Planning a trip? T-Mobile points out attractive transmitters

Prague, 20 July 2016 - A pine tree, deer stand, street lamp or a chimney? On the occasion of its 20^th anniversary, T-Mobile Czech Republic searched through the history of transmitter construction and picked the most interesting transmitters that customers can see or visit during their summer trips.

“In the company’s twenty-year history, we have had to overcome many obstacles when installing our transmitters. Atypical locations and premises often required us to preserve the character of the landscape or the harmonious view of local historic buildings,” says Petr Dolejš, Senior Head of Network and Service Platform Management at T-Mobile Czech Republic, who has been working at the company for the entire 20 years and has been involved in network development since the beginning, commenting on the historic penetration of installed transmitters in built-up areas.

One of the most interesting transmitters is a tree: a BTS in the form of a pine tree can be seen in the hamlet of Hřebenka near the community of Malé Kyšice, close to Unhošť. The transmitter realistically blends in with the neighbouring forest and can only be recognised thanks to a small fence and a small wooden structure (technology room); see https://goo.gl/maps/BEKWhyGRy7K2.

Another interesting BTS is a fake deer stand in the community of Bystré u Janovic near Frýdek-Místek; its exact location is here. From a distance, tourists can justifiably believe that this is a real deer stand which is regularly visited by gamekeepers and hunters; however, the only visitors of this site are technicians.

 A fake chimney on the Concertino hotel, which is located on the roof of a building in a row of historic townhouses in the centre of Jindřichův Hradec, is another deceptively attractive BTS.

A number of other atypical BTSs can be seen in Prague. One of them is, for example, a lamp post at Na Vypichu – see https://goo.gl/maps/QSDFEFAACbk; on some buildings, special omnidirectional antennas are placed on the attic under the roof, e.g., in Prague 1 at U Starého hřbitova here, and on the corner of Karlova and Husova streets in Prague 1 here; others are installed on the top floor of the water tower (in the windows between the clocks) at Korunní 66 – see https://goo.gl/maps/mKUqNz1Ubdu. An atypical transmitter is also located on the Church of St. Nicolas on the Lesser Town Square – the antenna is placed by the entrance to the left balcony, between the statues here.

Other interesting transmitters are small omnidirectional antennas, i.e. microcells, which are often installed in historic town centres on street lamps in small, black metal-plated holders. They can be seen, for example, in the centre of Hradec Králové.

T-Mobile Czech Republic, a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, has almost 6.2 million customers, the number-one operator in the Czech market. T-Mobile is an integrated operator: in addition to telecommunications services, it offers comprehensive ICT solutions not only for companies, but also for other organizations and individuals. It provides outstanding services in the high-speed network, which was proved repeatedly by benchmark testing performed by umlaut (former P3) with Best-in-Test seal.

T-Mobile Czech Republic places emphasis on taking a responsible approach to the environment and society. It adheres to fair business practices, helps beneficial applications and services to see the light of day, supports non-profit organizations, small businesses and individuals, and lends a helping hand whenever crisis situations arise. The company’s employees serve as volunteers in many places across the entire Czech Republic.

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