Highline deploys infrastructure for TIM's 4G network on highways under concession of Way-112

This is a machine translation of Highline's press release

February 2024, São Paulo – Highline, developer and administrator of infrastructure solutions for telecommunications operators, in partnership with TIM, which has the largest mobile network in Brazil, developed the 4G service infrastructure across the entire length of highways under concession from Concessionária Way-112, which covers more than 412 kilometers of highways in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The project covers the entire length of MS-112 and BR-436 and sections of BR-158, which is located in surrounding the cities of Aparecida do Taboado, Inocência, Paranaíba, Três Lagoas, Cassilândia and Selvíria. In addition to benefiting road users, the technology impacts more than 276 thousand residents of cities, towns and villages in the region, reaching 108 public schools and 46 health units.

Highline built new towers to provide TIM's 4G coverage in the region, which were delivered in 30 days, a shorter period than the market average. The project demonstrates Highline and TIM's joint commitment to the development of high-quality telecommunications infrastructure, which will boost sectors such as agribusiness, tourism and other industries.

"We had several specific challenges in this project, as the implementation of sites on highways has several particularities. At Highline we value working in partnership, involving not only our customers but also suppliers. As a consequence, we are now completely better prepared for projects similar to This is road coverage, which is of fundamental importance for society", says Christiano Morette, COO of Highline.

“TIM is present in projects with concessionaires on more than 4,500 kilometers of highways in the country. Highline is an important partner in this process and supported us with the infrastructure to deliver TIM's 4G coverage on 100% of the length of the highways under the Way-112 concession”, explains Alexandre Dal Forno, director of IoT & 5G Market Development from TIM Brasil.

About Way-112

Way-112 – Concessionária das Rodovias do Leste MS SA signed the concession contract for the MS-112 highway and sections of BR-158 and BR-436 with the Government of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul on March 23, 2023 and , from March 27th, assumed responsibility for the administration, recovery, conservation, maintenance, implementation of improvements and expansion of highways for 30 years.

The state concession is 412.4 kilometers long. MS-112 runs from the junction with BR-158, in Três Lagoas, to the junction with the same federal highway, in Cassilândia, over a length of 200.5 kilometers. The section of BR-158 under concession runs from Rodovia MS-306 (Cassilândia) to the junction with highway MS-444 (Selvíria), totaling 193.8 kilometers. And that of BR-436, from the junction with the BR-158 highway, in Aparecida do Taboado, until the end of the road-rail bridge, over a length of 18.10 kilometers, crossing six municipalities: Cassilândia, Paranaíba, Aparecida do Taboado, Inocência , Selvíria and Três Lagoas.

About Grupo Way

The Group is made up of companies with solid experience in the construction and concessions sector, mainly in highways (Engenharia e Comércio Bandeirantes Ltda; Senpar Ltda.; TCL Tecnologia e Construções Ltda. and TORC – Terraplanagem, Obras Rodoviárias e Construções), and a leader global alternative asset manager focused on investments in real assets and private equity GLP Capital Partners.

About Highline

With more than 13,500 points distributed throughout Brazil, Highline develops and manages shared infrastructure solutions such as towers, structures on top of buildings (rooftops) and closed locations such as shopping malls and indoor stadiums for telecommunications operators. Its controller is DigitalBridge, an American digital infrastructure investment fund, with more than US$75 billion in assets under management, and other shareholders such as Aimco (Alberta Investment Management Corporation), Allianz and IFC (International Financial Corporation).