Spain Will Require Carriers to Keep Mobile Networks Live During Power Outages
Telecom operators would have to upgrade backup systems at thousands of sites, and core network nodes could be required to last up to 24 hours.
- Spain will require mobile network operators to install backup systems maintaining connectivity for at least four hours during power outages, preventing networks from failing immediately when the grid goes down.
- Following a massive blackout last year affecting Spain, Portugal, and France that left mobile networks offline, the government now treats connectivity as essential infrastructure rather than a commercial service.
- Requiring MNOs to upgrade thousands of sites, the rules apply to businesses serving at least 500,000 users or generating upwards of $56.9 million annually with larger batteries, generators, or hybrid systems.
- Emergency services depending on Spain's 112 system gain critical coordination time; keeping networks active for four hours ensures people can call for help and response teams can coordinate during blackouts.
- A gradual rollout will increase coverage to about 75 per cent over three years, while core switching centers must remain operational for up to 24 hours to maintain the network backbone.
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Spain to require minimum four-hour mobile coverage in power outages
Spain moves to stop mobile networks failing within four hours of a blackout
Spain is planning new rules that would keep mobile networks running for up to four hours when the electricity goes out, in an attempt to stop people losing phone signal almost immediately during blackouts. At the moment, mobile masts switch to backup batteries when the grid fails. Those batteries only last for a limited time. Once they run out, the mast shuts down and coverage disappears. Source
Minister Óscar López has announced that the government will force four hours of mobile coverage in the event of a blackout.
On Thursday, the Minister for Digital Transformation and the Public Service, Oscar López, announced that the decree on the security and resilience of electronic communications networks and services and certain digital infrastructures will force operators to maintain four-hour coverage for 75% of the population in the event of a fall in the electricity grid.This was said by the minister during his participation in the DigitalES Summit meeting, in…
For Óscar López is a "new digital right", despite the fact that the detail of the rule has already been known since December last year. More information: The government forces the telecos to guarantee the service at least 4 hours in a blackout and its cost is up to 73 million
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