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infrastructures that can be used for the deployment of telecommunication networks. Public furniture
such as bus stops, the traffic light network or the lighting network are examples of this.

Alternatively, and for strategic or cost reasons, cities can build their own network of the interconnection
of buildings at a very competitive cost compared with other available options since they have
infrastructures that can be used for the deployment of telecommunication networks. Public furniture
such as bus stops, the traffic light network or the lighting network are examples of this.

The decision to build, operate and maintain a proprietary network will depend largely on the
topology (location of the buildings), the cost of investments (CAPEX) and the recurring operating
costs (OPEX). Figure 25 shows the topology of a fibre-optic network deployed in the city of Valencia
(Spain).

Figure 25: City of Valencia, optical fibre core network

Finally, the private capillary network enables the access of the devices deployed in the urban
environment to the municipal corporate network providing connectivity to different auxiliary
infrastructures available such as the control cabinets distributed in the city already described in
previous sections. Figure 26 shows a generic example of a capillary network, the deployment of
which will depend on municipal operational needs.

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