BROWSING: Orange

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a crucial sub-text in the evolution of LTE and IoT networks. The deployment of AI-driven applications among the carrier community is limited so far. “We are at the beginning,” says Luc Bretones, executive vice president of the France-based Orange’s Technocentre...

The categorization of artificial intelligence (AI) in telecoms can be cut any number of ways. Spanish telecoms group Telefónica identifies four business needs: in business optimization, market insights, customer engagement, and business innovation. Francisco José Montalvo, director of its ‘fourth platform’ business, says these...

European LoRaWAN roaming will be completed by the end of the year, said the LoRa Alliance at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. European network operators Orange and KPN, in France and the Netherlands respectively, completed the first field tests of roaming between national LoRaWAN...

Orange brings Radisys’ vMRF to ONAP Amsterdam Orange Labs Networks has integrated Radisys Corporation’s virtualized Media Resource Function (vMRF) into the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Amsterdam release. Orange is a founding member of ONAP, which is a combination of AT&T’s Open ECOMP and The Linux...

The 5G trials will be carried out in Lille and Douai between mid-2018 and mid-2019 French telecommunications group Orange has announced plans to carry out new 5G trials across its European footprint in order to pave the way for the future commercial launch of 5G...

Orange and Cisco team up on SD-WAN Orange Business Services announced it performed the first on-boarding of a Cisco SD-WAN virtual network function (VNF) on the Cisco Enterprise Network Compute System (ENCS). The platform includes a fully functional virtualized solution for network services, and is part...

Orange said the partnership will focus on the development of leisure and entertainment services for drivers and passengers Spanish carmaker SEAT and mobile operator Orange Spain have signed an agreement with the aim of promoting new advances in the development and use of the connected...

AT&T launched LTE-M technology in the U.S. market in May 2017 AT&T has completed the necessary network software upgrades to support the deployment of its LTE-M network in Mexico. This new launch follows commercial LTE-M trials in the Mexican cities of Tijuana and Puebla in...

 Orange said new infrastructure will enable nationwide NB-IoT and LTE-M services in Belgium Orange Belgium announced that its new internet of things (IoT) network has reached full coverage to support the massive deployment of IoT solutions across the country. Orange announced the availability of narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT)...

AT&T and Verizon have jointly agreed to build hundreds of new cell towers with Tillman Infrastructure, a company founded last year by Sanjiv Ahuja's Tillman Global Holdings. Ahuja is the former CEO of Orange and also the founder of Lightsquared, a company that tried...

Orange pushes NFV deployment with Red Hat deal Red Hat announced Wednesday it is partnering with Orange, a major multinational telecom operator, to help the company virtualize its networks. In particular, Orange said it will use Red Hat’s OpenStack Platform to deploy virtual network functions...

The Chinese vendor also announced an agreement with an Italian telco to build a 5G pre-commercial network French telecoms group Orange Group and Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation have announced a partnership to cooperate in the development of 5G technologies Under the terms of the agreement, teams...

Nokia working with Jordanian operator on fiber network build In Jordan, a country of more than 9 million people covering some 34,000 square miles, the vast majority of internet users depend on a wireless, rather than a wired connection. And while there has been tremendous...

The Spanish telco said that the 5G trial hit a top speed of 17 Gbps Spanish operator Orange and Ericsson have conducted a 5G trial in real-world, outdoor surroundings in Spain, according to local press reports. During the 5G trial, the two companies said they have...

The new deal will allow the two companies to serve enterprise IoT customers in Asia, Europe and Africa SHANGHAI--China Telecom and Orange Business Services announced they have expanded their strategic partnership in the enterprise IoT space. Under the terms of the new cooperation agreement, which...

The new deal will allow the two companies to serve enterprise IoT customers in Asia, Europe and Africa SHANGHAI--China Telecom and Orange Business Services announced they have expanded their strategic partnership in the enterprise IoT space. Under the terms of the new cooperation agreement, which...

The French telco currently provides LoRa technology in nearly 4,000 towns across the country French telecommunications group Orange confirmed that it aims to test the interconnection of its LoRa network with that of another European operator by December in the framework of the LoRa Alliance...

Orange reduces its stake as BT shares flounder French telecom operator Orange has negotiated the sale of about one-third of its stake in BT, which is dealing with the aftermath of an accounting scandal and trying to right its ship. Orange called the transaction a "balanced...

The French telco currently provides LoRa technology in nearly 4,000 towns across the country French telecommunications group Orange confirmed that it aims to test the interconnection of its LoRa network with that of another European operator by December in the framework of the LoRa Alliance...

The TM Forum Open API initiative is part of industry led efforts with AT&T, Orange, MEF and Colt to foster SDN, orchestrated carrier Ethernet services. On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Joann O'Brien, VP of APIs...

Like its competitors, Nokia is engaged in numerous 5G pilot and trial projects meant to help gain a better understanding of key technologies, use cases and applications associated with the high capacity and ultra low throughput of 5G. Here we take a look at...

OPNFV said its fourth platform release brings development and operations methodologies to the NFV space, and is a “turning point” for organization. The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform for NFV project launched its fourth platform release, dubbed “Danube,” which the organization said provides key...

The Orange IoT facility will focus on LTE-M technology and provide support for partners looking to accelerate device development. French telecommunications group Orange is planning to inaugurate its Open IoT Lab designed to boost the ecosystem around the mobile internet of things. The telco claimed...

Orange plans to initially focus on certain verticals including health care, public transportation and smart cities. BARCELONA, Spain – Orange Business Services identified health care, public transportation and smart cities as three key verticals the company will target with its recently launched...