The report indicates that, wireless and cloud are converging, they will consume from 32 to 43 TWh of electricity in 2015, compared with only 9.2 TWh in 2012. This will increase dioxide emissions from 6 million tons (2012) to 30 million tons (2015).
CEET also said that more than half the energy source for wireless industry and the cloud (59%) will be consumed by the 4G service, Wi-Fi consumes 31%, and only 9% used by the data center.
These figures are calculated based on CEET information industry forecasts of traffic on the wireless network, and cloud services. It reflects the huge growth in cloud computing and the explosion in the number of people accessing the cloud services in the future. Sources say the energy is mainly consumed by mobile devices, Wi-Fi equipment and telecommunication network on the subway.
The report does not suggest any measures to combat or manage this trend, but with reference to the efficient use of energy sources for cloud services and needs serious problem management targets global energy: "You can not restrict users to the wireless service because it is convenient. Therefore, the information technology industry faces a major challenge. "