St. Louis Board of Public Service Approves LT Pole Design
Labyrinth 5G Poles to Be New St. Louis Standard Following BPS Formal Approval
The St. Louis Board of Public Service gave their final formal approval for the city’s new Small Wireless Facilities, Streetlights, and Utility Poles Specification, developed by Labyrinth Technologies. The specification is now the city standard.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to work with the city of St. Louis to upgrade their aging infrastructure with leading technology,” said Ted Stegeman, CEO of Labyrinth Technologies. “We look forward to collaborating with our telecommunication partners to help our city realize their forward-thinking vision.”
While FCC regulations and state law mandate that small wireless facilities be accommodated using the city lighting system, the city’s existing aging infrastructure simply doesn’t make that possible.
The city of St. Louis maintains over 60,000 streetlights within a 64 square mile area, but the light system is old, features concrete poles with a limited sized core that can’t be retrofitted and high voltage power that has to be converted in order to power low voltage IoT devices and small cell facilities.
Labyrinth Technologies worked closely with municipal officials in St. Louis and representatives of a half a dozen telecommunication companies to develop a design that accommodates the latest advances in smart city technology while also achieving a higher-level design aesthetic demanded by residents and officials alike.
The well-thought out design meets both current needs, as well providing sufficient flexibility to meet future needs. What is most important for taxpayers is that the new poles will be paid for by the telecommunications companies.
