MobileNov 6, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC·2 min read

Cellnex Deal Will Have Play and Plus Share More Towers in Poland

Cellnex has agreed a new deal with Polkomtel to expand tower sharing between Play and Plus, backed by an extra €500 million in investment through 2030.

Telecom tower with mobile antennas against the sky, symbolising shared infrastructure of Play and Plus in Poland. — Image: telepolis.pl

Cellnex, the company that manages telecom towers in Poland, has signed a new agreement with Polkomtel, the operator of the Plus network. The aim is for Play and Plus to share far more of the same infrastructure and to cut the duplication of base stations. The company also referred to an existing investment programme for Play.

Cellnex runs two independent, partly overlapping tower portfolios in Poland. Under the new project, operators will be able to place their equipment on the same sites instead of maintaining separate installations. This is not a merger of the networks, but a better use of existing locations.

The numbers

By 2030 Cellnex plans around 3,200 new colocations, and a further 2,000 have already been contracted for the period after 2030. The plan also includes about 4,200 antenna relocations and base station decommissionings. The goal is to lift the infrastructure sharing ratio above 2 by 2035.

The agreement also covers modernisation of the radio access network (RAN), so moving antennas and closing selected stations is meant to go hand in hand with expanding 5G and improving coverage and capacity. Cellnex intends to spend an additional €500 million (about PLN 2.2 billion) on the project in 2026-2030 and expects an attractive return as network rationalisation advances and new colocations go live.

Financial results

The announcement came with Cellnex's results for the first nine months of 2026. The company generated €474 million in free cash flow (about PLN 2.1 billion), more than double a year earlier, while growth capital expenditure fell by 22%.

For Play and Plus subscribers, what matters is whether the changes improve coverage and capacity. Shared towers do not automatically mean a better signal everywhere, but they give operators room to use infrastructure more efficiently and to direct spending where it is actually needed.

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