Globe and Nokia have unveiled a sustainable Interleaved Passive Active Antenna (IPAA+) in South Cotabato, reducing energy costs and carbon emissions.
Nokia produced the IPAA+ for Globe, which will be installed in around 50 locations across the Visayas and Mindanao islands in 2023 to support Globe's network expansion and mobile services development.
The IPAA+ has been tested in South Cotabato, and it was found to be five percent more efficient than legacy antennas. Its high-capacity 4G/5G antenna provides a wider coverage area that can accommodate more end-users. Additionally, it saves 1.5 meters of tower height space and does not increase the wind load on the tower, which speeds up site acquisition and makes deployment easier and faster.
The impact on the cell site is minimal because tower reinforcement and construction works are not typically required, reducing the environmental impact during site modernization and 5G deployment.
Yoly Crisanto, Globe's Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer, said:
Through this innovation, Nokia will help us lessen our cost of energy and carbon emissions. Kudos to Nokia for collaborating with our Globe engineers to come up with this new solution. That's the kind of partnership we can be proud of.
Subho Mukherjee, VP of Sustainability at Nokia, shared:
Nokia is proud to partner with Globe and support their efforts to deliver the most sustainability-driven network in the Philippines. Through this unique IPAA+ variant, we are supporting Globe's efforts to reduce its environmental footprint as well as accelerate its 4G/5G rollout across the country to improve the connectivity experience of its customers. We will continue to work closely with them throughout deployment at approximately 50 additional sites this year in the Visayas and Mindanao islands.
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Globe's deployment of green network solutions reflects their commitment to reducing carbon emissions. Their aim is to halve global carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve Net Zero by 2050. Currently, 25 of their high-energy facilities operate on renewable energy.
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