Colocation

Colocation – sometimes called network sharing – lets you to rent space, equipment and network access on our ground-based towers (GBT), rooftop towers (RTT) and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) sites. Our service also includes, site evaluation, preparation and access management, landlord contract management, EMF analysis, construction permit management, passive infrastructure operation and management and energy provision and backup.

Colocation

Lower-cost transitions

Non-expensive civil engineering

Faster deployment time

Minimised environmental footprint

Tower Huge
Vantage Towers assets
  • 2 Mounting equipment
  • 4 Physical tower, masts and pole
  • 5 Access facilities
  • 6 Foundation and fencing
  • 7 Contractual right to occupy site area
  • 8 Surveillance systems
  • 9 Cable routine (duct)
  • 10 Shelter/service rooms
  • 12 Cooling system
  • 13 Power equipment
  • 14 Emergency equipment
Customer assets
  • Antennae and cables (fibre/feeders)
  • Active radio transmission equipment
  • 11 Outdoor cabinet

Built-to-Suit (BTS)

If you need entirely new physical infrastructure, we can acquire, design and build sustainable towers to increase your reach, capacity and network deployment speed. Our multi-tenant, cost-effective and future-proof BTS services are built on industry-leading expertise and comprehensive, end-to-end execution.

Built-to-suit (BTS)

Get infrastructure optimised for your business

Industry-leading maintenance expertise

Sustainable design and construction

End-to-end execution and support

The six steps of a built-to-suit solution

location
Site location
We help you select the optimal location based on cost, timing, radio suitability, proximity to intended demographic and other key criteria.
finance
Site planning
We survey the site and draw up plans that encompass everything from mast location to power supply.
permission
Site permissions
We ensure that the relevant permissions are agreed with the relevant authorities, to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.
site
Site build
We oversee the commissioning and build of the asset, ensuring that everything is built to the exact specifications you and the local authorities demand.
renewable
Site install
We install every vital component, from power supply to cooling system to shelter, providing a durable, reliable setting for your antennas and other assets.
Site maintenance
Site maintenance
We maintain and operate the site 24/7, 365 days a year, making sure your asset is able to deliver the best possible connectivity, with minimal downtime, across a maximised lifecycle.

Use cases

sigfox
Sigfox Germany
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Challenge: Efficient 0G network expansion for Sigfox

Customer: Private enterprise

Solution: Providing infrastructure for the large-scale international deployment of low-data IoT applications to reduce energy consumption and the total cost of connected devices

“This strong partnership with Vantage Towers will help us deliver a reliable network service much faster to our major customers and improve our performance, scalability, and reliability, which are the key success factors in our business.”

Jan John
Chief Technology Officer
Heliot Europe
(Sigfox Operator)

 

See how we can help our business partners deliver IoT services to more places and customers. 

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Cape Clear Island, Ireland
Cape Clear Island, Ireland
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Challenge: Providing uninterrupted coverage for the entire island to connect rural communities, encourage development and enable job creation

Customer: Vodafone Ireland

Solution: Building a mast to significantly improve mobile and data coverage for Cape Clear and three neighbouring island communities

“I can now make a call from my house, which is something that I could never do, reducing our sense of isolation. It also enables businesses such as the glamping site to offer connectivity to tourists, as well as providing service to parts of the mainland and Sherkin Island that were previously isolated.”

Mairtín Ó Méalóid 
Chairman of Comharchumann Chléire
Teoranta
The Cape Clear Co-operative

 

See how we change people’s lives in distant Irish islands.  

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Wooden towers, Germany
Wooden towers, Germany
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Challenge: Building environmentally friendly telecommunication towers with up to 50% less CO2 emissions than comparable steel or concrete towers

Customer: Private enterprise?

Solution: Building two wooden structured Ecopol towers as pilot sites in cooperation with Ecotelligent in the first quarter of 2023. Vantage Towers is the first tower company to implement the Ecopol series in Germany

“With the ongoing 5G expansion, thousands of telecommunication towers are currently being planned and built across Europe. As a renewable resource and natural carbon sink, wood is a more sustainable alternative for building digital infrastructure. I’m pleased that we’ve been able to win Vantage Towers, a leading European tower operator, as a partner for our mission.”

Gyöngyi Mátray 
CEO
Ecotelligent

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