Telecom network and software major Nokia has acquired Eta Devices, a US-based start-up, to enhance power efficiency of its base stations.
The privately-held Eta Devices, headquartered in Cambridge, MA with an R&D office in Stockholm, Sweden, employs approximately 20 people. Eta Devices, founded in 2010, provides power amplifier efficiency solutions for base stations, access points and devices.
Nokia already offers a Zero Emission base station solution that reduces site energy consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 70 percent.
The Finnish technology major did not reveal the size of the acquisition.
Nokia believes that Eta Devices will bolster Nokia’s push to enhance base station energy efficiency, an increasingly important area for operators on the path to 4.9G and 5G.
Eta Devices’ ETAdvanced power management technology can reduce heat waste through the use of a new amplifier that works like an automated gearbox, adjusting energy usage by constantly providing the right amount of power required for a radio signal. Nokia said this translates to savings for operators that can be invested as 4.9G and 5G approach.
Eta Devices’ technology reduces the need for backup power, translating into smaller base station cabinets and reduced equipment breakdown rates, and supporting Nokia’s target to continuously strengthen the base station power efficiency of its products.
