Ongoing power and small cell power optimization

A cellular base station comprising:

• a transceiver configured to communicate with at least one user equipment;
• a network communicator configured to communicate with a cloud computing network;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• collect Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps from Remote Radio Units (RRUs) that are geographic remote from each other in the cloud computing network;
• convert the SNMP traps to power-related events, wherein the power-related events include power outages;
• determine a usage characteristic of the cellular base station;
• prepare a notification of the usage characteristic of the cellular base station and the power-related events of the RRUs that is configured to be recognized by an artificial intelligence cellular base station management program operating on the cloud computing network;
• send the notification to the cloud computing network so as to be recognized by the artificial intelligence cellular base station management program;
• receive one or more power consumption instructions from the cloud computer network when the artificial intelligence cellular base station management program evaluates that the notification meets a criteria for changing power consumption at the cellular base station;
• and
• effectuate a change in power consumption at the cellular base station by executing the one or more power consumption instructions.