Bengaluru Metro to open Metro pillar spaces for 5G infrastructure installation

The project, designed arsenic a single-stage, two-cover system, offers designated pillar spaces successful the elevated Metro sections for telecom instrumentality installation. These installations are expected to supply seamless 5G sum on the Metro corridors and surrounding areas.

Earlier successful 2022, BMRCL became the archetypal Metro relation successful India to trial 5G web nether a aviator task of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

The strategy consisting of outdoor tiny cells (ODSC) distributed antenna strategy (DAS) installed by Reliance Jio and the investigating was carried retired astatine MG Road Metro station.

The ODSC radiated signals screen up to a region of 200 metres. During the trials, preliminary bandwidth trials gave 1.45 Gbps download and 65 Mbps upload speeds, making it 50 times faster than 4G. A two-kilometre agelong betwixt MG Road and Ulsoor Metro stations was identified for the 5G aviator project.

This inaugural is aimed astatine tapping Metro infrastructure for nationalist and backstage inferior and fostering collaboration with telecom operators to heighten Bengaluru’s technological ecosystem portion besides generating further revenue.

A spokesperson for the BMRCL explained that telecom operators are invited to enactment successful the tendering process to lease Metro pillars for their use.

“Operators tin behaviour surveys to place pillars on the Metro lines that align with their web sum and infrastructure requirements. Based connected these assessments, they tin bid for the pillars astir suited to their needs. The rented pillars would past service arsenic a level for telecom operators to instal and grow their 5G infrastructure, enabling improved web connectivity successful the city,” said the official.

The enhanced web sum is expected to supply seamless connectivity passim the travel for passengers, adjacent successful areas wherever signals typically weaken oregon successful densely populated municipality zones. This allows faster net speeds, uninterrupted entree to online services and enabling commuters to enactment connected for work, entertainment, oregon idiosyncratic use.

BMRCL stated that funny parties tin download the tender documents from BMRCL’s e-procurement portal and taxable the e-tenders connected January 29, 2025, by 3 pm. The bids volition beryllium opened connected January 30, 2025, astatine 3.30 pm.