Telecommunications network

Tender description

Dublin City Council is interested in hearing from the market with the intent of developing a further understanding of the following: — current, medium and long-term telecoms requirements within Dublin City Council area, — suitability of small cell deployment models such as neutral host and shared infrastructure, to enable large-scale rollouts, — implications of neutral hosting and active sharing on net neutrality, traffic management, security and market competition, — implications of Article 57 of the European Electronics Code (Directive EU 2018/1972) — appropriate ways to address access to DCC's assets and requirements including fibre and power, — strategies to minimise road openings and address visual clutter, — commercial and revenue opportunities for the city and its residents, as well as potential use cases for the end-state network, — how to address the digital divide and social inclusion to ensure novel innovations and applications support all communities in Dublin. Dublin City Council is interested in hearing from the market with the intent of developing a further understanding of the following: • current, medium and long-term telecoms requirements within Dublin City Council’s administrative area; • the suitability of small cell deployment models such as neutral host and shared infrastructure, outlined in the discussion paper, to enable large-scale rollouts; • the implications of neutral hosting and active sharing on net neutrality, traffic management, security and market competition; • the implications of Article 57 of the European Electronics Code (Directive EU 2018/1972), which aims to simplify and accelerate small cell installations through a permit-exempt deployment regime; • the most appropriate ways to address access to Dublin City Council’s assets and requirements including fibre and power; • the best strategies to minimise road openings and address visual clutter; • identification of commercial and revenue opportunities for the city and its residents, as well as potential use cases for the end-state network; • how to address the digital divide and social inclusion to ensure novel innovations and applications support all communities in Dublin.