Proximus and AGC have successfully completed testing WAVEATTOCH, a new type of antenna designed for easy installation directly on glazed facades for mobile networks, at the Proximus Tower in Brussels, Belgium. Once installed, the antenna helps improve the coverage and the capacity of mobile networks, including those using 5G technology.

Proximus is accelerating 5G rollout and guaranteeing both the stability and quality of mobile connectivity at a time when mobile data usage is growing sharply.

With the need for higher data rates and lower latency it becomes necessary to install more antennas. Finding new sites to install antennas is a major challenge given the high number of existing sites, especially in crowded city centres like Brussels.

WAVEATTOCH is a new glass antenna developed by AGC that not only integrates seamlessly into building facades but also enables operators to accelerate deployment at low cost thanks to its ease of installation.

The new glass antenna is transparent and installed indoors (while delivering outdoor coverage), it blends in perfectly with the surrounding urban environment.

This makes it the perfect transparent alternative to antennas in city centres to provide enhanced mobile data services at higher speeds and for more people.

AGC has also developed glass interface layer and WAVETHRU technologies allowing antennas to be installed on any type of insulating glazed facades and ensuring that EMF emissions are within defined regulatory limits.

www.wavebyagc.com.

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Image: Proximus successfully trials innovative AGC enhanced connectivity glass antenna in Brussels Belgium