Orange announced that Paris, Châtillon and Linas-Montlhéry will be the next zones for its 5G tests, adding to Lille, Douai and Marseille where the Operator has started testing the technology.
The announcement comes following the ARCEP agreement on the allocation of frequencies in the 3400-3800 MHz band for 5G tests. Orange is working with Nokia in Marseille and Ericsson in Lille and Douai.
In Paris, Orange said it will introduce a platform designed for demonstrations in the Opéra district where its Orange Opéra megastore is located. A demonstration area designed and positioned as close as possible to reality, will demonstrate 5G use cases on the move, allowing validation of technologies, solutions and products supporting the implementation of these use cases.
Starting this autumn, Orange said it will offer its partners the chance to test innovative products and services in a 5G laboratory at its Orange Gardens site in Châtillon. This laboratory will offer a very low-latency connection with speeds faster than those available via 4G. These tests will focus in particular on 5G services for the general public, such as virtual reality and augmented reality, communications in an immersive environment and 4K/8K video. 5G services for companies will continue to be addressed in co-innovation projects at the dedicated Paris-Saclay platform.
The allocation of frequencies to Orange to conduct 5G tests in Linas-Montlhéry will help reach a new milestone by combining the latest telecoms innovations for vehicles, with a site adapted to testing the most advanced vehicles, including autonomous and connected vehicles.