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Cellnex boosts the connectivity of Barcelona’s seafront

The company has rolled out a multi-operator infrastructure for the America’s Cup that will remain on the city’s coast after this sporting event
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Cellnex, the largest telecommunications tower and infrastructure operator in Europe, has rolled out a multi-operator mobile coverage solution on Barcelona’s seafront to boost and provide 5G coverage along the city’s 3.5 kilometers of coastline, from Sant Sebastià beach to Mar Bella beach, including Sant Miquel, Barceloneta, Somorrostro, Nova Icària, and Bogatell beaches.

Cellnex has rolled out this infrastructure on the occasion of the 37th America’s Cup. This competition, which officially began on August 22 and will end on October 27, is the global sporting event with the third largest audience and economic impact after the Olympics and soccer’s World Cup.

 

In conjunction with the Barcelona City Hall

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Specifically, as part of its agreement with the Barcelona  City Hall, Cellnex has installed a distributed antenna system (DAS) in the physical features and urban furniture on the city’s beaches owned by the City Council to provide service to the tens of thousands of people who use them throughout the year. The infrastructure was designed to be installed permanently after this sporting event.

Marta Rubí, Sales Director of Public Administrations at Cellnex Spain, stressed that, “DAS systems help boost the connectivity of any mobile operator in spaces with crowds and concentrations of people, like Barcelona’s coastline. We’re also rolling out these solutions in city centers, stadiums, shopping malls, large buildings, subway networks and stations, and other locations, which enable the network’s ability to be expanded and made more dense so that citizens can have good connectivity at all times.”

Cellnex is the largest telecommunications tower and infrastructure operator in Europe, which enables operators to access a broad network of shared-use telecommunications infrastructures, thus helping to lower access barriers and improve services in more remote places.

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