French operator Free Cell, a part of Iliad, has introduced the launch of what it calls France’s first 5G 3.5 GHz Standalone Entry (SA) community on a nationwide scale. With over 20,000 5G websites in service, together with practically 7,000 on the three.5 GHz band, Free now covers roughly 95 % of the French inhabitants, the operator stated in a latest assertion.
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Free Cell Launches 5G SA Community
Free claims it presently operates the most important 5G cellular community in France, out there in practically 10,500 municipalities. 5G SA is a 5G community that makes use of totally devoted standalone infrastructure and doesn’t depend on any 4G infrastructure, in contrast to 5G NSA (Non-Standalone Entry), which is constructed on current 4G core community infrastructure with 5G added on high, the operator defined.
“Free is asserting that it has deployed 5G SA (Standalone Entry) on the three.5 GHz frequencies of its public community on a nationwide scale. By doing so, it has develop into the primary cellular operator in France to supply this expertise to its subscribers,” Free stated in an announcement.
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Enhanced Cell Communication with 5G SA
The operator stated 5G SA is the ultimate section of 5G community improvement. The brand new 5G SA community enhances cellular communication by offering sooner speeds, decrease latency, and better reliability, unbiased of 4G infrastructure. Its deployment will permit the total potential of 5G expertise to be realised by new companies and functions in varied domains.
VoNR for Superior Voice High quality
Moreover, Free has launched VoNR (Voice over New Radio), which improves voice communication over 5G, providing sooner connection occasions and higher voice high quality. Subscribers to the 5G Free Cell Plan can entry 5G SA at no further price, offered they’ve a suitable system.
“With 5G SA, Free can be the primary telco in France to launch VoNR (Voice over New Radio),” the corporate added.
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Free Cell
Free, a subsidiary of the Iliad Group, additionally operates in Italy underneath the Iliad model and in Poland underneath the Play model. As of the tip of June 2024, Free had 22.9 million retail subscribers, together with 15.3 million cellular subscribers and seven.5 million fixed-line subscribers.
