Antennas will be moved around Castle Nogalte to eliminate the visual impact of the monument declared a Cultural
The City Council of Puerto Lumbreras and the regional government, through the Directorate General of Telecommunications and Information Society have created a new regional center for the expansion of telecommunications services in the municipality.
With the launch of this new facility, the municipality and the Community immediately removed from the antennas located in the vicinity of Castle Nogalte and move to the new site which is located in the Sierra de la Umbria.
According to the Mayor, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, "with this performance not only created a new telecommunications center, but also an imminent will move the antennas currently located in the Castle Nogalte to avoid the visual impact of the environment Castillo is declared of Cultural Interest. "
These actions are carried out after the application that made the city of Puerto Lumbreras the regional government to remove the antennas are located in the historic area of the town, which also houses the local heritage group of cave houses.
In this way, and the creation of the new Telecommunications Center will expand the coverage becoming more affordable telecommunication services such as Digital Terrestrial TV or radio.
On the other hand, the new Telecommunications Center has equipment and antennas that enable next-generation, coverage of mobile telephony, fixed wireless or WiMAX, among others.
Moreover, as explained by Smith "the Centre will extend services to strategic points and areas of deficiencies in the signal to ensure there is access to the single emergency number 112 and mobile phone networks."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras