France had a total of 29,327 5G authorized sites as of October 1, of which 18,689 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR.
ANFR said that the number of authorized 5G sites...
France had a total of 28,821 5G authorized sites as of September 1, of which 17,559 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR.
ANFR said that the number of authorized 5G sites...
France had a total of 28,018 5G authorized sites as of August 1, of which 16,517 were declared technically operational by the local mobile carriers, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR.
ANFR said that the number of authorized 5G sites...
French operators are deploying 5G in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, and 3.5 GHz bands
France had a total of 26,084 5G authorized sites as of July 1, of which 19,002 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information...
France had a total of 25,105 5G authorized sites as of June 1, of which 14,284 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR.
ANFR said that the number of authorized 5G sites...
France had a total of 24,219 5G authorized sites as of May 1, of which 13,332 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR.
The agency said that almost all of the 5G...
France had a total of 22,857 5G authorized sites as of April 1, of which 12,213 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR.
The agency said that all of the 5G sites...
French operators Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR launched 5G services in Paris last Friday, following the recent approval by the local city council.
Orange said in a statement that it had deployed 5G infrastructure in the French capital using spectrum in the...
The Paris Council approved a new telecom charter which will give the green light for 5G deployments in the French capital.
The charter was approved with the support of right-wing officials and despite the opposition from environmentalists, who had proposed to authorize the new technology...
France had a total of 21,714 5G authorized sites as of March 1, of which 12,310 were declared technically operational by the local mobile carriers, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR.
The agency said that all of the 5G sites...
France's four network operators have agreed to an updated charter with the Paris's municipal government, which will enable the launch of 5G technology in France’s capital in the coming weeks, the local municipal government said in a statement.
This agreement follows the conclusion of a...
France had a total of 19,938 5G authorized sites as of February 1, of which 9,426 were declared technically operational by the mobile telephone operators, France’s spectrum agency ANFR reported.
The agency said that all these 5G sites have been authorized on existing sites, already...
Belgium-based cellular roaming brokerage BICS has signed with mobile operator SFR to bundle NB-IoT connectivity in France into its SIM for Things IoT solution.
The deal extends BICS’ offer to embed traditional cellular network connectivity (2G, 3G, 4G) and newer cellular IoT connectivity (NB-IoT and...
5G network launches follow spectrum allocation in October
France was one of the latest countries in Western Europe to launch 5G. Mobile operators in the country announced their initial 5G deployments in November and December after telecommunications regulator Arcep made available suitable spectrum for 5G...
Iliad subsidiary Free Mobile has become the fourth mobile network in France to announce the commercial launch of 5G.
The telco said that its 5G network already has 5,255 active sites across France, which enables the carrier to cover almost 40% of the country’s overall...
French operator Bouygues Telecom announced the availability of 5G in Marseille and said that its coverage has already reached 67 cities with a population of over 50,000 since the commercial launch of its 5G services on December 1.
In a release, the carrier said that...
French operator Bouygues Telecom has announced the launch of its commercial 5G network.
In a release, the carrier said that it will initially offer 5G in 20 cities across France. Some of the cities covered by the company’s 5G network are Avignon, Lyon, Nice, Cannes,...
SFR Director: 50% of Nice's population is covered by the 5G services
While some French cities continue to contest the value of 5G and explore its potential dangers, Nice has become the first city in the country to get next-generation services thanks to mobile operator...
French operator Bouygues Telecom expects to launch its comercial 5G network on December 1, the telco said in a statement.
The company also said that it expects to reach nationwide coverage with its 5G network within a year.
“Bouygues Telecom participated in the 5G auction...
French telecommunications regulator Arcep said it will award 5G spectrum licenses to local mobile operators in the short term after a frequency positioning auction was recently completed.
The regulator said that 5G networks are formally allowed to begin commercial operations on November 18.
Last month, Arcep...
French mobile operators are currently testing 5G services with a total of 483 active 5G base stations across the country, French press reported.
Orange leads in terms of 5G base stations deployments, with 353, followed by Bouygues Telecom, with 67, SFR, with 54 and Free,...
French telecommunications regulator Arcep announced that the main auction for 3.4-3.8 GHz frequencies for the provision of 5G was completed today, after three days of bidding.
In a release, the regulator said that local operators Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Iliad committed to pay a...
The French government will not implement a total ban on the use of equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei in the rollout of 5G networks, but it will encourage local operators not to use such equipment, French paper Les Echos reported Guillaume Poupard, the head...
