Vodafone Deploys Priority 5G communications for the Urban Guard at the Grand Departure of the 2026 Tour de France

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Vodafone has launched a pioneering secure communications project for the Urban Guard. This initiative has given the police force an exclusive, priority communication channel during the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2026.

The deployment's objective is to ensure that all teams in the field maintain connection with the Control Room and can share live images, even during moments of peak crowd density and network saturation.

This pilot is based on a Standalone 5G network solution with network slicing. It aims to demonstrate how the new capabilities of mobile networks are becoming a key tool for security and emergency services, providing reliable communications when they are most needed and facilitating greater coordination among deployed teams.

Thanks to this project, officers have more than 40 smartphones equipped to transmit live video from the scene, which speeds up decision-making and improves the coordination of the security apparatus during the event.

With this initiative, Barcelona seeks to position itself at the forefront of innovation applied to the management of large gatherings, moving toward a model of a more connected and safer city for hosting international events.

According to José Miguel García, CEO of Vodafone Spain: "Events of this magnitude put networks to the test in spaces with a very high concentration of users, and with this network it is ensured that the communications of the Urban Guard work with maximum priority and reliability."