Method and apparatus for reduced power consumption

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
• characterize a communication, wherein the characterization comprises one or more transmissions or receptions;
• determine a proposed network configuration based on a determined power consumption level of one or more network configurations available in a geographical area and the characterization of the communication;
• and
• cause the proposed network configuration to be transmitted to a network entity.

A computer program product comprising:

• at least one computer readable non-transitory memory medium having program code stored thereon, the program code which when executed by an apparatus cause the apparatus at least to:
• characterize a communication, wherein the characterization comprises one or more transmissions or receptions;
• determine a proposed network configuration based on a determined power consumption level of one or more network configurations available in a geographical area and the characterization of the communication;
• and
• cause the proposed network configuration to be transmitted to a network entity.