Explaining everyday telecoms
Our City's Network
Depending on where you live in the city, you'll see lots of different elements of telecoms equipment in the streets and buildings in your area. Each and every one is designed to provide you and your community with great connectivity. This means fewer black spots, faster broadband speeds, less dropped calls, and more. So, if you have seen new masts, poles or other things that you think are telecoms-related and wonder what they're for, you can find out much more about them right here.
Lattice Structure
These range in height from 10m-3om and are the most common solution used for the deployment of mobile network infrastructure. You’ll notice that these structures can be pyramid-based or rectangular. Even though they are typically located in rural areas, you may see some in our city suburbs.
Monopole Structures
Ranging from 15m – 18m high, these steel poles support externally- mounted antennae and radio units. Cables and feeders are concealed within the pole. You’ll find monopole structures in parks and sports grounds where they can be concealed and even double-up as floodlight poles.
Street Works Monopoles
Around 18m high, these poles are often mistaken for street-light poles. With a compact design, they hold network equipment internally, including antennae and radio units. Designed to improve network coverage, you might see them in densely populated areas along footpaths, in a number of urban and suburban locations.
Small Cells
These are usually found on street infrastructure including traffic lights, street lights and bus stops. Small Cells need to maintain line-of-sight or near line-of-sight with network users. Antennae transmit and receive signals, and these signals are fed back to a centralised core network.
If you do see any of the above equipment in your community, you can be assured that it is regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) and other government industry bodies in Ireland. This ensures compliance with safety standards. To see the location of every mobile telephone mast in Ireland, and find out more information on the operators and type of mobile services provided, you can visit an online siteviewer map of Ireland where you’ll get the answers you need.
If you live in Dublin City and have any queries about the telecoms infrastructure in your community, we want to hear from you.
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Tel - 01 222 2222
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