The variety of approved 5G websites throughout France throughout July elevated by 2.2% in comparison with the earlier month
France had a complete of 35,311 approved 5G websites as of August 1, of which 26,093 had been declared technically operational by the native cellular operators, in response to the newest month-to-month report revealed by France’s spectrum company ANFR.
ANFR mentioned that the variety of approved 5G websites throughout July elevated by 2.2% in comparison with the earlier month.
The company mentioned that nearly all the 5G websites have been approved on present mobile websites, already utilized by 2G, 3G or 4G applied sciences.
In France, cellular carriers are at present offering 5G providers by means of frequencies within the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and three.5 GHz bands.
ANFR mentioned {that a} whole of 19,950 websites are approved within the 700 MHz band (Free Cell), of which 15,090 are already technically operational. Additionally, ANFR mentioned that 15,018 websites are approved within the 2.1 GHz band (Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR), however 9,134 are technically operational.
In the meantime, 20.033 websites are approved within the 3.5 GHz band (Bouygues Telecom, Free Cell, Orange and SFR), of which 12,877 are declared technically operational.
Free Cell had the very best variety of operational 5G websites as of the tip of July, with 15,100, adopted by Bouygues Telecom (7,966), SFR (6,822) and Orange (4,438).
Among the approved 5G websites are shared by the cellular operators, the company mentioned.
As well as, 57,984 4G websites had been approved in mainland France as of August 1, of which 53,104 are in service.
Free Cell, a subsidiary of Illiad, previosuly mentioned its 5G footprint at present covers 77% of the nation’s inhabitants, up from 52% in Could 2021.
Free Cell mentioned that its 5G community at present reaches 9,100 municipalities throughout France.
For its 5G community, Free Cell makes use of frequencies within the 700 MHz band in addition to frequencies within the 3.5 GHz band which Free acquired in a French spectrum public sale in 2020.
In the meantime, Bouygues Telecom initially launched 5G in 20 cities throughout France in December 2020. The telco at present supplies 5G protection in additional than 10,000 cities and municipalities throughout France. Among the massive cities the place the telco supplies 5G embrace Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Good, Nantes, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Lille.
French telco Orange has already deployed 5G in practically 900 municipalities throughout the nation on the finish of 2021, offering protection to 38% of inhabitants in metropolitan areas. Among the preliminary cities coated by Orange’s 5G community embrace Marseille, Good, Le Mans and Angers. Orange initially launched business 5G providers in 15 municipalities initially of December 2020.
In the meantime, SFR initially launched its 5G business community in Good in November 2020. In accordance with the corporate’s web site, SFR at present supplies 5G providers in 4,400 municipalities throughout France.
