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They will standardize the characteristics of the network conduit systems for new residential development, and the criteria for the wireless deployment of urban applications with 5G.
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These standards are endorsed by the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, within the UNE Subcommittee on Infrastructure, the secretary of which is the COIT.
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These improvements optimize and harmonize the urban impact of the new technological elements that are needed to enhance our ability to connect.
Madrid, 20 February 2024 - The Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, through the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, has promoted two new UNE Standards to standardize the urban deployment of telecommunications networks. They have been agreed by the industry and are titled UNE 133100-6 and UNE 133100-7, forming part of the UNE 133100 Series on 'Infrastructure for telecommunications networks'.
These standards homogenize the characteristics of the systems for building and ducting networks in new developments, which will optimize processes for operators and result in more orderly urban planning. They also establish criteria for the wireless deployment of 5G technology, which will provide a signal to the urban furniture of smart cities.
The Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, María González Veracruz, stated that “it is good news because we are uniting technical criteria and consistently optimizing the deployment of new technological connectivity elements. This results in better and more orderly urban planning, more precise and efficient work for operators, and better services and skills for citizens through smart cities".
For Alfredo Berges, Chairman of the Spanish Association for Standardization, UNE, “UNE standards provide an effective response to the major challenges facing society and Spain's economic sectors, such as digitization. They represent the government's firm support for the implementation of public policies".
Technical criteria adopted
These new standards have been agreed within the UNE Infrastructure Subcommittee (CTN-UNE 133/SC 1), chaired by the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, and coordinated by the Official Association of Telecommunication Engineers (COIT), with the participation of a further 42 entities in the telecommunications ecosystem.
Both standards were published on 17 January and are part of the UNE 133100 Series on 'Infrastructure for telecommunications networks'. The UNE 133100-6 [1] standard lays out the criteria for designing multi-operator infrastructures for new developments and redevelopments, including the determination of suitable topologies and the sizing of the infrastructure and associated resources for housing very high capacity networks (VHCN).
As for UNE 133100-7 [2], it defines the general conditions for installing small-area wireless access points (SAWAP) in existing and outdoor public furniture, such as exterior or outdoor lighting or advertising poles or columns, bus shelters, traffic lights, signage and any other public furniture element that can accommodate this type of equipment.
