Telecom Tower, Telecommunications tower in Rozzano, Italy
The Telecom Tower is a steel communications tower in Rozzano, a town just south of Milan, used to distribute mobile and radio signals across the surrounding region. Antennas and technical equipment are mounted near the top of the structure, providing network services to homes and businesses in the area.
The tower was inaugurated in 1990 and is owned by Telecom Italia, which uses it to transmit telecommunications signals. Standing 187 metres tall, it was for years among Italy's tallest structures, behind the UniCredit skyscraper, the Allianz Tower and, from 2022, the Piedmont Region skyscraper in Turin. It was the first Italian tower built in the Mughal style.
The tower stands out clearly against the flat land around Rozzano and works as a reference point for drivers and locals passing through the area. Its slim steel frame topped with antennas is a familiar sight for anyone who travels the roads south of Milan.
The tower is easy to spot from roads and paths around Rozzano since it rises well above the flat plain. The site is not open to the public, so the structure can only be seen from the surrounding streets.
Although the tower is primarily known for mobile network use, it also carries radio transmissions at the same time, serving different types of communication services from the same structure. This kind of shared use is common in areas on the edge of large cities, where a single installation can serve several operators at once.
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