I have a question regarding power consumption management. I know that one possible solution to reduce consumption and extend battery life is to use deep sleep mode. This is only acceptable if there is no need to keep communication open all the time. What if there is a demand to maintain real-time communication using MQTT for example, where ESP8266 listens to incoming data all the time? Is there any way to reduce consumption, is this chip suitable for this kind of communication while battery powered at all?
Thanks,
Vlado