INWIT talks up wooden telco towers but there are drawbacks

Italian infrastructure company INWIT has installed a wooden mobile tower in northern Italy to be more sustainable, but we’re unlikely to see masses of them dotting our skylines any time soon.
The towers operator, jointly controlled by TIM and Vodafone, announced it has completed construction of a telecoms tower made of glued, laminated timber, rather than steel. It’s located to the north east of Milan, adjacent to a sizeable park and a major road.
Using a wooden tower here serves two