VM O2 plans ‘mini macro’ sites to boost city bandwidth

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Source: TelcoTitans

MWC26: UK operator has engaged tower companies on buildout of new, lower-footprint site form factor as part of ongoing, £700m-per-year Mobile Transformation Plan

This article includes:

  • Themes: 5G standalone; Airwave re‑farming; Backhaul upgrades; Capacity expansion; Cell site densification; Direct‑to‑device (D2D); Frequency re‑farming; Giga Sites; Mobile network benchmarking; Mobile Transformation Plan; Network densification; Network modernisation; Network performance; Network planning; Network resilience; Network strengthening; Real‑estate redevelopment; Rooftop deployment; Small cell upgrades; Spectrum acquisition; Spectrum catch‑up; Spectrum transfer; Throughput enhancement.
  • Events: Mobile World Congress (MWC).
  • People: Robert Joyce.
  • Geographic: Brighton; Central London; Inverness; London; Sunderland; United Kingdom.
  • Organisations: Accenture; Boldyn Networks; BT; Cellnex UK; Ericsson; Freshwave; Nokia; O2; Opensignal; Ontix; Starlink; Telefónica; Three; Umlaut Connect; Virgin Media O2; Vodafone; VodafoneThree. 

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