Resolution 73 - “Information and communication technologies, environment and climate change” (Rev. Hammamet, 2016)
ITU-T Resolution 79 - “The role of telecommunications / information and communication technology in handling and controlling e-waste from telecommunication and information technology equipment and methods of treating it” (Dubai, 2012)

ITU Resolution 176 - "Human exposure to and measurement of electromagnetic fields" (Rev. Dubai, 2018)
ITU Resolution 182 - "The role of telecommunications/information and communication technologies on climate change and the protection of the environment" (Busan, 2014)

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​​Setting Environmental Requirements for 5G

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​Setting Environmental Requirements for 5G

​Importance of Global Standards

​ITU-T Governance​​

​Other Joint Activities​

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Setting Environmental Requirements for 5G

Setting Environmental Requirements for 5G

Importance of Global Standards

ITU-T Governance

Other Joint Activities