News to Watch: France & Orange. 3.5Ghz & LTE-M
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lightreading.com
Nokia and French operator SFR are trumpeting what they claim is the completion of France's first 5G New Radio call made using 3.5GHz spectrum. The trial, carried out at Nokia's Test Network and Competence Center in Paris-Saclay, used the vendor's AirScale radio platform and Cloud RAN technology together with 3GPP-compliant end user test devices...
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iotbusinessnews.com
Orange first to launch end-to-end mobile IoT services, paving the way for Belgium’s IoT (r)evolution May 04, 2018... Orange’s new IoT technologies (Narrow Band IoT and LTE-M) cover 100% of the Belgian territory making it possible for companies to start putting the first IoT solutions in place. Today Orange Belgium presents a Rapid Development Kit and a commercial mobile IoT offer (called ‘Connected Things’) that provides a full end-to-end service to companies who want to build and roll-out IoT-solutions in a smart and safe way. Rapid Development Kit and ‘Orange Maker’ make your measured data instantly available...
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digitimes.com
Sercomm launches new LTE-M IoT solutions with Orange DIGITIMES Friday 2 March 2018
Networking device maker Sercomm has teamed up with telecom operator Orange to roll out an array of LTE-M IoT solutions that address the needs of innovative IoT and long-distance transmission services, according to company's CEO James Wang. Leveraging Orange's fully-deployed LTE-M networks, Sercomm's LTE-M IoT devices which have advantages of extended transmission range, lengthened battery live and better mobility, can be used in a myriad of applications such as security surveillance, asset protection, smart meter, traffic and environment monitoring, Wang said. Sercomm's new LTE-M devices support Orange's IoT service platform, Datavenue Live Objects, which offers a set of tools to facilitate the interconnection between devices and applications for connectivity, device management, message routing, and data management. While providing a full range of IoT connectivity options for clients through Datavenue, Oliver Ondet, senior vice president of IoT and analytics at Orange Business Services, said the LTE-M networks are a perfect match for a wide range of IoT use cases in Industry 4.0, fleet management and asset tracking.
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prnewswire.com
Sercomm Introduces New Series of LTE-M IoT Devices NEWS PROVIDED BY Sercomm Corporation Feb 27, 2018 Leveraging Orange's LTE-M Network, Sercomm's New IoT Devices Answer the Needs of Numerous Markets
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sercomm (TWSE: 5388), a leading manufacturer and supplier of telecom equipment, announced today the availability of a new series of LTE-M IoT devices. With the advantages of extended transmission range, a lengthened battery life, and better mobility, Sercomm's full range of LTE-M IoT devices offers ideal solutions for appplications including youth/senior safety, asset protection, smart meter, transportation and environment monitoring. Leveraging the fully-deployed LTE-M network service of Orange (NYSE: ORAN), a leading telecommunication operator in Europe, Sercomm's new LTE-M devices answer the needs of numerous markets to catch the upcoming IoT business opportunities... The availability of the LTE-M devices enables our customers to start developing their LTE-M applications before the full networks are launched in 2018
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lightreading.com
Huawei Frozen Out of Orange's 5G Paris Party IAIN MORRIS, News Editor 2/7/2018... the Chinese vendor was frozen out of the partnership announcements that Orange made during its 5G event in the French capital earlier today...
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digitimes.com
Sercomm sales momentum continues in January DIGITIMES 8 February 2018 Networking device maker Sercomm has seen its sales momentum continue in Janaury 2018 when revenues went up 6% on year to NT$3.1 billion (US$106.02 million). The figure was the company's highest-ever level for the first month of a year. In 2017, the company saw its revenues hit record high for the fourth consecutive year to NT$38.6 billion... Sercomm saw its shipments of broadband telecom equipment to the European market expand 30-50% in 2017 and demand from the region will remain strong in 2018, Wang said, adding that the company has also seen increasing sales momentum in Russia. To cash in on the growing demand for IoT devices, Sercomm plans to showcase its related solutions in three categories - Mobile IoT Devices, Private LTE Solutions and Smart Home Solutions - during the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, Wang revealed. The displays will cover related NB-IoT and LET-M networks for smart energy/positioning management, smart city and smart agricultural applications, Wang continued.
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lightreading.com
Hold your 5G horses... Bengt Nordström, the CEO of the Northstream consulting group in Sweden, reckons 5G will only gradually replace older technologies, co-existing with 4G for many years. A pioneer in the 5G field, South Korea's SK Telecom (Nasdaq: SKM) has also argued that 4G will not disappear anytime soon...
In December, France's Orange (NYSE: FTE) said 2018 would be a peak year for capital expenditure (although this seems largely because of fiber rollout, and a capex decline will commence in 2019, it also said).
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reuters.com
JANUARY 13, 2018 / French telcos commit three billion euros to cover network black spots: report PARIS (Reuters) - France’s mobile telephone operators will spend more than 3 billion euros ($3.7 billion) rolling out a 4G network in black spots across the country to ensure there are no coverage gaps by 2020, according to a government minister.
As of July 2017, the 4G networks of SFR, Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Free Mobile covered 74 percent, 70 percent, 69 percent and 47 percent of the population respectively in low density zones, according to the telecoms regulator Arcep.
Denormandie said the three-year rollout plan would bring 4G coverage to more than 10,000 towns and villages currently served by either 2G or 3G networks.
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corporate.orange.be
07/12/17 Commercial news
Orange Belgium new IoT Network reaches 100% coverage to support massive Internet of Things solutions
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Today Orange Belgium announces the nationwide roll-out of Mobile IoT on its network, as committed 1 year ago.
The Mobile IoT technologies bring a different approach to LPWA technologies. Apart from the extended battery life and the minimal cost of the radio modules, NB-IoT and LTE-M:
- also enable full bidirectional communication between the object and the network allowing firmware software updates over the air;
- have the best possible mobile coverage (up to +20dB compared to 2G/4G coverage), considerably improving signal penetration inside buildings;
- can rely on a guaranteed connectivity abroad (roaming) on other operators’ Mobile IoT networks;
- And they are the safest solution for IoT connectivity as it operates in licensed spectrum. Moreover, the SIM card offers secure connections thanks to LTE networks’ unique capabilities in terms of authenticating and encrypting the data in transit.
Gabriel Flichy, Chief Technology Officer of Orange Belgium, explains: “The choice for Mobile IoT technologies is future-proof as it is fully consistent with the future evolution towards 5G. It will then be possible to connect objects that require very high reliability e.g. for the remote control of critical devices and automation processes. Today we are already using our Mobile IoT network together with the Flemish government for a project with connected bikes in collaboration with our partners Huawei and Sensinxs; IMEC is testing a smart plug project as part of Antwerp’s City of Things program and we have teamed up with CommuniThings for smart parking solutions. We invite all application developers, system integrators and early adopters to test the advantages of Orange Mobile IoT network.” More info via the website business.orange.be/iotstarterskit or via mobileiot@orange.be
Overall Mobile IoT will act as the catalyst for companies to establish connections that would not have been viable with existing technologies. Consumers will see a huge variety of new products, services and applications enabled by Mobile IoT.
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partner.orange.com
Datavenue IoT solutions for developers & device-makers
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partner.orange.com
LTE-M in a nutshell
Everything you need to know about LTE-M, a sustainable and versatile IoT network standard to support real-time & mobility use cases.
A multi-purpose network solution to bring 4G to the IoT
Published: 07 Nov 2017 / Modified: 07 Nov 2017
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orange-business.com
Orange Business Services advances enterprise IoT with LTE-M network and devices October 03, 2017 Paris, France
LTE-M enables new IoT use cases for enterprises seeking low battery consumption for sensors, extended coverage and mobility on a global scale
Demos of LTE-M applications and devices at IoT Solutions World Congress
Orange Business Services has accelerated its LTE-M strategy to support the development of internet of things (IoT) solutions for the enterprise market. This follows the announcement by Orange in February 2017 that the Group would be prioritizing LTE-M across its footprint in Europe, and today it announces significant progress.
Orange has launched several LTE-M field trials:
• In Spain, Orange has started several tests with strategic customers and device manufacturers in an open ecosystem of participation. The trials cover different sectors and applications, including smart utility, smart cities and facility management.
• In Belgium, Orange is preparing the opening of an LTE IoT City in Antwerp, open for customer pilots in Q4 2017.
• In France, Orange is planning internal trials on both technical and usage aspects starting in Q4 2017.
All of these trials are being carried out ahead of the LTE-M network launch in 2018. |
