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Working with leading technology partners, the company has created a concept that cuts power consumption across every layer of its network infrastructure while maintaining performance and reliability. Initial live network tests have been completed successfully, and the rollout will now expand step by step across the platform.

To realise this sustainability strategy, Telekom collaborates with four key partners. Lenovo supplies optimised server hardware, HPE provides energy efficient network components, AMD contributes high performance EPYC processors and supporting software layers and Mavenir delivers advanced 5G core features deployed in this environment for the first time. Together, these elements enable dynamic control of computing and network capacity based on real time demand rather than fixed peak provisioning. longer run permanently at full capacity but are powered up or down according to actual load. Software adjustments directly influence hardware utilisation and hardware capabilities inform software decisions, creating a feedback loop that maximises efficiency without compromising quality of service.

A key enabler is the Horizontal Telco Cloud, Telekom’ s unified cloud architecture. It replaces fragmented standalone solutions with a shared, standardised platform for network functions and workloads across fixed and mobile environments. Functions can be introduced, scaled and updated independently, simplifying operations, reducing complexity and accelerating innovation. Built on open standards and open source components, the architecture supports interoperability and provides a scalable foundation for automation and artificial intelligence.

Future enhancements will include AI based algorithms that predict traffic trends and proactively activate previously deactivated components, enabling even more granular capacity management. Automation and AI are embedded as integral elements of the infrastructure rather than optional add ons. This approach establishes a blueprint for energy aware network design and prepares the core for increasingly distributed, data intensive services.

Aligned with its broader climate strategy, Telekom aims to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions while safeguarding stable, high quality connectivity for customers. The guiding principle is straightforward: when no data is transmitted, as little energy as possible should be used. By combining intelligent software control, efficient hardware and a unified cloud platform, Telekom is redefining how modern core networks are built and operated for a more sustainable digital future. This zero demand philosophy, often described internally as Zero Bits Zero Watts, underpins ongoing efforts to balance growth in data traffic with measurable improvements in overall network efficiency. •

At the centre of the initiative is what Telekom calls Full Stack Energy Efficiency. Instead of optimising isolated components, the company applies a holistic model that maps every technology layer of a 5G service, from processors and servers through networking, operating systems and cloud infrastructure to the core application itself. This layered transparency makes it possible to identify interdependencies and implement coordinated improvements across hardware, software and operations.

By continuously monitoring utilisation and traffic patterns in the 5G core, resources can be allocated precisely when and where they are required. Components no

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