Want to work or study outdoors? The “Roma 5G” project marks an important step forward with the activation of free public Wi-Fi and video surveillance cameras in several squares in Rome. The goal is to transform Rome into a state-of-the-art smart city, improving the use of the city and its services for citizens and tourists.
The project in numbers
To date, 26 piazzas have active Wi-Fi with 5G cameras, 22 piazzas are wired and awaiting activation by October 2025, and 7 piazzas are still under construction. Overall, 230 cameras, 280 Wi-Fi access points and more than 10 km of fiber optics have been installed. The connection offers speeds of up to 300 Mbps with simplified access through e-mail and the possibility of continuous connection in enabled squares for 14 days.
There are also about 1,800 IoT sensors in the covered areas for environmental and air quality monitoring. Metro line A is covered by more than 85 km of fiber and 1,500 mini-antennas, while work is underway on lines B1 and B, with line C in the planning stage. The network is operated from an advanced radio equipment room in the Piazza Vittorio station, among the largest in Europe.
Squares with active WiFi
- Piazza del Campidoglio
- Trilussa Square
- Piazza Porta San Giovanni
- Tiburtina Station Square
- Independence Square
- Piazza del Popolo
- Minerva Square
- Mazzini Square
- Pia Square
- Santa Maria Maggiore Square
- Vittorio Emanuele II Square
- Buenos Aires Square
- Euclid Square
- Santiago del Chile Square
- Farnese Square
- San Bernardo Square
- Giuseppe Gioachino Belli Square
- Tiburtina Station Bus Terminal
- Largo di Torre Argentina
- Piazza di Siena
- Monte Ciocci Alberici
- Piazzale Ostiense
- Piazza Gentile da Fabriano
- Piazza Istria
- Esquiline Square
- Pakistan Square
How to access WiFi
Access to public Wi-Fi “ROMACAPITALE_WIFI” is simple and allows seamless connection between squares for two consecutive weeks after the first email login, facilitating mobility and digital use of the city.
The overall project includes 850 Wi-Fi hotspots distributed in 100 Roman piazzas, 4G/5G coverage of 75 metro stations, smart video surveillance systems, and sensors for environmental monitoring, contributing to an increasingly digital, safe and sustainable Rome.