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Orange expands IoT coverage in Europe

 Orange said new infrastructure will enable nationwide NB-IoT and LTE-M services in Belgium Orange Belgium announced that its new internet of things (IoT) network has reached full coverage to support the massive deployment of IoT solutions across the country. Orange announced the availability of narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT)...

Verizon, AT&T to build hundreds of towers with Lightsquared founder

AT&T and Verizon have jointly agreed to build hundreds of new cell towers with Tillman Infrastructure, a company founded last year by Sanjiv Ahuja's Tillman Global Holdings. Ahuja is the former CEO of Orange and also the founder of Lightsquared, a company that tried...

Virtual transformation lands Red Hat deal with Orange

Orange pushes NFV deployment with Red Hat deal Red Hat announced Wednesday it is partnering with Orange, a major multinational telecom operator, to help the company virtualize its networks. In particular, Orange said it will use Red Hat’s OpenStack Platform to deploy virtual network functions...

ZTE partners with Orange to cooperate on 5G

The Chinese vendor also announced an agreement with an Italian telco to build a 5G pre-commercial network French telecoms group Orange Group and Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation have announced a partnership to cooperate in the development of 5G technologies Under the terms of the agreement, teams...

Fixed wireless has an important role, but nothing beats fiber

Nokia working with Jordanian operator on fiber network build In Jordan, a country of more than 9 million people covering some 34,000 square miles, the vast majority of internet users depend on a wireless, rather than a wired connection. And while there has been tremendous...

Orange, Ericsson average 15 Gbps in 5G trial

The Spanish telco said that the 5G trial hit a top speed of 17 Gbps Spanish operator Orange and Ericsson have conducted a 5G trial in real-world, outdoor surroundings in Spain, according to local press reports. During the 5G trial, the two companies said they have...

Orange expands enterprise IoT partnership with China Telecom

The new deal will allow the two companies to serve enterprise IoT customers in Asia, Europe and Africa SHANGHAI--China Telecom and Orange Business Services announced they have expanded their strategic partnership in the enterprise IoT space. Under the terms of the new cooperation agreement, which...

Orange expands enterprise IoT partnership with China Telecom

The new deal will allow the two companies to serve enterprise IoT customers in Asia, Europe and Africa SHANGHAI--China Telecom and Orange Business Services announced they have expanded their strategic partnership in the enterprise IoT space. Under the terms of the new cooperation agreement, which...

Orange targets international roaming for LoRa network

The French telco currently provides LoRa technology in nearly 4,000 towns across the country French telecommunications group Orange confirmed that it aims to test the interconnection of its LoRa network with that of another European operator by December in the framework of the LoRa Alliance...

Orange reduces its stake as BT struggles

Orange reduces its stake as BT shares flounder French telecom operator Orange has negotiated the sale of about one-third of its stake in BT, which is dealing with the aftermath of an accounting scandal and trying to right its ship. Orange called the transaction a "balanced...

Orange targets international roaming for LoRa network

The French telco currently provides LoRa technology in nearly 4,000 towns across the country French telecommunications group Orange confirmed that it aims to test the interconnection of its LoRa network with that of another European operator by December in the framework of the LoRa Alliance...

Open APIs central to efforts in accelerating SDN development

The TM Forum Open API initiative is part of industry led efforts with AT&T, Orange, MEF and Colt to foster SDN, orchestrated carrier Ethernet services. On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Joann O'Brien, VP of APIs...

5 Nokia 5G trials: AT&T, Orange, STC, Zain and Smart

Like its competitors, Nokia is engaged in numerous 5G pilot and trial projects meant to help gain a better understanding of key technologies, use cases and applications associated with the high capacity and ultra low throughput of 5G. Here we take a look at...

OPNFV unveils Danube release to bolster open source NFV adoption

OPNFV said its fourth platform release brings development and operations methodologies to the NFV space, and is a “turning point” for organization. The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform for NFV project launched its fourth platform release, dubbed “Danube,” which the organization said provides key...

Orange set to inaugurate Open IoT Lab in France

The Orange IoT facility will focus on LTE-M technology and provide support for partners looking to accelerate device development. French telecommunications group Orange is planning to inaugurate its Open IoT Lab designed to boost the ecosystem around the mobile internet of things. The telco claimed...

Orange, Huawei target verticals with public cloud services

Orange plans to initially focus on certain verticals including health care, public transportation and smart cities. BARCELONA, Spain – Orange Business Services identified health care, public transportation and smart cities as three key verticals the company will target with its recently launched...

AT&T, Orange, Colt, MEF and TM Forum target SDN API standards

AT&T is part of a group looking to tackle SDN standards, though the carrier’s AIC deployment looks to be behind schedule. Looking to push the pace of development and adoption of software-defined networking services, a cadre of companies and organization led by...

Orange Business Services signs smart city deal in Qatar

French firm plans to deliver smart city applications for government offices, residents and utilities. Orange Business Services signed a consulting deal with Qatari managed services provider Meeza to deliver smart services and applications at Msheireb Downtown Doha, a smart city initiative in...

Orange signs deal with Huawei to collaborate on 5G, cloud

The French telecom group recently inked a 5G cooperation deal with Nokia. French telecommunications group Orange and Huawei signed a partnership to cooperate on "5G" and "cloudification." Under terms of the agreement, both companies will work together on the technologies and related...

5G trials in Europe

Vendors and key mobile operators across Europe are already carrying out trials of 5G technology ahead of the expected standardization and commercial launch, which is expected to occur at a very limited scale in 2018. In France, local telecommunications provider Orange and Ericsson recently said they...

AT&T ECOMP released to open source community through The Linux Foundation

AT&T made good on its plans to release its ECOMP SDN and NFV platform into the open source community through The Linux Foundation. AT&T officially moved on its plans to migrate its enhanced control, orchestration, management and policy platform into the open...

Orange, Amdocs to trial AT&T ECOMP software platform in Poland

Orange Group and AT&T agreed to test ECOMP platform last year. Orange Polska, the Polish subsidiary of French telecom group Orange, and Amdocs, a provider of digital customer experience solutions, announced a project to trial AT&T's enhanced control, orchestration, management and policy software...

Orange and Nokia to collaborate on 5G services

The two companies will develop services for industries and consumers to take advantage of 5G technologies Finnish vendor Nokia and French telecommunications group Orange have signed a partnership to collaborate on 5G, specifically developing services that will allow industries and consumers to take advantage of efficiencies...

Analyst Angle: IoT for service providers is not business as usual

Internet of things presents a significant opportunity for service providers. The number of connected devices is growing exponentially and is projected to reach 50 billion by 2020. Service providers with their extensive networks and other assets are exceptionally well positioned to reap significant financial...