“It's extra pressure.”“Every summer, it's the same problem for locals and tourists, the phone network,” confides Laurent Huger, mayor of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île. hurt Due to the influx of hundreds of thousands of additional people on the coasts of the Vendée and Loire-Atlantique.
fear of disaster
Just last week, a fire broke out in the L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île National Forest. The mayor was there with two police officers, and they were trying to guide the firefighters, but again, There was no network. “We had to get back on the ATV and up the dunes as quickly as possible to pick up the truck and point it at the fire.”Laurent Huger agrees.
A situation that bothers him. He talks about people who pass by the town hall every day to complain about these difficulties. Above all, as the first councillor of a coastal city, he dreads the idea of having a backup plan that can be quickly put into action. How to warn residents and tourists if the network does not work? An unsolvable question for these cities that experience a population explosion in the summer. From 2700 to 45000 people In the city on a summer day in L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île.
5G eyeliner
On the operator's side, Orange says it sees no difficulty. Over the past few weeks on the coast. “However, we still had an 8% increase in network usage last week.”specifies Jerome Carissimo, Director of Relations with Local Authorities in the Vendée.
The mayor doesn't blame the operators, who are doing their best, according to his words. Orange also mentions that. Antenna installation is often complex. Amidst many oppositions. In addition, these devices cannot be deployed for an enhanced operation limited to two months. The phone operator is relying on 5G technology, a technological solution. It claims that this will avoid slowdowns in internet networks.
