While the 5G technology of cellular communications promises great capacity and coverage to access information anywhere and anytime, it is feared to have huge power consumption. Significant research been has been directed towards solving this problem which exists both on the subscribers side as well as the operators side. There have been efforts like predicting traffic, modifying the physical layer etc. towards making the 5G technology more energy efficient. The aim of this study is to see the technology enablers for 5G from an energy efficiency perspective. Efforts will be made to point out specific areas in 5G cellular where improvements or modifications could make 5G cellular more energy efficient.

翻译：尽管5G蜂窝通信技术承诺提供大容量和广覆盖，使用户能够随时随地访问信息，但其巨大的功耗问题令人担忧。大量研究致力于解决这一存在于用户端和运营商端的问题。已有诸多尝试，如流量预测、物理层改进等，旨在提升5G技术的能效。本研究旨在从能源效率角度审视5G技术的关键使能要素。我们将重点指出5G蜂窝网络中可通过改进或调整实现更高能效的具体领域。