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Orange wifi director: “The biggest challenge is the mix between unlicensed and licensed spectrum”

Cedric Gonin, wireless broadband director at Orange France
July 13, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

Cedric Gonin, wireless broadband director at Orange France and director and co-chair of the Wireless Broadband Alliance Board, is speaking at the Broadband World Forum 2012, taking place on the 16 – 18 October 2012 at the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre, Amsterdam. Here he gives his views on where wifi fits in with the overall strategy at Orange France.

Tags; Broadband World Forum 2012, Orange France, Wifi, Broadband, Europe, Interviews, Networks, Operator

Arcep awards French 800MHz 4G spectrum

Bouygues, SFR and Orange all won spectrum in the 800MHz auction
December 23, 2011 Written by Mike Hibberd

French regulator Arcep has said that it has awarded 4G licences in the 800Mhz band to the incumbent operators Bouygues, Orange and SFR. Fourth applicant Free Mobile, owned by Iliad, was not successful. All four operators were previously awarded 4G licences at 2.6GHz.

Tags; ARCEP, auction, Bouygues, Free Mobile, Iliad, LTE, Orange France, SFR, News & Analysis