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ARM: Device tech will make networks smarter
3/2/2012 |
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LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2012: ARM CEO Warren East today outlined the need to make mobile networks smarter by incorporating technology developed for mobile devices.
"The ARM view is that these smarter networks can be enabled through smarter system design. It's about bringing the rich ecosystem of software, applications and tools that has grown up around the mobile handset space and deploying that, re-using it effectively, in the network infrastructure," he said on the final day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
East said operators can't just keep installing capacity to keep up with demand as they need to control both costs and energy use. "Energy is a really big component of the cost and a really big limiting factor for the greater expansion of these networks," the ARM CEO said.
Chips based on ARM designs are used in the majority of smartphones and tablet devices. ARM designs focus on low power consumption and high performance while also incorporating system-on-a-chip silicon design which provides intelligence. "We can bring exactly that sort of technology to the networks," said East.
ARM's analysis estimates that adding its technology could reduce base station power consumption by as much as 70 percent. The extra network intelligence would also allow for more scalable and secure networks, while paving the way for the use of off-grid renewable energy resources in the future.
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