Comparative Analysis of Power Consumption in LTE, 5G-NSA, 5G-SA, and Private 5G Networks

Radheshyam Singh; Diaa Jadaan; Drona Ghimire; Michael Berger; Amund Skavhaug; Lars Dittmann

doi:10.1109/CCNC54725.2025.10976187

Comparative Analysis of Power Consumption in LTE, 5G-NSA, 5G-SA, and Private 5G Networks

Radheshyam Singh
, Diaa Jadaan
, Drona Ghimire
, Michael Berger
, Amund Skavhaug
, Lars Dittmann

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Technical University of Denmark

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Abstract

This paper compares the power consumption of Long-Term Evolution (LTE), 5G Non-Standalone (5G-NSA), 5G-Standalone (5G-SA), and private 5G-SA networks at two locations. Our findings reveal that 5G-NSA consumes 92% to 111% more energy than LTE, while 5G-SA consumes 79% more. Although 5G-SA is 6.5% more efficient than 5G-NSA, both are less efficient than LTE. Notably, private 5G-SA is 63% more energy-efficient than public 5G-SA. These results highlight the need for optimized network design and technology selection based on specific use case requirements to ensure energy-efficient mobile communication.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of IEEE 22^nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC 2025)
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2025
Pages	1-2
Article number	10976187
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3315-0806-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CCNC54725.2025.10976187
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	2025 IEEE 22^nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference - Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States Duration: 10 Jan 2025 → 13 Jan 2025

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Conference	2025 IEEE 22^nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference
Location	Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	10/01/2025 → 13/01/2025

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Power demand
5G mobile communication
Energy efficiency
Long Term Evolution

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Singh, R, Jadaan, D, Ghimire, D, Berger, M, Skavhaug, A & Dittmann, L 2025, Comparative Analysis of Power Consumption in LTE, 5G-NSA, 5G-SA, and Private 5G Networks. in Proceedings of IEEE 22^nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC 2025)., 10976187, IEEE, pp. 1-2, 2025 IEEE 22^nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 10/01/2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCNC54725.2025.10976187

Comparative Analysis of Power Consumption in LTE, 5G-NSA, 5G-SA, and Private 5G Networks. / Singh, Radheshyam; Jadaan, Diaa; Ghimire, Drona et al.
Proceedings of IEEE 22^nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC 2025). IEEE, 2025. p. 1-2 10976187.

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