​​Setting Environmental Requirements for 5G

​Setting Environmental Requirements for 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 f​ields (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 syste​ms" 
  
• 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

• 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
  

​ITU-T Governance​​

• 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)
  

​Other Joint Activities​

• ​Joint Coordination Activity on ICT and climate change (JCA-ICT&CC)
  
• ​Dynamic Coalition on Internet and Climate Change
  
• ITU, UNEP, UNU Joint Survey on E-Waste
• ITU, WMO, UNESCO-IOC Joint Task Force on Green Cables Systems
• ​Joint Coordination Activity on ICT and climate change (JCA-ICT&CC)
• ​Dynamic Coalition on Internet and Climate Change
  

• ITU, UNEP, UNU Joint Survey on E-Waste​
  
• ITU, WMO, UNESCO-IOC Joint Task Force on Green Cables Systems​