Cr: telefonica.de | Frankfurt (used for representantion)

Previously, AT&T has announced that they are testing new 5G cell radios that hide on top of lamp posts. This new technology was made possible because of the partnership between AT&T, Erickson, and Ubicquia.

Gordon Mansfield, the Vice President of (mobility access and architecture) at AT&T wrote in a blog post that this new radio Is unseen from street level and these new low/ mid band 5G radios can be deployed within 15 minutes on street lamps without any long or bulky boxes/ wires making it a very big aesthetic improvement.

Mansfield also said that anything that helps 5G antennae blend in is a really good thing as there is also ground furniture and being a target of vandalism is also something to worry about. These new radio antennas or not or replacement for the faster but more visible antennas that normally cover a couple of city blocks, but these new radios are powered by street lamps and connected to nearby fiber, it can also reduce the need to make more standalone cell towers in cities.

Street lights have become a thing that is normally always present in every city out there, and by piggybacking off existing infrastructure, these technologies are getting to the top And becoming more accessible to the normal public as it is a lot more efficient and accessible.