French operators extend 5G coverage to Paris

News Wireless France 18 MAR 2021 Updated: 19 MAR 2021
French operators extend 5G coverage to Paris

France’s four network operators announced the arrival of 5G in Paris. This follows their recent agreement on an updated charter on mobile telephony with the city’s municipal government, covering new commitments in areas such as recycling, carbon emissions, and digital inclusion. Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange, and SFR are all set to cover most of the French capital with their 5G networks from 19 March.

SFR said that 80 percent of Paris will have access to 5G from launch, with Bouygues expecting to reach a similar coverage. Orange highlighted that all its Paris cell sites in service from 19 March will make of use of 3.5 GHz frequencies, delivering a theoretical download speed of up to 2.1 Gbps via carrier aggregation.


Updates
19 MAR 2021 - Free Mobile press release

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Mobile

Companies:

Bouygues Telecom,  SFR,  Orange France,  Free Mobile

Countries:

France

Tags:

Data services, Consumer, Enterprise, 5G

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