European Commission awards Spanish telecom company Cellnex six projects for 5G infrastructure deployment across cross-border corridors
The European Commission awards Cellnex six projects for 5G infrastructure deployment across cross-border corridors, spanning Spain, France, and Portugal.Operators plan to set up 34 new telecommunication sites to offer 5G connectivity along over 1,400km of transport corridors. This initiative under the Connecting Europe Facility Digital program involves a total investment of €24 million, half of which is funded by the European Commission.
The European Commission has awarded Spanish telecommunications company Celnex six projects for the deployment of 5G infrastructure across cross-border transport corridors.
Four projects will involve works covering two road corridors linking Spain with France (Barcelona – Montpellier/Toulouse and Bilbao – Bordeaux) and two corridors linking Spain with Portugal (Salamanca – Porto – Vigo and Mérida – Évora). Cellnex plans to work with mobile operators to deploy 34 new telecommunication sites, with the overall goal of providing 5G connectivity to over 1,400km of the four cross-border corridors.
These projects are part of the European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF-2) Digital programme and will represent an overall investment of €24 million, 50% of which is to be financed by the European Commission.
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