Orange Belgium selects Nokia for its future mobile radio network
09 Ottobre 2020 - 7:01AM
Orange Belgium selects Nokia for its future mobile radio network
Press ReleaseBrussels, 9th October, 2020
Orange Belgium has selected Nokia to progressively renew
its existing 2G/3G/4G mobile radio network and for the roll-out of
5G.
Nokia has been selected following a thorough
competitive process, based on technological, operational and
financial criteria. Orange Belgium will fully upgrade its existing
2G/3G/4G radio network by 2023. Orange Belgium will also start
rolling out 5G, depending on frequency availability and EMF
restrictions, in order to offer the best possible connectivity and
to avoid saturation on the legacy networks for its customers, but
also to allow businesses to fully take advantage of the industrial
opportunities offered by 5G.
In a first step, Orange Belgium’s 5G radio
network will be associated with its existing core network -
provided by Ericsson - which is already able to work with the 5G
radio infrastructure in NSA (non stand-alone) mode. In parallel,
Orange Belgium is preparing the future evolution of its core
network to support 5G SA (stand-alone), in order to offer the full
5G end-to-end functionalities in a second step (eg. network slicing
and guaranteed performance).
This will result in a state-of-the-art and
future-proof mobile network to the benefit of its customers. It
will also help Orange Belgium achieve its CO²-reduction objectives,
thanks to the significantly increased energy efficiency of 5G
infrastructures.
Orange Luxembourg, a subsidiary of Orange
Belgium, also announces the selection of Nokia for the deployment
of the 5G network in Luxembourg. With 5G, the Luxembourg subsidiary
confirms its commitment to offer the best of connectivity to its
customers and to support companies and start-ups in their
innovation projects by already having the first zones covered by 5G
masts by the end of this year.
Orange Belgium’s guidance on its expected
benefits and implementation costs of the RAN sharing agreement with
Proximus remains unchanged following the selection of Nokia.
Tommi Uitto President of Nokia Mobile Networks
says: “We are proud to support Orange Belgium in building a
cutting-edge Single RAN and 5G network in Belgium. As the sole
radio supplier for this 5G network evolving to stand alone mode, we
are providing Nokia’s AirScale radio covering the whole 3.5 Ghz
spectrum, offering ultra-broadband to Orange subscribers. Our
Single RAN technology also lowers the carbon footprint by
supporting 3G, 4G and 5G radio units and thereby reducing the
number of sites and antennas.”
Xavier Pichon, CEO of Orange Belgium, comments:
“We are thrilled to start a new partnership with Nokia to roll out
a best-in-class, energy-efficient and future-proof mobile radio
access network in Belgium, based on the core network provided by
Ericsson, in order to ensure the best user experience for
residential and business customers, be it on 2G, 3G, 4G or 5G.”
About Orange BelgiumOrange Belgium is a leading
telecommunications operator on the Belgian market with over 3
million customers; Orange is also active in Luxembourg through its
subsidiary Orange Communications Luxembourg.As a convergent actor,
we provide mobile telecommunications services, internet and TV to
private clients as well as innovative mobile and fixed-line
services to businesses. Our high-performance mobile network
supports 2G, 3G, 4G and 4G+ technology and is the subject of
ongoing investment. Orange Belgium is a subsidiary of the Orange
Group, one of the leading European and African operators for mobile
telephony and internet access, as well as one of the world leaders
in telecommunications services for enterprises.Orange Belgium is
listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange (OBEL). More information on:
corporate.orange.be, www.orange.be or follow us on Twitter:
@pressOrangeBe.
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contactYounes Al Bouchouari –
younes.albouchouari@orange.com +32 477 69 87 73Annelore
Marynissen – Annelore.marynissen@orange.com - +32 479 016
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