5G technology will soon be available in the El Sadar stadium

The El Sadar stadium will soon have 5G technology, substantially improving connectivity within the stadium and in its surrounding area in the southern area of Pamplona. The necessary infrastructures are currently being deployed and will soon be ready for use by mobile operators to provide 5G services to their respective customers.

After the start of the renovation works on the El Sadar stadium, the club began talks to have this 5G technology available. To this end, it reached an agreement with the company Cellnex to deploy the necessary telecommunications infrastructures and will additionally mean a fixed income for the club for the next 20 years. Cellnex has funded the investment in the DAS (Distributed Antenna System) equipment necessary to equip the stadium with 5G technology. DAS systems provide all spectators attending the pitch with optimal mobile coverage, even when maximum capacity is reached.

5G is the fifth generation of cellular wireless technology, offering faster upload and download speeds, more consistent connections, and improved capacity over previous technologies. 5G has the potential to transform the way we use the Internet to access applications, social networks, and information.

About Cellnex

The efficient deployment of next-generation connectivity is essential to drive technological innovation and accelerate inclusive economic growth. Cellnex Telecom is the independent wireless telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructures operator that enables operators to access Europe’s most extensive network of advanced telecommunications infrastructures on a shared-use basis, helping to reduce access barriers for new operators and to improve services in the most remote areas.

Cellnex manages a portfolio of 138,000 sites —including forecast roll-outs up to 2030— in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Poland. Cellnex’s business is structured in four major areas: telecommunications infrastructure services; audiovisual broadcasting networks, security and emergency service networks and solutions for smart urban infrastructure and services management (Smart cities and the “Internet of Things” (IoT)).