It allocates 12.4 million euros to the expansion of the communication network between the emergency services and the extension of the network for sensorisation.
The Balearic Agency for Digitalisation, Cybersecurity and Telecommunications (IB Digital) will allocate 12.4 million euros, co-financed with Feder Funds 21-27, to promote a plan to install new antennas to improve security and the citizen and tourist experience. The aim is to expand the communication network between emergency services (TetraIB) and expand the network of sensors (IoTIB) that allow the management of, among other things, the capacity of beaches or the use of water from wells.
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IB Digital promotes a plan to install new antennae to improve safety and the tourist experience
The TetraIB network is designed to coordinate emergency services, especially in the event of disasters, major emergencies, and large-scale events such as festivals or large concentrations of people. Currently, the network has a total of 60 antennas, but the plan promoted by IB Digital is to install several dozen more until it reaches 107. Mallorca currently has 39 and will reach 62; Menorca starts with 11 and will have 20 by 2027; Ibiza will improve significantly by going from the current 7 to 21, while Formentera will gain one and will have 4 antennas to maintain almost 100% coverage. The case of Ibiza is particularly noteworthy because it is the island that receives the worst legacy, with a coverage rate of around 70%, which will improve to 89%, on par with the rest of the islands.
For its part, the IoTIB network aims to create a smart territory to improve the resident and visitor experience. Thanks to the data provided by its sensors, this network can measure the capacity of places of interest such as beaches or car parks, provide information of interest for hiking routes or the use of public transport, or control the use of aquifers, among other possibilities.
The IoTIB network currently has 58 antennas and plans to reach 111 in 2027. To achieve this, IB Digital is promoting the ‘Antennas in solidarity’ project to get locations on the roofs of tall buildings thanks to public-public collaboration between the Government and other administrations, and public-private collaboration between the regional government and companies that can provide space on the roofs of buildings such as hotels.
‘We are advancing on the path towards a safer and smarter territory’, said the manager of IB Digital, Miquel Cardona, who also stressed that “the connection between security and tourism generates added value and growth opportunities”.