Exploring the Use of Aluminum Towers in the Olympics

Aluma Tower played an important role in the 2016 Rio Olympics by providing six scorpion trailers that guaranteed organizers and security a reliable and dedicated private network. Such infrastructure is crucial in mega events like the Olympics, enhancing the safety of the athletes, delegations and the public. Although Aluma Tower is not participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics, its towers would have been a great addition.

Paris Olympics Change Plans to Utilize an Aluminum Tower

Organizers of the Paris Olympics had to scale back the metal tower they planned to build for judges and television cameras in Tahiti after locals raised concerns about sea life. The final product was a smaller aluminum tower that required shallower drilling.

The criticism opens up the discussion of using portable towers as better alternatives across all the events. As early as December 2023, French telecommunication operators planned to beef up their mobile networks because of the expected intensive use of smartphones during the Olympics. Aluminum towers are an effective bridge between the desire to preserve the environment and ensuring connectivity at events.

Benefits of Aluminum Towers in the Ocean

Aluminum towers can be an environmentally friendly alternative communication infrastructure for events like the Olympics. Aluminum towers are smaller, lighter and require shallower drilling. Although placing towers in the ocean has some consequences on aquatic life, the severity depends on the type of material, with aluminum having minimal effects compared to other metal towers that require deeper drilling.

The Use of Aluminum Towers in the Olympics

The use of aluminum towers in the Olympics has many benefits. Here are some of the reasons why organizers of the Olympics or other major sporting events should consider aluminum towers:

• Good strength-to-weight ratio: This property allows for more economical construction.
• Minimal maintenance requirements: Aluminum towers have minimal maintenance demands.
• Resistance to corrosion: This property makes aluminum towers the preferred choice for maritime areas, such as the surfing competition in the Olympics.
• Portable and simple to install: They are easier to move around and install.
• Simple fabrication: Simple fabrication can help in lowering labor costs.
• Non-combustible: This makes aluminum towers the ideal option for use in areas where fire safety is an issue.

Our Wide Range of Products

Aluma Towers provides aluminum towers for multiple events and industries, not just the Olympics. This is made possible by our wide range of towers and portable tower trailers. We serve the following industries:

• Oil and gas
• Water management
• Border patrol
• Surveillance
• Meteorological and environmental
• Telecommunication
• Military and defense
• Aircraft and spacecraft
• Utility and mining
• Emergency management

Some of our most popular tower options include:

• Telescopic unguyed tower: These self-supporting aluminum telescopic towers are crucial for rapid deployment and quick mobility in many rural and urban settings. They are lightweight, simple and have cost-effective designs that are mission-ready. They can also be custom-fitted for your unique requirements.
• Telescopic guyed tower: When you need lightweight antenna towers for rapid deployment and portability, guyed telescopic towers are the solution. To allow usage in high wind conditions, these telescopic towers require the installation of guy wires.
• Amateur radio towers: We offer guyed and unguyed towers for your HAM radio, UHF/VHF or HF requirements.
• Juggernaut steel tower: Aluma is venturing into the steel tower business. These towers are used in less demanding applications and deployment environments. Juggernaut is Aluma’s feature-rich steel tower, available at competitive pricing.
• Mobile van unit tower: These are vehicle-mounted towers. You can install the antenna on a van, motor home, cargo trailer or other suitable vehicle. The towers are transported while in a horizontal position. At the site, the tower and carriage are rolled to the vehicle’s rear, and the tower is pivoted to the vertical position and erected to the desired height. The sliding carriage design allows you to move the tower from the horizontal to the vertical position with minimum effort.
• Environmental meteorological tower: This is a 10-meter freestanding meteorological tower. It is designed for lightweight, small antennas with a maximum weight of 35 lbs. The tower is ideal for sensors and wind speed and direction equipment. In addition, this M-10M tower comes equipped with a temporary mounting plate, a guy wire attachment points, a guy kit and a hinged base.
• Single tower mast: This is a single-section aluminum antenna tower.
• SMARTtower: This self-monitoring, automatically retracting tower has technology that gives you complete control with just a text. It includes the Aluma generator and HVAC system. You can set this device to report conditions and automatically respond without further human intervention using preset keypad configurations. The technology also informs users before starting the response process.

Tower Trailers Solutions

We have several tower trailers for customers seeking portable or mobile solutions, such as:

• Open trailer towers: The chassis of Aluma’s portable trailer towers are fabricated using structural steel. They feature a fully welded design, and each mobile mast trailer is hot-dip galvanized. It is outfitted with aluminum tread plate decking, metal fenders, galvanized torsion axles and adjustable height coupler channels. In addition, all Aluma Towers’ portable aluminum trailer tower systems come with a tongue jack, safety tow chains, an interchangeable 2-5/16 ball coupler and electric brake systems with breakaway kits.
• Enclosed cargo trailer: This trailer includes a mobile vehicle unit mounted atop the trailer and steel trailer frames with aluminum skin exteriors.
• Cell on wheels: These trailer towers with shelter can be used as mobile command centers, emergency communication centers, cell on wheels, incident command posts and many other applications. They are useful for establishing communication when and where necessary within a short timeframe, including for outdoor sporting events. These trailer towers are built to last.

Can’t find something that fulfills your unique needs? We are one of the rare tower manufacturers that offer full customization for application-specific requests. We can design tower solutions to suit your site and project’s specifications and help you bring the vision from concept to reality in time for your event.

Choose Aluma Tower for Your Tower Needs

The multiple benefits of aluminum towers make them a great choice for individuals and organizations seeking tower solutions. Aluma Tower manufactures and sells portable aluminum towers that help clients connect from remote locations. These towers in remote locations can stand alone with a generator or solar power. Our towers are lighter than others because they’re made of aluminum, and you can deploy them in 15 minutes or less — perfect for major events operating on tight schedules. Please contact us for more information.