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While we await the deployment and implementation of 5G, the best opportunity to experience something similar to what the future will bring is to visit the Wanda Metropolitano, Atlético de Madrid's new stadium, which for a few days "will virtually move" to Barcelona, thanks to Cellnex Telecom, to showcase new connectivity solutions to meet the high demand for mobile coverage and connectivity in areas with a high concentration of users. The Mobile World Congress is, these days, the place where the red-and-white sanctuary shines.
Experiencing a match day at the Wanda Metropolitano is an experience that allows us to enjoy a great sporting spectacle in a pioneering space for the future of connectivity. Its technology, implemented by Cellnex Telecom, allows fans to enjoy incredible data transmission speed through their "smartphones." The new red-and-white stronghold is destined to lead the transition to 5G and the Internet of the future.
At the Wanda Metropolitano, fans are already beginning to see the advantages of having the most modern stadium in Europe. "I've been able to send videos faster than if I were connected to my home's Wi-Fi network," declares Alberto, an Atlético fan, who just minutes ago sent a WhatsApp group the play of Ángel Correa's goal, the red-and-white forward, against Valencia (1-0)… "In other stadiums, sending these images is an impossible task," adds Alberto.
Inside the new colchoneros' stronghold, quickly searching for something on the Internet or sending a photo or video by phone perfectly illustrates why we are in the stadium with the best connectivity in Spain: data transmission is immediate and the download of images and videos is extremely fast.The experience begins at the exit of the Metro station, from which the Wanda Metropolitano can be seen. Fans singing, jerseys, flags and scarves, the "Fans Zone" full of activities…It's match day, the spirit of the Vicente Calderón is still alive and has moved approximately 16 kilometers by road from the southwest to the northwest of the capital. Atlético's objective: to improve, continue growing, evolve and offer a better experience to the red and white fans.
As we approach and, above all, once inside the new "colchonero" stronghold, the act of performing a quick internet search or sending a photo or video via mobile perfectly illustrates why we are facing the stadium with the best connectivity in Spain: data transmission is immediate and the download of images and videos is extremely fast.
The Wanda Metropolitano is the first fully multi-operator and multi-band sports venue in our country, and the technology that allows this greater connectivity and speed is based on a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) through "small cells".
And also fully integrated into the stadium. The more than 10 kilometers of fiber optic, the more than 200 antennas and nearly a hundred remote units that compose it are camouflaged with the structure of the venue, and even cover the grass area, so that the connectivity experience is also maximum when the stadium hosts concerts or other types of mass events. These types of neutral and flexible systems (multi-operator and multi-band 2G, 3G, 4G and in the future 5G) are optimal for spaces like the Wanda Metropolitano, with a capacity for 68,000 people, who can be connected to the network, sending data or making calls at the same time.
The Wanda Metropolitano is the paradigm of what 5G will entail, which will require better quality, faster connectivity capable of managing large volumes of data. This will require greater densification of networks, greater capillarity of these, and minimal latency. In a future marked by shared networks, Atlético de Madrid's new stadium is at the forefront of a new generation of mobile technologies.
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