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Orange Polska and Nokia achieved download speeds of 1.2Gbps in trials of non-standalone (NSA) 5G technology in Lublin utilising the 3.4GHz-3.8GHz band.

Orange Espana and Nokia have announced the successful completion of a Standalone 5G data trial in the north-west city of Vigo. The tests utilised the vendor’s fully virtualised 5G network core alongside a commercial Mediatek 5G device. All equipment adheres to 3GPP Release 15 standards.

Orange Polska and Nokia have begun 5G testing in the city of Lubin. The test will incorporate ten base stations in four districts of the city. Nokia says the trial will utilise 80MHz of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band, enabling data speeds of up to 800Mbps.

Ericsson and Orange Polska have launched a 5G test network in Warsaw, Poland. Operating on a government-granted test license on the 3.4 – 3.6GHz band, the test network has been set up between nine sites in the Ochota and Powiśle districts of the Polish capital. The 3.4-3.6 GHz band is ultimately planned for the launch […]

Orange Spain and ZTE successfully carried out a voice and data call over 5G network using New Radio (NR) standalone (SA) architecture. The test took place in Valencia and achieved speeds up to 876 Mbps for a single terminal, and 3.2Gbps with 12 simultaneous terminals. Orange Spain announced the extention of 5G trials accross many […]

Doubts about privacy issues concerning Huawei’s 5G equipment led Orange to run tests with Samsung’s equipment in Saint-Ouen in order to prepare for the case where the Chinese vendor is banned from France. Orange have already deployed Huawei’s 5G antennas in Montpellier for trials, and the CEO Stéphane Richard doesn’t seem to worry about the […]

In order to test 5G performance in 2019 before the expected commercial launch in 2020, Orange announced its partnership with Nokia to launch a test phase in Marseille where 500 selected locals will have access to the 5G Network. Similar tests will take place in Nantes Lilles and Paris.   In January 2019, Orange announced […]

Orange Belgium tested 5G use cases in Liege, in partnership with Nokia. Both partners demonstrated 5 different use cases, achieving speeds of up to 6 Gbps in the 3.5 GHz band. Orange plans to roll out 5G networks by 2020.

7 new experimental stations have been authorized in France. The first six are operated by Orange and are mainly deployed in Bouches-du-Rhône, and one is located in the Hauts-de-Seine. The seventh belongs to Bouygues Telecom and is in Gironde. Since the beginning of the year, operators have obtained licenses from the telecoms regulator to test […]

Orange in partnership with Ericsson demonstrated a 5G NR data call  in France. The test achieved a call on 3.4-3.8GHz band between a mobile terminal and a base station.