In South Africa, a subsidiary of British multinational telecommunications company, Vodafone South Africa, is planning to develop hydrogen-powered fuel cell base stations to reduce the amount of problems caused by the country’s frequent power outages and to reduce the amount of fuel theft incidents.
The Register UK reported that Vodafone supports remote mobile sites by installing on-site generation and microwave backhaul. The sites can be specific to 2G, 3G, 4G or use a variety of technologies.
Many remote locations do not have access to the national electricity grid, which means that diesel generators are needed for power. However, Vodafone has intentions to reduce the need for diesel as it is a dirty fuel source as well as the machinery being considerably noisy.
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The Register UK reported that Vodafone supports remote mobile sites by installing on-site generation and microwave backhaul. The sites can be specific to 2G, 3G, 4G or use a variety of technologies.
Many remote locations do not have access to the national electricity grid, which means that diesel generators are needed for power. However, Vodafone has intentions to reduce the need for diesel as it is a dirty fuel source as well as the machinery being considerably noisy.
Read more.....
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