The French government has launched a procedure for assigning 5G frequency licenses after it approved specifications proposed by telecoms regulator Arcep as well as the financial conditions for the licenses, the government said in a release.
The government confirmed it had fixed the price of...
France plans to make 5G spectrum available in 50 megahertz blocks
French regulator Arcep has published and submitted to the government the conditions for awarding licences to use frequencies in the 3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz band in France, the regulator said in a release.
“The...
The French government is likely to delay the process of awarding 5G spectrum until at least March 2020, three months later than the original date, Reuters reported, citing two sources close to the matter.
The delay is mainly due to disagreements between the French finance...
26 GHz trial projects include 5G for venues, lighting and transportation
French telecom regulator Arcep has approved the first eleven initiatives to trial 5G technology using the 26 GHz band, the regulator said in a statement.
In January 2019, the French government and Arcep had issued...
CEO discusses balance of capex and auction revenues
French operators will have enough financial resources to deploy future 5G networks as the government and telecom regulator Arcep are not looking at the upcoming spectrum auction as a way to obtain a high level of revenues,...
French telecommunications regulator Arcep has launched a public consultation on its draft procedure for awarding licenses to use frequencies in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band in France.
Arcep said that this spectrum band had been identified in Europe as the “core” 5G band.
The regulator said that...
French telecommunications regulator Arcep has announced new rules supporting its plan to clear the 1.5 GHz band (1427–1517 MHz) for the future provision of 5G services.
Known as the L-band, this spectrum band is currently being used for point-to-point backhaul links on public and professional...
The companies securing trial spectrum will be authorised to use 26 GHz frequencies for up to three years
The French government, together with the country’s Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (Arcep), are issuing a call for the creation of 5G trial platforms in the...
Arcep confirmed plans to kick off a 5G tender by mid-2019
French telecom regulator Arcep has kicked off a public consultation period on the 5G auction process for the 3.4-3.8 GHz, 26 GHz, and 1.4 GHz frequencies, the regulator said in a statement.
The watchdog called...
Telecom regulator Arcep said it plans to launch a consultation process next month
French telecoms regulator Arcep said a tender to award mobile frequencies for the provision of 5G services could take place by mid-2019, French press reported.
“We are going to launch a consultation in...
The initiative is part of the government’s 5G roadmap to foster technology development in France
The French government said it expects at least one major city to have commercial 5G services by 2020 as one of the key initiatives of the country’s 5G roadmap, which...
The industrial internet-of-things (IoT) is at the heart of France’s new 5G roadmap, unveiled late yesterday by the French electronic communications and postal regulatory authority (Arcep). The new plan, presented by Arcep chair Sébastien Soriano, flanked by secretaries of state for economic affairs and...
Orange and SFR encouraged to cede part of the spectrum to rival operator Free Mobile
France’s telecom regulator Arcep authorized mobile operators Orange and SFR to reuse their 1800 MHz spectrum bands for the provision of LTE services beginning next year. The regulator said that...
