GROWN 2014 - The 2nd International Workshop on GReen Optimized Wireless Networks

Nowadays, we are witnessing a huge increase in the number of mobile subscribers and also the forecast on telecommunication market assumes an increase per subscriber’s data rate and the roll out of additional base stations for next generation mobile networks. An undesired consequence is the growth of wireless network’s energy consumption that will cause an increase of the global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and impose more and more challenging operational cost for operators. This has initiated the need to innovate in the field of energy efficient communications. Also rapid global economic development has led to energy shortage and environmental pollution. That’s why the worldwide growing energy demands have been recognized as a major challenge that needs to be urgently addressed in order to have a sustainable future. The Information and Communications Technology sector (ICT) is one of the sectors with the highest potential to reduce the growing worldwide electricity consumption if appropriate measures are taken in a timely manner.