The project focuses on building a passive infrastructure of 5G network base stations. These will enable the subsequent provision of 5G signal coverage in investment-intensive locations in rural areas, where market mechanisms routinely fail due to low profitability and sparse population.
Currently, T-Mobile has prepared three locations out of a total of ten as part of this project. After Sudice in the Vysočina Region and Borek in the Karlovy Vary Region, it is launching coverage in Vidona in Hradec Králové. The implementation there confirms that even complex projects in more remote places can be created thanks to the constructive cooperation of all parties involved. The implementation was preceded by an intensive debate directly with representatives of the municipality about the need for better coverage, which ultimately resulted in the successful completion of the project and the provision of infrastructure for modern voice and data services.
"We consider ensuring high-quality mobile coverage even in smaller and terrain-complex locations to be an important part of the digital development of the Czech Republic. The White Places subsidy project allows us to build modern infrastructure even where its construction would be very difficult to implement without public support. A legislative change proposed by MP Jiří Havránek was also significant. This eliminated unnecessary administration associated with building permits, and therefore we managed to build transmitters in a year and a half compared to the standard construction period of 3-4 years," added Martin Adam, legal expert from T-Mobile Czech Republic.
Nevertheless, in some locations, the operator encounters obstacles during construction – often even the disfavor of the residents themselves. Fortunately, most residents of municipalities with insufficient signals understand the benefits of fast, reliable and stable connectivity – whether for work, education, higher security or for home use.
There are currently more similar projects in which T-Mobile participates in the Czech Republic. Another of them was reported by all operators last June – covering white areas is a condition of the commitment to extend the selected spectrum. More information about the White Spots subsidy project is available on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.