Case Study

Cellnex has worked with Laois County Council for the last 5 years in relation to the deployment of telecommunication infrastructure across the county.

Laois County Council, acting on issues raised by communities around the county, highlighted to Cellnex additional areas facing a lack of mobile coverage and connectivity.

One of the areas identified was Vicarstown, a small village in County Laois. A detailed site survey was undertaken by Cellnex to identify the optimal location which would provide the necessary improvement in mobile coverage.

Following a successful planning application, the site was developed by Cellnex in late 2021 and deployed a slim line street work solution. It now boasts two Mobile Operators (Three Ireland & Vodafone Ireland) providing significantly improved mobile connectivity to the residents and businesses of Vicarstown and surrounding areas. The new services will be a significant boost to local residents, sports clubs and businesses with Annanough GAA Club, Crean Engineering, Barrowline Cruisers and Barrow Bike Hire all to be found in the area.

Vicarstown was actually the catalyst for Cellnex to launch Get Connected to help us identify the communities who wanted improved coverage in their areas.