Orange launches LTE-M network in France

Global telecom operator Orange announced the commercial launch of its LTE-M network in France.
Orange LTE-M FranceOrange in May 2018 launched LTE-M network in Belgium. Orange will launch further LTE-M networks in Spain and Romania by the end of 2018.

Orange is making investment in a combination of IoT technology to address IoT use-cases. Orange will select the appropriate technology on a country by country basis.

LTE-M technology — deployed on Orange’s 4G networks — will address objects that are on the move, in buildings or underground places. LTE-M technology is suitable for logistical monitoring, telemonitoring, remote assistance and fleet management.

LoRa technology addresses very low battery power consumption use-cases with -inexpensive modules and with a large and growing ecosystem from sensors to applications. Orange said some 250 corporate customers are already using its LoRa network in France.

Orange Business Services will offer LTE-M technology to companies in metropolitan France that have subscribed to its 4G IoT offer.

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