Telefonica Germany has introduced a partnership with infrastructure supplier 5G Synergiewerk and the general public utility firm of town of Wurzburg, Germany, to place into operation the primary 5G streetlight in Bavaria as a part of a pilot undertaking. Telefonica stated this 5G lighting pole combines streetlight and cell web site capabilities, fulfilling the necessity to present nighttime lighting whereas concurrently providing a 5G cellular community to customers.
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Enhanced City Infrastructure
“The goal is to make use of the present city infrastructure as effectively as attainable for an improved cellular community and new digital functions – thus rising the standard of life for metropolis dwellers,” Telefonica Germany stated this week.
O2 Telefonica explains: “The 5G streetlights are an revolutionary strategy to additional enhance the cellular community in Wurzburg. These small radio cells have a big affect. They complement our O2 cellular community on-site and guarantee an improved community expertise for our clients in cellular telephony and knowledge utilization. On the identical time, we’re creating the idea for future digital functions that require increased speeds and extra community capability.”
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Telefonica famous that the primary lively 5G streetlight in Bavaria is situated on Versbacher Avenue. The corporate plans to transform one other streetlight in Wuerzburg for 5G on Schweinfurter Avenue, finishing a profitable pilot undertaking.
These 5G streetlights supply excessive bandwidths for 5G and 4G/LTE for cellular telephony and knowledge utilization on the O2 Telefonica (Germany) community. Telefonica stated in Wurzburg, over 40 cellular areas with Small Cells are already broadcasting 2G (GSM), 4G (LTE), and 5G on the O2 community.
The infrastructure supplier 5G Synergiewerk delivered the particular mild pole, known as the “Sensible Pole,” and O2 Telefonica then put in the energy-efficient 4G/5G cellular know-how within the luminaire and ensured connectivity to the nationwide O2 cellular community.
Telefonica Germany checks 5G RedCap in Munich
In early April, Telefonica Germany stated it efficiently examined the 5G RedCap (Decreased Functionality), which connects Web of Issues (IoT) units. To notice, 5G RedCap allows a decreased 5G networking of wearables, industrial sensors, and monitoring methods tailored to precise functions. Telefonica efficiently examined compatibility with the 5G community for the primary time in Munich.
“The 5G community of O2 Telefonica is ready for using 5G RedCap – devoted antennas should not wanted. The usual is suitable with regular 5G frequencies. Solely the tip units want a 5G RedCap-capable radio module,” Telefonica stated.
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Telefonica Community Growth in Q1
In a community enlargement drive, Telefonica Germany within the final week of March introduced that it has expanded its community with round 400 extra cellular websites constructed within the first quarter of 2024.
