Result description
‘Smart Towers’ exploit city infrastructure to provide enhanced wireless access networks, in order to support the growing demand of mobile connectivity in the city for broadband mobile connections and IoT services. The solution is based on transforming urban furniture like street lighting poles into new small urban telecom sites, which are called Smart Towers. The multifunctional Smart Towers are able to provide connectivity and can be supplemented with different types of sensors.
The Smart Tower solution is deployed by Cellnex Telecom and converts the traditional lamppost into a new telecommunication micro-site that integrates wireless communication devices and sensors. In addition, Smart Towers are connected to the Fiber Optic Backbone Network and thus offer hyper-connected areas to resolve the growing demand for connectivity in the city.
Smart Towers offer new services to enhance the life of citizens. For example, hyper-connected spaces resolve the wireless connectivity demand; while environmental sensors in Smart Towers provides real time information about the status of the city, helping city managers to take the most suitable decision.
Lessons learnt
Use the opportunity of adapting existing lighting infrastructure to develop new services for citizens. When installing smart technology as part of lighting infrastructure, it is essential not only to make good use of the implemented infrastructure (connecting to Fiber Optic networks ) but also to analyse the data collected. Connectivity, positioning and electricity must be available to support the implementation of smart solutions in lampposts. The Smart Towers should be connected to backbone networks allow advanced communication access services.
Upscaling & replication potential
The Smart Tower solution can be replicated in Europe. The solution can be easily adapted to include the required IoT devices and wireless access points. If Smart Towers are connected to the backbone network, then the offer of wide-broadband wireless connectivity services is improved.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- Grants and Subsidies
- Other blended financing
- Expanding to more markets /finding new customers
- Public or private funding institutions
- EU and Member State Policy-makers
- Other Actors who can help us fulfil our market potential
- Research and Technology Organisations
- Private Investors
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
Result submitted to Horizon Results Platform by INSTITUT MUNICIPAL D’INFORMATICA DE BARCELONA
