Merely a week after France completed its spectrum auction, Orange revealed a December launch date, early adopter deals and tariff options. The operator said its 5G network would begin rollout in December with consumers able to sign-up to four different tariffs covering data allocations from 70GB to unlimited.
Plans cost between €29.99 and €94.99 depending on the length of contract, amount of data and services already purchased from the operator. Consumers signing-up to two year contracts are offered a price guarantee on the purchase of a 5G compatible handset, with early adopters also being given a free six months of its streaming service.
The announcement comes a week after France completed its spectrum auction, although regulator Arcep is yet to announce if it has fully finalised the allocation process. France is behind several European peers in launching commercial 5G with consumers in other markets including the UK, Germany and Italy already able to access services.
Nokia and SURF, the organization for IT in Dutch education and research, have successfully reached a single carrier 800Gb/s optical transmission over SURF’s existing cross-border, multi-vendor research and education network infrastructure.
Nokia and Vodafone are collaborating to test the viability of L4S technology over passive optical networks (PON).
The GSMA believes that critical reform of European laws is necessary to position the region as a technology frontrunner by 2030.
