en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 3, Spanish telecom operator MasOrange announced that it will deploy a dedicated communication assurance solution during Pope Leo XIV's visit to Spain from June 6 to 12. Leveraging 5G Advanced, mobile communication units, Small Cells, fiber expansion, and eSIMs, the initiative aims to enhance network capacity in key activity areas including Madrid, Barcelona, Las Palmas, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The core of this deployment goes beyond simply increasing mobile network capacity; it involves utilizing the sensing capabilities of 5G Advanced for on-site security and crowd management at large public events. MasOrange will pilot a project in Barcelona with the local city government, using the Sensing capability supported by 5G Advanced for drone detection and people counting, providing real-time data to relevant authorities via a cloud platform. This technology analyzes the impact of moving objects on 5G signal propagation paths, combined with AI models for identification, localization, and classification, thereby extending the 5G network from a traditional communication channel into an on-site monitoring infrastructure. For large events, high-density crowds often simultaneously create multiple pressures such as mobile internet access, video uploads, instant messaging, emergency communication, and on-site coordination. Operators need to overlay capacity, coverage, low latency, and security capabilities onto a single network within a short timeframe.
Specific deployments include: adding 6 mobile communication units and enhancing coverage with Small Cells in Madrid; adding 2 mobile communication units and concurrently reinforcing Small Cells in Barcelona; focusing on enhancing coverage and capacity at the Gran Canaria Stadium in Las Palmas; and adding 1 mobile communication unit and expanding the fiber network in the port area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Large public events are becoming crucial scenarios for validating 5G Advanced capabilities. Traditional event communication assurance primarily revolves around temporary base stations, capacity expansion, and fault monitoring, with the main goal being to ensure users "can connect and stay connected." With 5G Advanced introducing stronger low latency, network sensing, intelligent scheduling, and high-density connection capabilities, operators can simultaneously serve regular users, organizers, volunteers, emergency teams, and city management departments on the same infrastructure. For this event, MasOrange will also provide 14,000 5G eSIMs to event organizers in Madrid and offer a 5G Fast Track service under the Orange brand, providing users with additional connection assurance during periods of high crowd density. The commercial value of such solutions lies in enabling operators to transform temporary network capabilities, traditionally focused on engineering assurance, into replicable services for event communication, safety monitoring, and high-density scenarios.
This project also reflects that 5G Advanced is moving from conceptual demonstrations into more concrete operational scenarios. Drone detection, crowd monitoring, ultra-dense crowd communication, mobile small cell coordination, and rapid fiber expansion are all demands that may repeatedly arise in future sports events, exhibitions, concerts, city festivals, and emergency situations. If this deployment operates stably across multiple cities, venues, and high-traffic environments, MasOrange will gain a replicable sample of 5G Advanced applications for large events and urban safety scenarios. Spain's mobile network will also accumulate more on-site validation experience during its evolution from 5G to 6G.
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