Telefónica Chile in partnership with Nokia has completed the largest indoor deployment of small cells at the Costanera shopping center in Santiago to meet the ever-growing 3G and 4G data demands of mobile device users.
Nokia said that with shopping and food outlets on six floors across 168,000 m2 of retail floorspace and multiple parking levels, the Costanera center in Santiago presents a challenge for operators to provide high-quality mobile coverage to thousands of visitors, particularly deep within the building, as the thick reinforced concrete structure can hinder radio signals from the operator’s macro network.
To ensure Telefonica Chile meets the connectivity expectations of its subscribers visiting the Costanera center, Nokia replaced and upgraded the existing distributed antenna system (DAS) with a high-capacity, high-coverage Flexi Zone small cells network.
According to Nokia, its Flexi Zone small cells technology provides a cost-effective alternative to DAS, offering faster data speeds and supporting a higher number of subscribers. Ease of deployment and the ability to upgrade 3G small cells to 4G LTE will allow Telefónica Chile to efficiently scale capacity as customer demand continues to evolve, added Nokia.
Gustavo Marambio, Network Director at Telefónica Chile
Telefónica is committed to ensuring our customers receive the highest quality of service. We are constantly looking for innovative technologies to provide the best connectivity to our users.
Dimitri Diliani, Head of Latin America Market at Nokia
This project is a great example of how operators can benefit from using the Nokia Flexi Zone small cell family to meet the demands of mobile device users in a high-traffic indoor environment. The size of our small cells means they are unobtrusive in locations such as this while delivering huge capacity.
